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Barack Obama has once again drawn global attention to Afrobeats after including Nigerian music stars on his highly ...

Here’s a shocking fact: I’ve been writing about Minnesota music for 27 years. Now here’s a not-especially-shocking opinion: This list of my favorite 25 albums by Minnesota artists is as solid as any ...

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Pop critic Ann Powers shares a handful the albums on NPR Music's list of the best of the year, including the one album that nearly the entire team agreed on.