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Otis Taylor brings his banjo to the studio for a concert and conversation. We'll hear tracks from his new CD, White African. Taylor plays guitar and ukelele in addition to banjo. His music is often described as minimalist, and his lyrics are often stories of race and racism. He's been compared to John Lee Hooker.

The jurors found Balwani guilty on all 12 counts of defrauding both Theranos investors and the patients.

The pandemic placed competitive flamenco dancing on pause in Madrid. Now the passion and the intimacy of the artform are back on stage.

Host Steve Inskeep talks to musician Corey Harris about his "diaspora rock." On the singer's latest album he composes music influenced by Africans around the world — from the Caribbean and the American South to the hip hop clubs of Washington, D.C. Learn more about Corey Harris.

William Lee Morrow, a Black hair care pioneer who helped popularize the Afro pick in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at age 82.

Critic Milo Miles reviews White African (Northern Blues label) by blues man Otis Taylor.

Dr Atul Gawande, the surgeon and bestselling health writer talks, to NPR about the problems he has inherited as the new head of USAID's global health office.

Songwriting genius Billy Strayhorn is the subject of a new documentary, as well as a fine companion CD. Both are titled Lush Life, after Strayhorn's enduring composition.

Patti Austin is best known as an R&B singer. But on her new album, she reinterprets the American standards of George Gershwin — including the controversial song "Swanee," made famous — and infamous — by Al Jolson.

In an R&B world of larger-than-life divas, Jill Scott brings brains, heart and class to commonplace African-American culture. For the most part, The Real Thing is a murmured, whispered piece of work and the most purely pop record of her career.