Lara Downes
Journalist at Freelance
Artist/Amplifier. Celebrating the "musical kaleidoscope of America"
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2 weeks ago |
wshu.org | Lara Downes
One summer afternoon in 2021, I was driving around town doing errands. All Things Considered was on the radio, with Ari Shapiro interviewing the singer-songwriter Yola about her album Stand For Myself, released earlier that month. I'd already been listening to the record on repeat; its exuberant statement of independence and identity brought me just the uplift I needed during that pandemic summer.
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2 weeks ago |
ksut.org | Lara Downes
One summer afternoon in 2021, I was driving around town doing errands. All Things Considered was on the radio, with Ari Shapiro interviewing the singer-songwriter Yola about her album Stand For Myself, released earlier that month. I'd already been listening to the record on repeat; its exuberant statement of independence and identity brought me just the uplift I needed during that pandemic summer.
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3 weeks ago |
npr.org | Lara Downes
Yola discusses artistic freedom in NPR interview The big-voiced, unapologetically frank singer-songwriter refuses to be boxed in by genres, and finds joy in the full expression of self. From Classical California KDFC One summer afternoon in 2021, I was driving around town doing errands. All Things Considered was on the radio, with Ari Shapiro interviewing the singer-songwriter Yola about her album Stand For Myself, released earlier that month.
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1 month ago |
npr.org | Lara Downes
Carlos Simon descends from three generations of preachers. His great-grandfather was ordained in 1924; his grandfather and father both followed at the pulpit. Carlos grew up in Atlanta, where family life revolved around the weekly rhythm of his father's church: Monday night was Bible study, Thursday night was choir rehearsal, Saturday was for cleaning the church and mowing the grass. By the time he was 10, Carlos was playing the piano for Sunday services.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Lara Downes
NowA comedian told a joke about a politician. Now he’s under police investigationCNN — A prominent Indian comedian is standing by his right to make jokes after an angry mob attacked a comedy club where he had made an onstage jibe at a right-wing politician.
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Tonight on @classicalcal - a tribute to @abesmuse 💔 Some of the spectacular recordings he produced incl @JoshuaBellMusic @tf3 @StevenIsserlis @SFConservMusic @sdinnerstein & many more. A life and a love for music that were unparalleled. Please listen on air or online 8pm PT🫶🏽 https://t.co/KLmsFOQO8d
RT @AfricanArchives: On this day in 1964, Martin Luther King Jr became the youngest man ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize at that time. He…
Another beautiful tribute to the life and light of our beloved Adam Abeshouse, from @WBUR @hereandnow 📻 Listen to the full segment: https://t.co/tLHr8aw5Jp https://t.co/tHqiDshOAt