Current:Home > ScamsThe Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding -Zenith Investment School
The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
View
Date:2025-04-18 14:11:37
How do you bring the African Diaspora to the Grammys?
Esperanza Spalding and Milton Nascimento's contrasting tones make a perfect team on Milton + esperanza, a collection of covers, duets, and original songs that have earned the pair a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Today, Brittany and Esperanza get into the years-long intergenerational friendship behind the music, and the Brazilian influences on the album.
Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus. Join NPR+ today.
veryGood! (26)
Related
- As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
- As a Mississippi town reels from a devastating tornado, a displaced family finds its way home
- Influencer Jackie Miller James Introduces Fans to Her Baby Girl Amid Aneurysm Recovery
- 'Just married!': Don Lemon, Tim Malone share wedding pics
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says aggressive timeline to reopen channel after bridge collapse is realistic
- Before UConn-Purdue, No. 1 seed matchup in title game has happened six times since 2000
- NCAA president addresses officiating, prop bets and 3-point line correction
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Purdue powers its way into NCAA March Madness title game, beating N.C. State 63-50
Ranking
- 'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
- Will China flood the globe with EVs and green tech? What’s behind the latest US-China trade fight
- GOP lawmaker says neo-Nazi comments taken out of context in debate over paramilitary training
- Full transcript of Face the Nation, April 7, 2024
- Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace
- Looking back (but not directly at) Donald Trump's 2017 solar eclipse moment
- William Bryon wins NASCAR race Martinsville to lead 1-2-3 sweep by Hendrick Motorsports
- Book excerpt: The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
Recommendation
What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Book excerpt: The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
Will the solar eclipse affect animals? Veterinarians share pet safety tips for the 2024 show
Israel finds the body of a hostage killed in Gaza while negotiators say talks will resume on a cease-fire
Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
A glance at some of the legislation approved in the Maryland General Assembly
Alleged arsonist arrested after fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office
CIA Director William Burns to return to Middle East for new Israel hostage talks