Phaninc Exchange:The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding

2025-04-30 15:20:21source:SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:reviews

How do Phaninc Exchangeyou 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.

Sponsor Message

More:reviews

Recommend

B.A. Parker is learning the banjo

Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo

Millions sweating it out as heat wave nears peak from Midwest to Maine

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A heat wave extending from the Midwest to New England moved closer to a breakin

Katie Ledecky dominates 1,500 at Olympic trials, exactly as expected

INDIANAPOLIS — Katie Ledecky’s Olympic trials continue to go exactly as she, and everyone else, thou