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February 2006

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The Grammy Awards
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The 2006 Grammy Awards

February 10, 2006 — The 2006 Grammy Awards were handed out this week in Los Angeles. Get the scoop on who won and who didn't, hear selections from the nominees and winners, and see the artists that music critics think the judges overlooked. Don't miss critic Tom Moon's essay on what's wrong with the Grammys.

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KT Tunstall: Greater Than the Sum of Her Sounds

February 4, 2006 — KT Tunstall is a one-woman band, literally. She plays and sings the multiple parts of her songs while using a machine to loop them in real time, making for a performance style that lends her songs an extra rawness.

Four full songs and a video at NPR.org »

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The Sounds of Valentine's Day

February 9, 2006 — Gen-Xers love "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel, while their parents prefer "At Last" as sung by Etta James. Those are two of the most popular tunes NPR listeners selected in a recent NPR.org online poll on Valentine's Day music.

Hear the songs and read the stories behind them at NPR.org »

Daniel Roumain
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Daniel Bernard Roumain's 'Dred Violin'

February 6, 2006 — Daniel Bernard Roumain doesn't fit the image of a classical musician. The Haitian-American violinist and composer, who sports a silver nose ring and dreadlocks, was inspired by jazz, rock and hip-hop. He dubs his style "dred violin."

Hear Roumain's works at NPR.org »

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The Montreal Sound? Rock et Roulez

January 29, 2006 — Montreal's newly famous music scene is abuzz with rock 'n' roll energy in two languages: French and English. There are hot, undiscovered bands aplenty. But is there really a "Montreal sound?"

See pictures and hear songs at NPR.org »

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