Current：Home > reviewsThe Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding -FundTrack
The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
View
Date：2025-04-13 09:00:08
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！ (97)
Related
- 'Most Whopper
- The top 10 Heisman Trophy contenders entering the college football season
- Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return
- PHOTO COLLECTION: DNC Preparations
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Mindy Kaling to host Democratic National Convention
- Biden’s offer of a path to US citizenship for spouses leaves some out
- Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York while awaiting rape retrial
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- The Latest: Preparations underway for night 1 of the DNC in Chicago
Ranking
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- Over 165,000 pounds of Perdue chicken nuggets and tenders recalled after metal wire found
- 50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance
- Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Ford, General Motors among 221,000 vehicles recalled: Check car recalls here
- Pioneering daytime TV host Phil Donahue dies at 88
- 'It's happening': Mike Tyson and Jake Paul meet face to face to promote fight (again)
Recommendation
Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
What is the most expensive dog? This breed is the costliest
Georgia governor doubles down on Medicaid program with work requirement despite slow start
Biden’s offer of a path to US citizenship for spouses leaves some out
Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
One dead and six missing after a luxury superyacht sailboat sinks in a storm off Sicily
-
One dead and six missing after a luxury superyacht sailboat sinks in a storm off Sicily
In Wisconsin Senate Race, Voters Will Pick Between Two Candidates With Widely Differing Climate Views