Current：Home > MarketsThe Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding -BrightFuture Investments
The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
View
Date：2025-04-15 10:00:43
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！ (4)
Related
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Pamela Anderson takes a bow at TIFF for ‘The Last Showgirl’
- Shooter at Southern University frat party takes plea deal
- Proof Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Closer Than Ever After Kansas City Chiefs Win
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- August jobs report: Economy added disappointing 142,000 jobs as unemployment fell to 4.2%
- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Kiss After Chiefs NFL Win Is Flawless, Really Something
- How different are Deion Sanders, Matt Rhule with building teams? Count the ways.
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- Unstoppable Director Addresses Awkwardness Ahead of Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck Film Premiere
Ranking
- Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
- Was Abraham Lincoln gay? A new documentary suggests he was a 'lover of men'
- 'Wrong from start to finish': PlayStation pulling Concord game 2 weeks after launch
- Last Chance Nordstrom Summer Sale: Extra 25% Off Clearance & Deals Up to 80% on Free People, Spanx & More
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
- The former Uvalde schools police chief asks a judge to throw out the charges against him
- The Daily Money: Are cash, checks on the way out?
- AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Delaware’s state primaries
Recommendation
Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
Report: Connor Stalions becomes interim football coach at a Detroit high school
Police have upped their use of Maine’s ‘yellow flag’ law since the state’s deadliest mass shooting
Linkin Park Reunites With New Members 7 Years After Chester Bennington’s Death
Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
Connecticut pastor elected president of nation’s largest Black Protestant denomination
New Hampshire Democratic candidates for governor target Republican Kelly Ayotte in final debate
Here’s What Leah Remini and Angelo Pagán Are Seeking in Their Divorce