Eric Burton of Black Pumas is one of KUTX's artists to watch. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Spotify hide caption
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Fans photographed on the eve of Daft Punk's album launch, held in the tiny Australian town of Wee Waa, on May 17, 2013. Shanna Whan/AFP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Chick Corea, prolific musician and composer, is remembered and celebrated. Chick Corea Productions/Courtesy of Chart Room Media hide caption
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Dionne Farris performs onstage during BET Presents the American Black Film Festival Honors on February 17, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
The Black Roots Of Rock And Roll: Part 3
Country artists like Miko Marks, Rissi Palmer, Mickey Guyton and Willie Jones are making standout music despite the confines of an industry that privileges whiteness. Beto Lopez, Samantha Everette, Rick Diamond/Getty Images, Duane Prokop/Getty Images hide caption
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Thor Harris performs as part of Dumpster Fire, a socially distant musical performance held at dadaLab event space in Austin. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT hide caption
Pauline Anna Strom, who expanded synth music's color palette in the 1980s, died in December at 74. The posthumous album Angel Tears in Sunlight, out Feb. 19, is her first in over 30 years. Aubrey Trinnaman/Courtesy of RVNG Intl. hide caption
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Singer and instrumentalist Flory Jagoda (left) performing with viola da gamba player Heather Spence at an event in Potomac, Md. in 2012. Jagoda died on Jan. 29. Dayna Smith/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Remembering Flory Jagoda, Who Preserved Sephardic Jewish Music And Language
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George Clinton circa 1970 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
A variety of artists remember acclaimed composer Armando Manzanero. Renee Klahr/NPR Illustration hide caption
From the album's imagery to her lyrical prowess, Hayley Williams' Flowers for Vases / descansos recalls folk tales from Clarissa Pinkola Estés' 1992 book Women Who Run With the Wolves. Lindsey Byrnes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Capitol View Arts and Austin Justice Coalition, in conjunction with the City of Austin and a team of artists and volunteers, paint the words 'Black Artists Matter' along East 11th Street. Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT hide caption
Kayhan Kalhor is an Iranian kamancheh virtuoso and composer whose work has been celebrated around the globe. Julia Gunther for NPR hide caption
After U.S. Immigration Battle, Musician Kayhan Kalhor Returns To Iran
The Pointer Sisters performing in New York City in 1983, the year the group released its album Break Out, which included four top 10 hits. Robin Platzer / Images Press/Getty Images hide caption
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Maryanne Amacher, an artist and composer, is one of the women featured in the new documentary Sisters with Transistors. Peggy Weil/Courtesy of the artist hide caption