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The Canadian collective, now on hiatus, released a self-titled album to wide critical acclaim eight years ago. Hear the group perform songs from that record on this archived session of World Cafe from 2006.

NPR's Fred Child hosts Performance Today from Salzburg, Austria, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart. The celebration includes performances from the Juilliard Quartet and Shai Wosner.

A group of R&B and deep-house acts delve into Radiohead's music on Exit Music: Songs with Radio Heads, producing a mesmerizing moment in The Randy Watson Experience's poignant makeover of "Morning Bell."

By the 1960s, the tango — born of a union of sin and salvation in Buenos Aires early in the 20th century — had become something of a ballroom relic. Now the sound of the tango is enticing a new generation, thanks in part to the musicians of the Gotan Project.

The Texas band Dynah draws on influences ranging from Mick Ronson and Johnny Marr to Radiohead. Wake, its sophomore album, represents a potent distillation of those influences — awash in atmospheric soul, with zero filler.

After a lengthy hiatus, World Party's Karl Wallinger is back in action. His new album, Dumbing Up, is filled with his trademark '60s-rock-inspired music. Allison Moorer just released Getting Somewhere, which finds her reaching for a wider pop-country audience.

In honor of Miles Davis' 80th birthday Friday, writer and poet Quincy Troupe discusses the song "Blue in Green," from Davis' classic 1959 album Kind of Blue.

The late music legend Miles Davis would have turned 80 on Friday. Musician David Was of the group Was (Not Was) offers a tribute in honor of the jazzman's birth.

Performance Today is all about great concert moments. Sometimes they arrive with a bang and sometimes with a whisper. Steven Isserlis closes out a concert at the 92nd Street Y in New York City with a whisper: one of the four Romantic pieces by Dvorak. He's assisted by pianist Ana-Maria Vera.

A bold new interpretation of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle sets its timeless tale of the corruption of power in a more contemporary American setting. Director Francesca Zambello talks about what's being called the American Ring.