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Shabaka Hutchings has released a fantastic new album under his first name titled Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace. Atiba Jefferson/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best albums out April 12

S.G. Goodman's Teeth Marks is one of NPR Music's favorite roots albums of the year. Photo Illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR **hide caption

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Stromae's Multitude is one of Ann Powers' favorite albums of 2022. Photo Illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR **hide caption

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Leyla McCalla performs a Tiny Desk concert. Bob Boilen/NPR **hide caption

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A sketch map of Saint-Domingue, a French colony in the Caribbean from 1659-1890. Following a revolution by enslaved Africans, the territory was declared the Republic of Haiti. Archive Photos/Getty Images **hide caption

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Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans: Episode 1

Circa 1795: Lithograph of Haitian general Francois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture, whose heroic stand against French rule thwarted Napoleon's ambition for a North American empire. MPI/Getty Images **hide caption

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Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans: Episode 2

The 2020 Krewe du Kanaval celebration in New Orleans: Paul Beaubrun (left), Preservation Hall Jazz Band (top right), members of the Haitian collective Lakou Mizik. Courtesy of Erika Goldring **hide caption

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Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans: Episode 4

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Layla McCalla On World Cafe

Our Native Daughters' Songs Of Our Native Daughters comes out Feb. 22 via Smithsonian Folkways. Terri Fensel/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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Leyla McCalla's The Capitalist Blues comes out Jan. 25. Sarrah Danzinger/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell and Amythyst Kiah are Our Native Daughters. Their debut album comes out Feb. 22. Terri Fensel/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption

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