The musician unpacks an array of traditional Vietnamese instruments — and 1,000 years of culture.

The teenagers play a restrained, homespun mix of folk and pop with undeniably sweet harmonies.

The Howard University vocal jazz ensemble performs beautiful African-American spirituals.

Members of the Grammy-winning, organic R&B Experiment band jam with singer Marsha Ambrosius.

The expressive, powerful singer previews songs from her new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness.

Hear the legendary band perform 1989's "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and two new songs — one unreleased.

The joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.

The inventive folk-music veteran book-ends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."

The Welsh singer's set conveys loneliness and doubt with just two guitars and an inviting whisper.

For about 20 minutes one sunny afternoon, Rei turned a desk into a small Latin American folk club.

See the band re-create some of its stellar studio effects with a pedal steel and some novelty mics.

Avidan has an album and no U.S. record label to put it out. But he's on a solo tour that's stunning.

It's hard to convey the sound of two people in love, but Lowland Hum does that effortlessly.

Watch the 20-year-old English singer-songwriter, who has worked with superproducer Rick Rubin.

On record, Cluck's elastic voice and fingerpicking are impressive. Live, they jam the senses.

All the world's top opera houses want the young tenor with the old-school approach.

When the sisters cover classic country music together, the result is a treat and a trip in time.

Singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo unite from opposite ends of the volume knob.

The North Dakota singer-songwriter possesses one of the most arresting voices in folk music today.

Barnett tells stories like your best friend, provided your best friend is a funny Australian poet.

A young Pakistani musician treats the guitar as percussion — with surprisingly shimmering results.

The Argentine singer uses his dark, husky voice to produce a specific effect in these three songs.

Interweaving harmonies and guitar lines set the tone for these soft, benevolent, dreamy songs.

Impossibly telegenic and charming, the band mixes booming intensity with polish and sparkle.

The Dublin guitarist runs through a ragtime jaunt, a basement-bar choogle and a sad-sack closer.