blues
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This Music May Contain Hope fuses old-school jazz with an orchestra, blues, big band and soul, reflecting what Raye told the BBC last year.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
For three years, the música Mexicana band Linea from Stockton has been perfecting its sophomore album, “Todo ø Nada,” a 13-track project that incorporates elements of melodic trap, R&B, blues and corridos tumbados.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Plus: The $599 MacBook Neo reviewed, the teens running a billion-dollar AI startup, electric-grid blues, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
One central scene that employs magical realism to trace the history of Black music from West Africa through the blues to present-day hip-hop is a standout -- before the blood flows.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Night flowers in dark purples and blues sprouted from the vines in the walls and even between the cracks in the wall.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.