Merrill Garbus

Tunes spun between segments on The World for October 21, 2013 include songs by the following: My Morning Jacket w/ Merrill Garbus + Brittany Howard, TriBeCaStan, Raya Brass Band and Noosharafarin. SONG: Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake AMARTIST: My Morning Jacket w/ Merrill Garbus + Brittany HowardCD TITLE: Red Hot + FelaCD LABEL: redhot.org  SONG: Adrian's […]

Merrill Garbus is the performer behind tUnE-yArDs – a music project that blends African-inspired rhythms and vocals with electric bass and saxophone. She tells Kurt Andersen she found musical inspiration as a student living in Africa.

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Merrill Garbus is the performer behind tUnE-yArDs – a music project that blends African-inspired rhythms and vocals with electric bass and saxophone. She tells Kurt Andersen she found musical inspiration as a student living in Africa.