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The Parisian group pioneered the art of merging traditional tango and modern pop into electronic dance music. On Gotan Project's new album, Tango 3.0, Banning Eyre says the band truly globalizes Argentina's most beloved musical export.

With seven No. 1 country hits, six Grammy nominations and two platinum albums, singer Dierks Bentley is a bona fide star. His fifth album, Up on the Ridge, will be a surprise to some fans: It's entirely acoustic, and finds Bentley digging deep into bluegrass.

Micron Technology announces a $15 billion manufacturing plant for Boise, the largest private investment ever in Idaho. CHIPS Act incentives and state help are credited for thousands of new jobs.

A 1970s explosion in affordable music gear, particularly synthesizers and drum machines, yielded fascinating experiments by amateur artists. A new compilation collects electronic soul gems from that era.

The sounds of Palestine combine with jazz and Latin funk in the New York band Shusmo. Frontman Tareq Abboushi performs songs from Shusmo's new album and discusses the music that has influenced his career.

Booker T. Jones is a master of the Hammond B-3 organ. During the '60s, he and The MGs were the house band for Stax Records in Memphis. Now, Jones is back with his first solo album in 20 years, with a remarkable backing band in tow: Drive-By Truckers, with help from Neil Young.

Rock 'n' roll owes its existence to its African roots, and the genre has in turn influenced contemporary African music. But the continent has not produced many bona fide rockers of its own — until now. Banning Eyre reviews two recent releases by Vieux Farka Toure and Justin Adams with Juldeh Camara.

The Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela is known for nimble-fingered classical guitar work and a diverse musical background that fuses traditional flamenco music with heavy metal and rock. The pair's new record, 11:11, features 11 songs dedicated to 11 different musical influences in Rodrigo y Gabriela's lives — from Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix to the jazz-fusion band Shakti.

These eight musicians from Nairobi perform traditional benga music on a variety of East African instruments. Listen to a live performance and an interview with All Things Considered host Melissa Block.

Israeli troops and special forces on an arrest mission exchanged fire with Palestinians barricaded in a house in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Israeli police said.