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FIRST LISTEN First Listen: Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, 'Give The People What They Want' Less than a year after a terrifying cancer diagnosis, the soul star stages a triumphant return. Set, as always, against The Dap-Kings' characteristically springy horns, Jones growls and struts through 10 timeless songs that couldn't sound better suited to the big stage. Stream the album

FAVORITE SESSIONS KEXP Presents: Mary Lambert Seattle singer-songwriter Mary Lambert was recently nominated for a Grammy for her contribution to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' hit "Same Love." Here, Lambert visits KEXP, where she performs an extension of that song's chorus titled "She Keeps Me Warm." Watch the video

MUSIC NEWS Hip-Hop's Aboriginal Connection Beat Nation is a traveling art exhibition that mines the similarities between hip-hop and indigenous culture. It's made a big splash in Canada, where indigenous protest movements have recently captured headlines. Read this story

TOAST OF THE NATION Wynton Marsalis Septet: Live In New York Much as families reunite around the holidays, Jazz at Lincoln Center's artistic director convened his own family reunion of sorts at the end of the year. His working band of the '90s — one of his best — came together again to ring in 2014. Hear the concert

TINY DESK CONCERTS Van-Anh Vanessa Vo: Tiny Desk Concert As a young girl in Vietnam, Van-Anh Vanessa Vo knew she wanted to be a traditional musician even though it was a world dominated by men. She pestered a master teacher for three years to give her lessons before he finally gave in. Watch the video