Jan 24th, 2010 · Ali Farka Toure died of cancer in 2006. Shortly before his death, he got together with his young friend, the kora player ToumanI Diabate, and made his what would be Toure's final record. That record, Ali and Toumani, will be released on February 23rd.
Jul 18th, 2009 · Host Scott Simon talks to NPR Sports Correspondent Tom Goldman about the British Open and the Tours de France.
Sep 9th, 2008 · Lance Armstrong has announced he's coming out of retirement and is determined to win an eighth Tour de France. Armstrong retired in 2005 after winning seven back-to-back Tours.
Feb 8th, 2006 · Ever since their smash debut CD Voices From Heaven, the Soweto Gospel Choir have spent years touring the world with their exhilarating brand of vocal fireworks. The group returns with a new collection of songs sung in English and some of the 10 other "official" languages of South Africa.
Feb 2nd, 2006 · The Budapest Festival Orchestra and its conductor Ivan Fischer have been touring U.S. during the month of January. From a concert they gave in Santa Barbara on the 14th, we hear the Prelude to the opera The Mastersingers of Nuremburg, by Richard Wagner.
Jan 17th, 2006 · Former senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards has a new job as the director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina. He's touring the country in an effort to drum up support for the plight of the nation's poor.
Jan 9th, 2006 · Master painter Paul Cezanne grew up in Aix-en-Provence in South France. He died 100 years ago, and Susan Stamberg went to his hometown to learn about the mercurial artist's local life and inspirations.
Dec 13th, 2005 · Gray Line Tours New Orleans is a local company that for decades has offered tours of the city. The company recently announced a plan to offer tours to show the disaster that befell New Orleans in the wake of Katrina.