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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Grammy-winning musician Mya about her new album "Retrospect." The record is an ode the funk, soul and R&B music she heard in her childhood.

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And a third player in Williams’ high school combo was saxophonist Gary Topper. Like his bandmates, Topper has gone on to greatness, perhaps with less celebrity, but as a well-established A-list ...

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