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The duo perform "Crazy" and three other songs for Sound Opinions.

K Ishibashi has performed with the likes of Regina Spektor and Sondre Lerche, but it was Of Montreal ringleader Kevin Barnes who gave him the necessary push to record his debut album 151a. As he told Steve Edwards today, earlier in his career he'd been embarrassed of the violin.

This week, our global citizen Nari Safavi is here to help us plan your international weekend. Nari is the co-founder of Pasfarda Arts and Cultural Exchange.First up, Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, IL brings us Resilience: Lessons from Japan.

"Rule number one: dance as sassy as you can...rule number two: no cowards," Dan Deacon explained from his DJ pulpit on Stubb's stage. The rules could apply to a number of experiences at South By Southwest Music Festival, with plenty to dance to and boisterous crowds to brave.

Worldview and Eight Forty-Eight host Tony Sarabia talk with Drew Edwards, a composer and the founder of the World Music Composers' Salon. The Salon brings in musicians from all over the world to lecture and play their music in Chicago.

In "Suite Española," acclaimed Spanish pianist Rosa Torres-Pardo and world famous flamenco singer Rocío Márquez Limón enchant the audience with a unique interpretation of Spanish classics by Granados, Albéniz, and Falla.