enjoy the music on the command-line

$ sudo apt install mpd mpc

configure mpd

$ mkdir -p ~/.mpd/playlists
$ touch ~/.mpd/mpd.conf

mpd.conf (pulseaudio) - copy and paste

 bind_to_address "127.0.0.1"
 music_directory "~/Music"
 playlist_directory "~/.mpd/playlists"   
 db_file      "~/.mpd/mpd.db"  
 log_file      "~/.mpd/mpd.log"  
 pid_file      "~/.mpd/mpd.pid"  
 state_file     "~/.mpd/mpdstate"  
 audio_output {  

     type  "pulse"  
     name  "pulse audio"
     device         "pulse" 
     mixer_type      "hardware" 
 }  
 
 audio_output {
    type                    "fifo"
    name                    "my_fifo"
    path                    "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
    format                  "44100:16:2"
}
$ nano ~/.mpd/mpd.conf

disable automatic mpd startup at login (optional)

$ sudo systemctl disable mpd
$ sudo rm /etc/xdg/autostart/mpd.desktop

start

$ mpc

or (mpd disabled)

$ mpd
$ mpc

help my

$ mpc help