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World Music: DDT, "Belaya Noch"
World Music: DDT, "Belaya Noch"
Category: World Music
It is a brooding vision seen as if in a half-light...A trip through canals, and alleyways, into wax museums and cemeteries, evoking the darker side of the history and culture of the city. What must it be like to love and live in this town?
World Music Blog Videos
World Music Blog Videos
Category: World Music
Every week Michal Shapiro, Link TV's Director of Music Programming, gives her insight into our weekly world music video premiere and other music videos and documentaries.
World Music: Jang Sa-ik, "The Way to Heaven"
World Music: Jang Sa-ik, "The Way to Heaven"
Category: World Music
World Music: Jang Sa-ik, "The Way to Heaven"
World Music Blocks
World Music Blocks
Category: World Music
Non-stop World Music, with performance documentaries and music videos from a variety of genres and diverse cultures. On screen commentary between songs is provided by Frances Uku.
Mariza and the Story of Fado
Mariza and the Story of Fado
Category: World Music
Called the "Portuguese blues," fado is now enjoying an extraordinary revival. Mariza, one of its most charismatic and celebrated divas, is the focus of this film that takes us on a journey through the art and soul of fado.
Imagine
Imagine
Category: World Music
Yoko Ono Lennon has given Amnesty International a generous gift: the rights to use her late husband's song "Imagine" in a campaign for human rights. Link TV present's Amnesty International's call for action.
World Music Videos Extra
World Music Videos Extra
Category: World Music
After "Blind Shaft"'s dark tale of greed, settle back for a sampling of videos about our relationship to money, featuring Aterciopelados, Control Machine, Kou Chou Ching and others.
Youssou N'Dour and the Grand Orchestre du Caire at the Roll Back Malaria Concert
Youssou N'Dour and the Grand Orchestre du Caire at the Roll Back Malaria Concert
Category: World Music
Senegalese superstar Youssou N'our performs alongside the Grand Orchestre du Caire at the Africa Live: The Roll Back Malaria Campaign.
FELA: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
FELA: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
Category: World Music
He created the genre of Afrobeat, and became the symbol of musical protest; the late great Fela Kuti was a powerhouse of creativity and energy who challenged social, musical and political boundaries.
Vusi Mahlasela and Friends - A Benefit for 46664 the Nelson Mandela Campaign
Vusi Mahlasela and Friends - A Benefit for 46664 the Nelson Mandela Campaign
Category: World Music
This special benefit concert was filmed at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and features the music of Vusi Mahlasela and special guests.
Mosuo Song Journey
Mosuo Song Journey
Category: World Music
In this international musical documentary, Chinese filmmaker Diedie Weng, American scholar Carol Bliss and Mosuo writer Lamu Gatusa travel to remote Southwest China to collect traditional Mosuo folk songs.
Praying and Playing: Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Praying and Playing: Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Category: World Music
Banning Eyre interviews Omar Faruk Tekbilek who talks about the relationship between musical and spiritual practice. He sings a Sufi song, accompanying himself on the baglama, and demonstrates the ney (flute) and the ear-splitting zurna.
Tinariwen: Desert Blues
Tinariwen: Desert Blues
Category: World Music
This profile explores the political and historical influences on the music of Tinariwen, a band made up of nomadic Tuareg. Incorporating the sinuous sound of the electric guitar with their traditional loping rhythms, they create what has been dubbed "Desert Blues".
Fangafrika
Fangafrika
Category: World Music
A stylized look at a music festival in Ouaga, in Burkina Faso, where Africa's best and brightest rappers gather using hip hop to tackle the serious issues facing Africans everywhere.
Kathaumixw: A Thousand Voices, A Single Passion
Kathaumixw: A Thousand Voices, A Single Passion
Category: World Music
This musical documentary features special performances from the Choral Kathaumixw Festival, held every year in the British Columbian town of Powell River.
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