In 2009, the UN Day Concert celebrated "A Tribute to Peacekeeping", focusing on the heroic work of UN peacekeepers in some of the most troubled areas of of the worlds...

(Benin/USA) The dynamic Angelique Kidjo is joined here by the cast of the Broadway hit "Fela" to  exhibit their exuberance and dancing prowess. It's impossible to upstage the diva from...

Here are examples of how we deal with the various vicissitudes of existence, from the repo man in Lura's "Que Brod Nem jossa" to "Lament" about a soul's final crossing...

(Al Jazeera English: October 23, 2009) Several recent deadly blasts in Pakistan represent a growing challenge for the Pakistani government. Also, Iraq has accused Iran of stealing its water by...

Featuring some of the most outstanding musicians performing today, this selection of Link TV World Music Videos showcases the virtuosic talents of artists like France's Birelli LaGrene as well as...

"Topical" music with a message: The Taiwanese hip hop group Kou Chou Ching deliver a timely statement about runaway capitalism in China, and Pistolera tackles the issue of immigration -...

Topical issues are addressed: Michael Franti speaks to the unity of mankind, K'Naan describes the difficulties of being a refugee in a new country, and Nasjota rap about the Sudanese...

"The day before yesterday, the Devil tempted me...he wanted me to steal from someone else...I'm poor as a churchmouse." These days everyone is having hard times, and so...

The idea is to enable the forest's inhabitants - the Pygmies - to use the Global Positioning System (GPS) to communicate with logging companies. Over nine thousand Mbendjele Pygmies...

Karim Sadjadpour argues that Iran's impetus to pursue nuclear weapons can be found in their "sense of insecurity vis-a-vis the United States." Joshua Muravchik disagrees, stating that "Iran is an...

(Australia) Roy Ashley is a Songman, one of the keepers of the sacred legends laws and culture of Arnhem land in Australia. This song is part of a larger project...

(France) In 1945 saxaphonist Charlie Parker (The Bird) recorded his now classic "Ornithology." Since then, jazzers have been writing songs with "ology" tacked onto the end as a sly tip...

(France/Netherlands) The legacy of the great Gypsy Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt lives on in the Rom (Gypsy) communities of Western Europe. At any given time, groups of guitar playing firebrands...

This is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar, Senegal, following rappers, DJs, journalists, professors and others during and after Senegal's controversial 2007 presidential election.