Josh Norek, Vice President of Nacional Records, discusses how his background in the music business prepared him for his work with Voto Latino in their new Census 2010 initiative. For...

"Garbage is dumped everywhere by people who ignore the government, They boast about breaking the law; they live on kickbacks, Construction goes on;  Politicians spit as they smooth-talk... Not even half of the...

Short profiles of artists who are innovating within their fields: Lim Geong creates electronic soundscapes, A Moving Sound presents performance art that draws from several Asian and aboriginal sources, and...

Wu Tang Gran grew up with the Communist Party and has lived through some pretty tough times, but will this 70 year old and her crew be able to meet...

(Senegal) "Fashionable one, you spend your day flitting about-- The hardships of rural life do not affect you. Because, little sister, you live the easy life.  You go shopping in...

(Czech Republic) This one is so out it's in...and you don't need to speak Czech to know it. You may remember the fun of this band's first video, "Romano...

(Colombia) This Cumbia-drenched track could not come from any place but Colombia.  "Here comes Bomba Estereo with Champeta, reggae music, cumbia, and folklore,     Come on, It's a...

(Sudan) Here is a simply stunning event and a stunning song. When Emmanuel Jal was twelve years old he trecked across the African Plain, fleeing his life of being a...

(Senegal) While here in the USA we think of rap as a homegrown phenomenon, the members of Gokh-Bi System maintain that it was actually inspired by "tassu" - a form...

(Tanzania) X Plastaz are a band of Tanzanian youth who sing primarily in Swahili, but who have embraced a Maasai member (Yamat). This has led them to incorporate the Maasai...

(Brazil) Veteran sambista - and sometime rapper - Jair Rodrigues faces off with comparative youngster, Rappin' Hood. Rodrigues still musters up plenty of energy and force, while Rappin' Hood shows...

(Brazil) In this bubbling rap samba Rappin Hood may look bad, but he started out as a choirboy in São Paulo, where he was also influenced by Candomblé, the African-based...

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.

(Mexico) Monterrey, Mexico has spawned some top notch bands over the past years. Some might point to the presence of a Technical University in Monterrey to explain the high level...

(Senegal) Coming from an impoverished neighborhood in Dakar, the members of Gokh-bi ("neighborhood") have translated rap music from a critique of discontent into their own soulful form, blending Sengalese melodies...