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Sarah Tavares, Nagore Sessons, Cui Jian, Deolinda, Blick Bassy, Staff Benda Bilili and Whitaker sing of love's many manifestations: Love of self, of god, or a lover (current or potential!).
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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...
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African singer, songwriter, guitarist and percussionist, Blick Bassy is one of the new voices in African music, one that is cool, relaxed and swinging. A veteran of the Cameroonian band...
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Popular bands like Brazil's Tribalistas, Poland's Warsaw Village Band, and Mali's Amadou and Mariam prove that local sounds resonate universally when performed by the world's most original musical talents. Enjoy...
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(Mali) Amadou and Mariam are probably the most successful musical export ever to come out of Mali. The back story is terrific; they met at a school for the blind,...
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Marian Wright Edelman, President and Founder of the Children's Defense Fund, contends that, in some ways, the American education system is worse now than it was when it was segregated...
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Timor-Leste gained independence in 2002, after years of violence and struggle. Women played a key role in the fight for their country's sovereignty, bringing food to men on the army...
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(Mali) Dubbed "the blind couple from Mali," Amadou and Mariam did indeed meet in a school for the blind (Amadou was already a professional, blues influenced guitarist before he met...
