A travelogue through one day at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music, from an afternoon concert of Indian acrobats, to the Main Stage, through the Public Square, and a...

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...

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...

(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,...

(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...