(Canada/India) This charming video is from Kiran Ahluwalia, who specializes in folksongs from her native Punjabi region. What makes her work far more accessible than a "pure" rendition is the...
(Czech Republic) Over the years, thanks to our friends at Indies music in Czech Republic, we've gotten great, creative videos with ear-pleasing music. "Aj, zeny, zeny" is one of them;...
(China) Here is another folk song arranged by the singer Su Yang, and further transformed by the wonderful animator Hu Zhong Qiang. The tune is from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous...
(Balkans/Spain) "The Gypsy Queens and Kings" as a name skirts the legal risk of being sued by you-know-who while letting us know that if we like those guys, we'll surely...
A block of Latin Alternative music with percolating sounds from Novalima, cumbia rap by Bomba Estereo, the Spanish-Southwest fusion of DePedro, retro madness with Mexican Institute of Sound and Cineplexx,...
Enjoy the general wacky business with three animations from Czech Republic, a lighthearted romp with Marie Deulnes of Zap Mama, a drinking song from Goran Bregovic, fabulous fusion from Justin...
(USA/Spain) After watching this video you may ask yourself, "who the hell ARE these guys??" It's a legitimate question because identities intentionally collide in this offbeat update of a 15th...
A variety show: Tummel rocks the house with their own take on bhangra, Manu Chao sings his huge hit "Clandestino," Paula Lima croones a Brazilian classic, Väsen gives us 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...
(Portugal) Deolinda's previous video "Fado Toninho" was a jaunty affair; this outing is far more somber. To go with its nocturnal references, the video is shot in velvety darkness. "Clandestino"...
(Spain/Balkans) This is no made-up moniker; the Macedonian Rom Esma has truly earned the title Queen of the Gypsies. Her career started in 1957, when at the age of 14...
(Serbia) What is gypsy music, actually? And what is the gypsy tradition? Well, for one thing, Roma have always been really great at integrating different musical styles into their own...
(Mongolia) We first saw Urna perform in a Russian TV music series that was sent to us in 2001, and which we were never able to acquire. We were struck...
(Bosnia) Whoever wrote this song had both a way with the ladies and some REALLY bad luck...or perhaps a homicidal streak? Actually though, it is a traditional Sevdah song from...
(Czech Republic) In the past we have highlighted the Czech band Dva, whose specialty is singing in faux languages that are patterned after existing ones. Now here comes Cankisou, a...
