In the stifling slums of Nairobi and the remote villages of Mali, some youth find an oasis from their troubles. See what music, acrobatics, or a simple lightbulb can do...
This film examines the battle over oil development within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, exposing the risks of oil extraction in this extreme environment.
Once a year, the residents of an African township southwest of Johannesburg get to let their hair down at the Soweto Beach Party, fully experiencing the "rainbow nation's" prosperity once...
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...
In the southern Borguna district of Bangladesh, at least 2,500 people suffered when cyclone Sidr hit in November 2007. The fishing industry was hit especially hard because boat owners...
(Poland) "Lament" is a traditional rural song that has been reprocessed through the Warsaw Village Band's uniquely urban approach. While the lyrics read like a fairly typical story of a...
The women of Serachaur Village in western Nepal were used to spending their days collecting clean water for their families. The village's only water tap was several hundred kilometers...
Mwashamba Alimuse used to scratch out a living making handicrafts to sell to tourists on Zanzibar...islands off the coast of Tanzania. Now she is part of a village collective...
Josh Becker is Co-founder and General Partner of New Cycle Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in businesses that promote a sustainable economy. He is an advisor to...
(Poland) Presenting six young people who have created their own version of Polish folk punk! This band has found a welcome in the homes of elderly village musicians who see...
(Poland) The Warsaw Village Band's second outing finds them launching Polish Folk music further into the stratosphere. Purists may protest, but one cannot fault the band's dedication to the tradition...
-Buy the album (Brazil) Bossa Nova estabished forever the kind of laid back, voice-in-you-ear sound that abounds in the popular music of Brazil and also in...
-Download on iTunes (Poland) The Warsaw Village Band is an adventurous aggregate of young musicians who have taken their heritage of Polish folk music and injected...
(United Kingdom) There are many theories about this old folk song that was made popular by Stevie Winwood and Traffic in the 70's. Some say it was written by...
