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...
(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...
"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...
Irish singer Cara Dillon brought her band to GlobalFEST, and it's a perfect prelude to all the St. Patrick's Day festivities coming up. For the full World Music blog post...
In January New York City hosted GlobalFEST, a one-night world music extravaganza. We dip in on Vietnamese jazz guitarist Nguyen Le and his new aggregate, Saiyuki. While Le and Indian...
(Curaçao) Izaline Calister's performance in Link TV's presentation of "Breaking the Silence, Beating the Drum" was special, and we have since wanted a video of this very warm, artful singer...
An interview with "Playing for Change" founder Mark Johnson. The astounding success of his globetrotting video of "Stand By Me" has seen the establishment of a foundation, the building of...
(Taiwan) Although Lim Geong's work is pure electronica, and he has said he gets inspiration from Japanese and German experimental music, he remains a very recognizably Asian composer - if...
The last of the Taiwan series is a visit to Yuen Jung-ping, the president of the Chinese Guqin Society. The Guqin is an ancient instrument. Playing it is as much...
(Western Sahara) We're thrilled to have a video from one of the great singers of world music. Mariem Hassan has a voice that would make Aretha Franklin sit up and...
(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...
A look and a listen to two very different Taiwanese Aboriginal musical entities: Inka Mbing is an Atayal who is working to preserve the music and culture of her people,...
(Chile) Another strong installment in the Latin Alternative Music story, DJ Bitman made an auspicious debut with three other musicians as Bitman and Roban, an act that combined Latin, electronica,...
Is there such a thing as Taiwanese Jazz? We sit in on a rehearsal with the Jazz-Folk fusion band Sizhukong, and hear how the timbres of traditional Chinese instruments successfully...
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