Around the World
Gamalost and Goat Horn: Travels With Norway's World-Jazzer Karl Seglem
Steve Hochman SOGNEFJORD, NORWAY – Carl takes us to the Tine Dairy in the town of Vik, the ... Read More »
Najma Akhtar and Gary Lucas Bring 'Rishte' Alive in London
Christina Griffiths LONDON – The Hindi word rishte, explained singer Najma Akhtar onstage at ... Read More »
Freedom in Førde: A Globe's Worth of Music Accentuates World-Class Festival
The Førde Folk Music Festival was officially opened with welcomes to a crowd of 1,800 in the ... Read More »
Niger Nomad Ensemble Etran Finatawa's Prodigal Journey Home
Before taking Niger Saharan trance music back around the world on a current tour, the members of the ... Read More »
Source Outing With Oscar Winner A.R. Rahman: Bollywood and Far Beyond
"Not like this before." That's A.R. Rahman's answer when asked if he'd ever done anything ... Read More »
'Champeta Criolla' Compilation Rides Colombia's Wild Afrobeat Wave
Never mind the British Invasion. In the early '70s, Colombia was host to an Afrobeat Invasion. DJs ... Read More »
Algerian-French Superstar Rachid Taha Tests His American Accent Saying 'Bonjour'
The last time we spoke with Algerian-French superstar Rachid Taha – two years ago when he was ... Read More »
Herbie Hancock 'Imagines' a New Global Vision With a Star-Studded Cast
He happened to be in Mumbai anyway, part of a US State Department trek with students of the ... Read More »
Ensemble Fatien Revitalize the Connections Between Africa and New Orleans
"This city!" says Seguenon Koné of his adopted city, New Orleans. "Anybody who comes to visit ... Read More »
From Sierra Leone to New Orleans: Refugee All Stars Feel at Home
NEW ORLEANS -- Refugee quickly became a loaded word in post-flood New Orleans. Sure, locals have ... Read More »
The Chieftains, Ry Cooder and Friends Put the Irish-Mexican Connection on the Grill
Paddy Moloney came across some startling links between Irish and Mexican music while researching and ... Read More »
Burkina Electric Put Traditional Music Through Electrifyingly Nontraditional Twists
Generally, when people are building music from traditional sources, they'll seek out the best ... Read More »
Veneno: A Treasure From the '70s Andalusian Underground Unearthed
It's said that only a thousand people bought the Velvet Underground's debut album when it was first ... Read More »
Razia's Prodigal Return to the Imperiled Madagascar
The word prodigal is hardly enough to capture Razia Said's winding journey to the making of her new ... Read More »
Everything Clicks for Benin-Born Guitarist Lionel Loueke
Like many artists who have explored and embraced music from across cultures, guitarist Lionel Loueke ... Read More »
Ghost Voices Come to Life on 'Dengue Fever Presents Electric Cambodia'
Chhom Nimol remembers hearing a song on the radio in the '80s when she was a child in Cambodia. ... Read More »
