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PRI's The World presents the Global Hit podcast, a daily spotlight on international musical artists or trends. Created by The World's Marco Werman, the Global Hit features interviews with musicians, critics and deejays around the globe. The World is US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Public Radio in Boston. Copyright 2006 PRI's The World Marco Werman
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Sierre Leone is better known for its child soldiers than its musical beats. But a new generation of politically vocal musicians is beginning to emerge there. The World's Jessie Graham...
Host Marco Werman tells us about Sweden's PB and J - it's a music group, not something you eat. The band's name is actually Peter, Bjorn and John.
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Bulgarians have organized a campaign to support a Palesintian doctor and five Bulgarian nurses arrested in Libya. They've been accused of intentionally infecting children with HIV....
Our Global Hit today comes from Berlin. The German capital has a large Turkish population. It's the result of a long history of Turkish immigrants heading to Germany. Their presence...
Rhythms and energy generate from the duo Pacha Massive, composed of Maya Martinez and Ramon Nova. Martinez's the bass player. She's from Columbia. Nova's roots are in the Dominican
As Brazil's minister of culture, Gilberto Gil is not allowed to pursue his other career as musician full-time. So he actually views his on-going 11 date tour of North America as a
Nigeria is home to one of the most popular musical styles in Africa. It's called "Afrobeat."
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The World's Marco Werman profiles the Italian trio, Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel.
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The World's Patrick Cox introduces us to Chris Ho. He's a radio DJ and musician in Singapore -- and a maverick critic of the government there.
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Reporter Richard Adams tells us about a group of Irishmen who fought in the Mexican-American War on the Mexican side.
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South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka has launched a new foundation to fight malaria. Anchor Lisa Mullins profiles the mission of the singer known as the 'Princess of Africa.'
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Correspondent Will Freeman profiles a Chinese rock band that hopes to make it big in America. The band, "Re-TROS" is performing at the South by Southwest music festival in Texas this...
The World's Marco Werman tells us about Algerian singer and violinist Akim el Sikameya. Sikameya's music taps into the kind of multicultural spirit that thrived centuries ago -- at...
The World's Marco Werman tells us about the latest CD by Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler. He's an Oscar winner -- for best song in 2005 -- for a tune he wrote for the movie "The Motorcycle...
Anchor Marco Werman profiles Iranian born singer Azam Ali, whose voice has contributed to the futuristic sound in many Hollywood movies and TV shows.
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The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona, Spain, on a band from Sweden that goes by the name "I'm from Barcelona."
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Reporter Julie Siple tells us about the singer-songwriter, Teitur, who plays a melancholy mix of folk, pop, and fifties rock and roll...
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Lisa Mullins tells us about TangoJointz -- a group of Argentine musicians directed by German-born producer Claus Zundel. The group offers a funky mixture of tango with techno music.
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The subject of today's Global Hit is a trio of musicians and continents. The three members of "Ashe" are from North America, Europe, and Africa. And their music is from all over the...
Marco Werman plays host to the son of the late Grammy Award winner from Mali Ali Farka Toure. Vieux Farka Toure became a professional musician over his father's objections. Now he
Last night, Israeli TV viewers chose one of the band's tracks to represent the country in this year's Eurovision song contest.
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Anchor Marco Werman tells us about an American and a group of Taiwanese musicians who are redefining the music of the Asian island. They call themselves "A Moving Sound."
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The World's Jori Lewis profiles the Mendes Brothers of Brockton, Massachusetts. The brothers have recorded some of Cape Verde's best musicians on their record label, MB Records...but...
Marco Werman speaks with Steve Berlin of the band "Los Lobos." The band is known for its electric guitar sound. But Los Lobos also has a softer, unplugged side to its music -- and Berlin...
Reporter Zoe Corneli from KALW in San Francisco has today's Global Hit from Stanford University in California. That's where drummers and percussionists from around the world are coming...
Anchor Lisa Mullins profiles the musical duo, Dictaphone. Based in Berlin, the pair follow their penchant for jazz, electronica and what they often refer to as found sound works, to...
Our Global Hit today is about a jazz quartet called Gato Libre. The quartet is not from Spain or Mexico -- as the name might suggest...
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Reporter Matthew Brunwasser profiles Bulgarian clarinet master Ivo Papasov. Papasov was probably the first to blend American jazz with Balkan folk music...but it took the fall of Communism...
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Johann Johannsson, a composer from Iceland and the author of "IBM 1401 -- A User's Manual." It's an ode to one of IBM's earliest computers.
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For today's Global Hit, Genevieve Oger tells us about the emergence of Muslim rappers in France. They rap about what it means to be a Muslim in France today.
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The World's David Leveille got an audio postcard from travellers Greg Simmons, who followed a long-ago dream to travel to Tibet.
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The World's Marco Werman introduces us to Charlotte Gainsbourg -- the daughter of French crooner Serge Gainsbourg. Her new album is called "5:55."
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The World's Marco Werman reports on the global marketing of Grammy champs, the Dixie Chicks.
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Philippe Baden Powell, pianist son of the late Brazilian guitar-great Baden Powell, just released his first CD, "Estrada De Terra" or "Dirt Road." The World's Marco Werman talks with...
Our Global Hit today poses this improbable question: What do Latin America, France and Nashville have in common? Musically, you'd have to say something like -- um -- gypsy latin jazz...
For today's Global Hit The World's Marco Werman profiles Chilean singer Francesca Ancarola. Her latest recording is a tribute to the late Chilean folk singer, Victor Jara.
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For today's Global Hit, reporter Dorian Jones has the story of Kurdish singer Aynur Dogan.
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Belo is an up-and-coming Haitian musician. In December, he won the "Best Discovery of 2006" prize from Radio France International...
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Harlem is the destination for immigrants from all around the globe. And they bring with them many different types of music. The World's Marco Werman tells us about one man who's pulling...
The World's Patrick Cox reports on a hip-hop band from Finland who call themselves Don Johnson Big Band...even though they have nothing to do with Hollywood actor Don Johnson.
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Anchor Lisa Mullins profiles the Swedish folk group, Ranarim. The six-member band says it's not out to save Sweden's cultural roots. The group is just having fun playing Swedish folk...
Correspondent Gregory Warner has the story of Ladino folk-singer Yasmin Levy. Levy learned the nearly extinct language, a blend of Hebrew and Old Castillian Spanish, from her father,...
Disco was popular all over the world back in the 1970s. A new collection of disco and funk from the Central American nation of Belize proves the point. The World's Marco Werman has
The World's Marco Werman introduces us to Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso's latest CD "ce". It's a return to a sound Veloso has always admired.
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The World's Marco Werman tells us about Darko Rundek, an artist from Croatia with a talent for musical theater and a past as a punk rocker.
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Today's Global Hit features American jazz composer Uri Caine and his unconventional adaptation of music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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The World's Alex Gallafent reports on the role that applause has played in speeches and performances throughout history. One theory states that audience reaction and applause have...
The Kokle is a stringed instrument that's thousands of years old. It resembles a zither. The kokle is at the heart of Latvian folk culture.
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Seven years ago, Senegal held democratic elections that put an end to 40 years of socialist rule. Many credited rap musicians in the wGMT African country for helping to bring about
Argentine musician Bernardo Monk joins anchor Marco Werman in our studio. The saxophonist calls his music a union of tango and jazz.
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Today's Global Hit features South African musician Pops Mohammed on the Mbri or thumb piano.
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with chef Rick Bayless of the Frontera Grill rGMTaurant in Chicago. Bayless reveals the answer to our quiz -- Mexico City -- the city that some are calling...
We Americans are familiar with Christian rock. Well, in Turkey there's something that could be called Islamic rock. Dorian Jones sent us today's Global Hit from Istanbul.
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The World's Marco Werman tells us about a WGMT African musician who eschews his country's traditional instruments for the computer. Morike Keita, a.k.a. Mo DJ.
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For the past year, The World's Gerry Hadden has been listening to a lot of unknown musicians. Gerry's been recording the songs played by buskers -- or street musicians -- all over
Anchor Lisa Mullins profiles Brazilian composer and guitarist Mario Adnet. He's made his mark on the Brazilian music seen since the 1970s. Now he's making his US debut with a CD called...
The World's Marco Werman recently attended the Africa Comics exhibition in New York City. Marco explains how music in Africa, like comics, has been used to express political dissent.
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The World's Marco Werman reports on an exhibition of African comics in New York. The exhibit highlights how comics or cartoons are used in Africa to campaign against a variety of
Videos of a Black Eyed Peas song in Tagalog have Filipino-Americans debating the depiction of women in the films.
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The World's Marco Werman tells us about an Israeli musician who is inspired by the songs of African immigrants in Israel. Some critics say Idan Raichel's sound is "African music made...
Lisa Mullins highlights the music of Spanish flamenco virtuoso Juan Martin.
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