PRI's The World: Global Hit
PRI's The World: Global Hit
PRI's The World presents the Global Hit podcast, a daily spotlight on international musical artists or trends. Created by The World's Marco ...
Bebel Gilberto
3 weeks ago
New York born Brazilian artist Bebel Gilberto has released her sixth studio album All in One. A few tracks from the album were recoded and ...
Julius Owino
3 weeks ago
For today's Global Hit, American rap meets Kenyan street slang. The World's Andrea Crossan profiles Kenyan rapper Julius Owino.
Polache
3 weeks ago
Honduran singer-songwriter Polache was very popular in his country. Now his songs don't get much airplay in Honduras -- thanks in part to a ...
American Jewish music
4 weeks ago
Anchor Marco Werman talks with Roger Bennett about his work saving decades of American Jewish music from obscurity.
Lollywood
1 month ago
Music from 1970's Lahore, Pakistan is the focus of our Global Hit today. It's music originally recorded for Lahore's music industry that's ...
Fat Freddy’s Drop
1 month ago
an eight-man band from New Zealand is the focus of our Global Hit. It’s called Fat Freddy’s Drop. Corey Takahashi caught up with them ...
Group Doueh
1 month ago
Group Doueh hails from a refugee camp in Algeria. The band has a raw, powerful sound that counts Jimi Hendrix as an early influence. The ...
Shillong Chamber Choir
1 month ago
Sunita Thakur has the story of the Shillong Chamber Choir. Its members are disadvantaged youth from Shillong, a town in northeast India. ...
Terra Nova - Sinfonia Antarctica
1 month ago
The sights and sounds of the icy Antarctic inspired a new symphony being performed tonight at the Brooklyn Acadamy of Music. But the ...
Buika
1 month ago
Spanish singer Buika has a new album, it's called "El Ultimo Trago." It's a collaboration with Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés. The record is ...
Nortec Collective
1 month ago
Nortec Collective is a group of experimental artists from Tijuana. Its name refers to its sound, a fusion of Norteño folk music with ...
Sertab Erener and Demir Demirkan
1 month ago
Anchor Marco Werman presents music from two hard-rockers from Turkey, whose album "Painted on Water," is gaining fans in the English ...
Paganini
1 month ago
For today’s Global Hit, we tackle a very serious subject: classical music. Or maybe not so serious, if you’re checking out Paganini, a ...