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From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Anchor Marco Werman revisits the big winner of last night's Latin Grammys, and introduces us to the music of Calypso Rose -- a singer from Tobago, from her latest self-titled album. ]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Calypso Rose 12277773 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/buika/12277773/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The World's Marco Werman introduces us to Spanish singer, Buika whose recording "Nina de Fuego" is in the running for best album of the year at the Latin Grammys tonight. ]]> Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Buika 12259246 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/charmaine-clamor/12259246/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Last year, Filipino-American Singer Charmaine Clamor made a splash with her critically acclaimed album 'Flippin' Out.' She called her fusion of jazz and traditional Filipino music "Jazzipino". The CD climbed to the top 5 on the country's jazz charts. Now Clamor has a new release. It infuses jazz into the traditional Filipino serenade style known as the Harana. As Rob Schmitz reports, the musical concoction is a sweet one. ]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Charmaine Clamor 12243615 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/russian-klezmer/12243615/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
A Jewish musical renaissance is taking place in Moscow. Reporter Daniel Rosenberg tells us about two musicians who perform Yiddish music in the Russian capital. ]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Russian Klezmer 12243616 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/miriam-makeba/12243616/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The legacy of South African singer Miriam Makeba. ]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Miriam Makeba 12177113 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/natacha-atlas/12177113/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Egyptian-British singer Natacha Atlas looks for ways to make Arabic and western music sit comfortably together. For her latest tour, she's gone acoustic. Anchor Marco Werman tells us more. ]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Natacha Atlas 12177114 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/huong-thanh-and-nghuyen-le/12177114/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Anchor Lisa Mullins wraps up today's show with a new version of a traditional Vietnamese work song called "Rowing the Sampan." Paris-based Vietnamese jazz guitarist Nguyen Le composed the new arrangement with a nod to more tranquil times in Vietnam. ]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Huong Thanh and Nghuyen Le 12177115 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/rahim-alhaj/12177115/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The World's Marco Werman meets Iraqi composer and lute player, Rahim Alhaj, who voted in the U.S. yesterday for the first time. Alhaj has been in exile in the U.S. since 2000, and recently became an American citizen. ]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Rahim Alhaj 12140618 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/motivional-voting-songs/12140618/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The World's Marco Werman has a selection of songs used around the globe to get people into politics and into the voting booth. ]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Motivional voting songs 12122418 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/yma-sumac/12122418/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Tom Schnabel of station KCRW in Santa Monica, California, about the late Peruvian singer Yma Sumac. She was known to Americans in the 1950's as "The Nightingale of the Andes" and "The Peruvian Songbird." ]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:00:00 -0500 Yma Sumac 12070821 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/manze-dayila-and-nago-nation/12070821/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The World's Amy Bracken profiles musician Manze Dayila. Originally from Haiti, Dayila lives in New York now. Manze and her band Nago Nation have just released a new CD called Sole or Sun. ]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Manze Dayila and Nago Nation 12047659 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/hmong-hip-hop/12047659/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
For our global hit today, we're going to mix a little "hip-hop" with traditional Hmong chanting and a dash of politics. ]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Hmong hip-hop 12047660 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/aidan-orourke/12047660/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The World's Ken Bader tells us about Scottish fiddler Aidan O'Rourke and his solo album called "Sirius." ]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Aidan O'Rourke 12047661 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/ac-dc/12047661/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Australian rock band AC/DC is back on the world's music charts with a new album, Black Ice. Katy Clark speaks with reporter Alexis Petridis of London's Guardian newspaper, about the strange correlation between the band's musical releases and bad economic times. ]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 AC/DC 12017640 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/elisa-toffoli/12017640/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Anchor Marco Werman profiles the singer Elisa. She's a pop sensation in her native Italy since 2001. Now she's hoping to make it in North America. Elisa kicks off a 17-date tour of Canada and the US next week. ]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Elisa Toffoli 11993707 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/alina-simone/11993707/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
American-Ukrainian musician Alina Simone talks to anchor Marco Werman about overcoming stage fright and her love for Russian rock from the 1980s. ]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Alina Simone 11993708 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/lee-scratch-perry/11993708/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Anchor Marco Werman looks at "Heavy Voodoo," a newly recorded song by Jamaican reggae legend Lee Scratch Perry. Perry wrote the song some 30 years ago, forecasting the current global economic crisis. ]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Lee Scratch Perry 11973235 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/stephen-emmer/11973235/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Dutch avant-garde composer Stephen Emmer has a new "music and spoken word project." The World's April Peavey tells us how Emmer wrote the music to complement the words of old recordings by writers such as Jorge Luis Borges. ]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Stephen Emmer 11973236 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/lo-cor-de-la-plana/11973236/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Anchor Marco Werman talks to the members of a vocal band from Marseille singing in the ancient language of Occitan . ]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Lo Cor de la Plana 11935561 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/waga-hip-hop-festival/11935561/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The 8th annual Waag Hip-Hop festival is under way in West Africa and the focus this year is on African female rappers. Host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Sasha Gankin about the festival and some of the women artists on the bill. ]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Waga Hip-Hop festival 11935562 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/frigg/11935562/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
We hear from two members of the band Frigg. The group is known for playing traditional Nordic folk music with a global twist. The band hails from an area of Finland called Kaustinen. The answer to our Geo Quiz. ]]> Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Frigg 11935563 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/pistolera/11935563/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Rock and roll meets Mexican border music in the Brooklyn-based band "Pistolera." The World's Marco Werman has a profile. ]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Pistolera 11898789 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/alton-ellis/11898789/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The World's Marco Werman has an appreciation of the music of the Jamaican rock steady star Alton Ellis who died last weekend. ]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Alton Ellis 11878009 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/hichkas/11878009/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Iran's authorities aren't too fond of hip-hop music, so many of Iran's rappers operate under the radar. Correspondent Roxana Saberi has the story of HichKas. He's one of Iran's most popular rappers, though he's never gotten government permission to release a CD. ]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 HichKas 11859169 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/emiliana-torrini/11859169/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Icelandic-Italian singer Emiliana Torrini explains how the title track to her just released CD "Me and Armini" evolved, then performs it for us. ]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Emiliana Torrini 11841300 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-shams-ensemble/11841300/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Reporter Michelle Chang profiles the Iranian group, The Shams Ensemble. Its founder, musician Kaykhosoro Pournazeri, set out to preserve the traditions of the mystical stringed instrument -- the tanbour -- and discovered a way for women to escape a government ban on singing. ]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 The Shams Ensemble 11822248 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/hang-drum/11822248/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The World's Aaron Schachter introduces us to a new type of steel drum designed in Berne, Switzerland. That's the answer to the Geo Quiz. The instrument is called the hang. ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Hang drum 11822249 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/nguyet-anh/11822249/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The World's Marco Werman profiles Vietnamese pop star Nguyet Anh. ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Nguyet Anh 11804063 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/julieta-venegas/11804063/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
US-born Mexican pop star Julieta Venegas has gone unplugged and on the road. And as The World's William Troop tells us, she likes playing her new sound for Latino audiences in the United States. ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Julieta Venegas 11770787 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bill-santiago/11770787/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
When Spanish collides with English, the result is Spanglish. It's a language that comedian Bill Santiago knows well. So much so that he's written a book called "Pardon My Spanglish." Anchor Marco Werman speaks with him. ]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Bill Santiago