Archive for August 17th, 2009


Geo answer

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Iceland is the answer to today’s Geo Quiz. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Icelandic blogger Alda Sigmundsdóttir in Reykjavík about reports that last year’s financial collapse there has given rise to a baby boom.

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Global Hit

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The World’s Gerry Hadden introduces us to Anni B. Sweet. She’s a singer-songwriter from Spain, but would fit in playing folk coffeehouses in the US.

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Anni B. Sweet

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For today’s Global Hit, a girl and a guitar. Anni B. Sweet is one of the latest artists to gain fame….thanks to the internet. And thanks to her decision to sing in English. See, Anni B. Sweet is Spanish. But as the World’s Gerry Hadden reports, she’s taken on the persona of an American folksinger.

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Music Heard on The World for August 17, 2009

A List of Music Featured Between our reports for August 17, 2009

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