Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For January 29, 2010. Artists featured are Bela Fleck, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Kekele, Kila.
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You can’t understand Haiti without understanding the slave revolt and war for independence that shaped its early days. We hear from Laurent Dubois, author of Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution. First though, a story from Alex Gallafent about Haiti and vodou and historical misunderstandings. (Image of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture: GETTY IMAGES) Download MP3
The World’s Carol Hills reviews the week’s big stories through political cartoons. This week: Computer geeks behold as Apple releases its latest gadget: the ipad. For President Obama, one year takes its toll on the notion of “hope”. In the US, it’s bankers who are bad! In France, it’s burkas. And Toyota? It certainly didn’t use to be bad… What happened!
