Ann Lopez

Ann Lopez has written 792 posts for PRI's The World

Music Heard on Air for February 11, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for February 11, 2013. Artists featured are: Rouge, Nogabe Randriaharimalala, Vieux Farka Toure, The Toure-Raichel Collective, World Kora Trio, Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni ba.

Music Heard on Air for February 8, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for February 8, 2013. Artists featured are: Gordon Sanchez, Donald Byrd, AfroCubism, Marcos Valle, Seckou Keita Quartet.

Music Heard on Air for February 7, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for February 7, 2013. Artists featured are: Oki Dub Ainu Band, AfroCubism, World Kora Trio, Vieux Farka Toure, King Sunny Ade, The Toure-Raichel Collective, Carol Thompson.

Music Heard on Air for February 6, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for February 6, 2013. Artists featured are: Ocote Soul Sounds, Adrian Quesada, Toubab Krewe, Habib Koite, World Kora Trio, Gustavo Santaolalla.

Music Heard on Air for February 5, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for February 5, 2013. Artists featured are: Nogabe Randriaharimalala, Moriba Koita, Bombay Dub Orchestra, Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate, Pell Mell, World Kora Trio.

Music Heard on Air for February 4, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for February 4, 2013. Artists featured are: Mocean Worker, Petrol Bomb Samosa, Korazon, Toubab Krewe, Bio Ritmo, Jamshied Sharifi, Korazon, Nicola Conte.

Suicide Bomb Attack on US Embassy in Turkey

Two people were killed in a suicide bomb attack outside the American embassy in Turkey’s capital, Ankara Friday.

Music Heard on Air for January 31, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 31, 2013. Artists featured are: Kaya Project, AfroCubism, RJD2, Gigi, 2raumwohnung.

Music Heard on Air for January 30, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 30, 2013. Artists featured are: Wahid, Ozgur Sakar, Kalaban Coura, AfroCubism, Afrolicious.

Music Heard on Air for January 29, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 29, 2013. Artists featured are: Yoshida Brothers, Khaira Arby, Moriba Koita, Nogabe Randriaharimalala, Thievery Corporation.

Music Heard on Air for January 25, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 25, 2013. Artists featured are: Proem, Korazon, Staff Benda Bilili, Toubab Krewe, Oki Dub Ainu Band, Tania Maria.

Music Heard on Air for January 23, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 23, 2013. Artists featured are: Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck, Ali Akbar Kahn, Nogabe Randriaharimalala, Lamine Konte, Oki Dub Ainu Band, Migical Strings: Philip and Pam Boulding, Malombo, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder.

Music Heard on Air for January 22, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 22, 2013. Artists featured are: Salif Keita, Vieux Farka Toure, Michelino Mavatiku, King Sunny Ade, Issa Bagayogo.

Music Heard on Air for January 21, 2013

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 21, 2013. Artists featured are: Khaira Arby, Toubab Krewe, Tuh Pa Warez, Allen Toussaint, AfroCubism, Drumagick, Generation Bass.

Women Join Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council: Change Can’t be Forced, Needs ‘to Grow Roots’

This month King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia kept his promise and appointed women to the Shura Council for the first time. The council is a non-voting, advisory body. But the inclusion of women is significant.