Marco Werman
‘Avila’: Latest Jazz Sound from Ska Innovator Ernest Ranglin
Anchor Marco Wermna talks about the latest jazzy sound coming from the Jamaican ska innovator Ernest Ranglin.
Former Peace Corps Colleague Remembers Ambassador Stevens
One detail about the US ambassador to Libya who died last week: back in the 1980s, Christopher Stevens served in the Peace Corps in Morocco. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with a former volunteer who served with Stevens, just down the road from him in the Atlas Mountains.
Elikeh: Afropop Band Raises Awareness for Togo
Togo native Massama Dogo wants his band Elikeh to make you dance and think. He’s from a country with few natural resources, but plenty of poverty and repression.
Brazilian Musicians in New York, Yesterday & Today
Marco Werman tells us how two Brazilians view New York City through their music. There’s Luiz Bonfá offering his view in a song from 1959 and now, in 2012, we have Mauricio Pessoa with his new album Habitat.
The Far Out Destination of Voyager
We’re looking out well beyond the reach of Earth’s gravity to a place the Voyager space probes are traveling through at the moment.
London Band LV and South African Okmalumkoolkat Release ‘Sebenza’
LV, a London-based band, takes East London grime and shakes up the local rhythm of kwaito in the process.
Wiwa vs. Royal Dutch Shell
After my interview with author Noo Saro-Wiwa, I asked her about her family’s lawsuits that they brought against Royal Dutch Shell in 1996 [...]
Remembering ‘The King of Afghan Music’ Ahmad Zahir
Afghanistan’s psychedelic folk master died in 1979, but ask anyone in Kabul today about him, and it’s like referring to Elvis.
‘Wake Up Madagascar’: A Music Tour to Fight Deforestation
An group of musicians from Madagascar are set to tour America to alert people about the deforestation on their island.
Russia’s Drug Czar Blames Beatles for Drug Problem
Russia’s chief medical officer recently blamed his country’s rampant drug addiction problem on The Beatles.
Atomic Particles and Teeny Bikinis
Today’s global hit is in honor of the bikini’s anniversary.
Egyptian Comedian Bassem Youssef Meets His Hero On The Daily Show
A former Cairo heart surgeon has become a sensation in Egypt for his Daily Show-like satirical internet program. Bassem Youssef credits Jon Stewart as one of his heros. Thursday night, Youssef appeared on the program.
Syrian Christian in Massachusetts on Crackdown at Home
Anchor Marco Werman talks to a Syrian architect named Salah Asfoura, who lives in Worcester, MA.
Syrian Wedding Singer Becomes a Star in US
The American independent record label Sublime Frequencies released some of Omar Souleyman’s music and now the hippest of the hip want to be in his presence.
China Warns Foreign Embassies Not To Publish Pollution Data
China has ordered the embassies of the US and other countries to stop releasing figures on air pollution in Beijing.
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