Stephen Snyder
Yemeni Tells Senate Committee about Drone Attack on his Village
Yemeni journalist and activist Farea al-Muslimi tells The World’s Marco Werman about a drone strike on his village, and why he thinks the US program of targeted drone strikes is confusing Yemenis about US intentions.
Music Heard on The Air, Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Artists featured are Bombino, Mzungu Kichaa, Selffish, Cesaria Evora and Toubab Krewe.
Music Heard on The Air, Monday, March 4, 2013
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Monday, March 4, 2013. Artists featured are Miriam Mkeba, Christina Pato, Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder, and Jan Kazmarek.
Music Heard on The Air, Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Christmas Day, December 25, 2012. Artists featured are Kitka, Marta Sebestyen, Lisa Lynne, Nightnoise, Jon Kennedy, Tone Loc, Bananarama, and The Enchanters.
Music Heard on The Air, Monday, December 24, 2012
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Monday, December 24, 2012. Artists featured are Mdungu, Baraban, Toubab Krewe, Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe & Yomo Toro, African Guitar Summit, and Silina Musango.
Music Heard on The Air, Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Artists featured are Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck, Soul Brothers, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba featuring Harouna Samake, Oran Etkin, and Toubab Krewe.
Della Mae Bluegrass in Pakistan
The Bluegrass group Della Mae brings American down-home music to Pakistan and Central Asia.
Yemen, Al Qaeda, and America’s War in Arabia
Author and Yemen scholar Gregory D. Johnsen has written a comprehensive history of al Qaeda in Yemen, and shares his thoughts with The World’s Marco Werman. He observes that al Qaeda’s roots in Yemen go back to the 1990s.
Music Heard on The Air, Thursday, October 25, 2012
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Thursday, October 25, 2012. Artists featured are Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck, Soul Brothers, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba featuring Harouna Samake, Just A Band, Silina Musango and Toubab Krewe.
12,000 Miners Fired in South Africa
The world’s biggest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, fired 12,000 striking workers in South Africa Friday. It’s the latest action in a labor dispute that has been going on for months, spurred on by a deadly police action at the Marikana mine in August, that killed 34 strikers.
Music Heard on The Air, Thursday, August 16, 2012
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Thursday, August 16, 2012. Artists featured are Charanga Cakewalk, Malombo, Oran Etkin, Ticklah, Issa Bagayogo, King Sunny Ade, Sous le Soleil, and AfroCubism.
Music Heard on The Air, Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Artists featured are Tinariwen, Ragheb Alama, Sous le Soleil, and AfroCubism.
Yemen: Taking Charge of the Generals
The president of Yemen has begun restructuring the Yemeni army. Princeton scholar Gregory Johnsen tells Marco Werman that this power play has to be handled with care.
Music Heard on The Air, Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Artists featured are Royksopp, Kaya Project, Generation Bass, Silina Musango, Yin Tsang, Kila, RJD2, Daniela Nard, and AfroCubism.
Syria Anti-Violence Resolution Adopted by UN General Assembly
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning the violence by the Syrian government and the Security Council’s failure to stop it. Washington Post UN Correspondent Colum Lynch says the UN resolution, which is not enforceable, will have little impact.
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