PRI’s The World presents the Global Hit, a daily spotlight on international musical artists or trends. Created by The World’s Marco Werman, the Global Hit features interviews with musicians, critics and deejays around the globe. He is also one of the curators of the South By Southwest Musical Festival (SXSW) – “All Music Is World Music.” Subscribe and follow:
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Traveling in Swaziland With an iPod
Alex Gallafent played some of his favorite music to a Swazi youth organizer.
Legendary Folk Musician Bert Jansch Dies
The late Jansch formed the folk-rock band Pentangle, which was the premiere folk-rock band in the UK in the 60s and 70s.
Iranian Vocalist Mamak Khadem Breaks Gender Rules With Music
Iranian vocalist Mamak Khadem is breaking gender rules in Persian music. Khadem has released a new album titled “A Window to Color”.
Iranian Singer Googoosh
In her new collection, Googoosh take cues from disco, psychedelic rock and even bossa nova.
Discovering ‘Awesome Tapes From Africa’
While traveling in West Africa, Brian Shimkovitz collected thousands of tapes of obscure African musicians.
Iraqi Youth Orchestra
The National Youth Orchestra of Iraq will be performing at the Beethovenfest in Bonn.
France’s Quatuor Ebene
Quatuor Ebene is one of the most adventurous string quartets in France today.
New Releases from Scotland
A local music shop owner in Edinburgh talks about some of the best-selling CDs at her shop.
GI Disco From Berlin
A dance club in Berlin celebrates the music brought to Germany by American G.I.s in the Cold War era.
Remembering Frank Zappa in “Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa”
Book author Pauline Butcher was part of Zappa’s wacky entourage for a few years in the 1960s and 70s.
Creole Anthem
Which Central American nation has finally translated its national anthem into the local Creole?
Iraqi-Canadian Hip-Hop Artist The Narcicyst
The artist’s work focuses on the experiences of Arabs in North America.
Mexican Singer Astrid Hadad’s ‘Tierra Misteriosa’
Singer’s new album reflects on good and bad and everything else that is happening in the country.
Yang Ying’s Jazzy Take on Chinese Folk Music
Chinese musician Yang Ying has played the traditional two-stringed erhu for many dignitaries, including American presidents. Later she founded China’s first all-girl rock band.
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