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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Bebe
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Finally, in our Global Hit today is from a Spanish singer who was thought to be a flash in the pan after her successful first recording. But as The World’s Marco Werman tells us, some pop stars work better when they take the time to create.
DJ Grant Dull spins digital cumbia
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Grant Dull (pronounced “dool”), one of the masterminds behind the Zizek DJ collective in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Producers and remixers from around the globe who have made Buenos Aires their new home all rethink the centuries-old rhythm of cumbia. Zizek’s just released a new CD as they wind down a successful summer of touring and getting clubbers throbbing to cumbia mashups. >>>Click here for more on Zizek.
Zizek DJ
A few months ago we told you about a club night in Buenos Aires. For those in the know, that night goes simply by the moniker “Zizek.” Zizek is the name of the collective of DJs, producers and remixers from around the globe who now make their home in the Argentina. Cumbia — the traditional [...]
Global Hit: Guru
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The World’s Emma Kwesiga Lydersen meets up with US hip-hop legend Guru. He’s been touring the world and bringing home some musical souvenirs.
WatchmanHit
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The World’s Gerry Hadden samples from reggae from Morocco. He speaks with members of the band “WatchmanHit”.
Les Sans Culottes
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The band Les Sans Culottes pretends to be French. But the faux-French band has never actually performed in France… that is, until last week. The World’s Adeline Sire has more.
Midival Punditz
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For today’s Global Hit we meet two producers based in Delhi, India who call themselves Midival Punditz. Their music…and their name…is a mix of east and west.
Kibera’s Pamoja FM radio
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The World’s Andrea Crossan profiles a community radio station that broadcasts to the youth of Kibera the biggest slum in Nairobi, Kenya. The radio station has been trying to promote peace and cooperation, following ethnic and political violence in Kenya last year. >>>Click here to read Andrea’s “Snapshots of Kenya” journal entries.
Aurelia’s Oratorio
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A theater performance with few words, magic, and global appeal. It’s called “Aurelia’s Oratorio.” Since 2003, it’s been staged — and well-received — all over the world. Now it’s showing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The World’s Adeline Sire spoke to the French star and co-creator of “Aurelia’s Oratorio.”
Rosalia de Souza
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For today’s Global hit we welcome Tom Schnabel, music programmer for public radio station KCRW in Santa Monica, California who tells us about Brazilian singer Rosalia de Souza.
Tcheka
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Download MP3Madeleine Bair reports on a young guitarist from the West African archipelago of Cape Verde. His name is Tcheka and he’s making his music known well beyond his homeland.
Kobo Town
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Anchor Katy Clark tells us about two new CD’s of calypso music. One is from Toronto-based band Kobo Town. The band gets its name — and musical inspiration — from a neighborhood in Port of Spain, Trinidad, known as the birthplace of calypso. The other CD is from calypso musician Lord Relator.
Justin Adams
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with a unique musical duo, Britain’s Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara from Gambia. Their music can be described as British blues meets African spike fiddle.Anas Fakhry
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Aaron Schachter profiles Syrian rocker Anas Fakhry, who melds Arabic classical music with the rhythms of heavy metal.
Ceu
We close our program today with the latest release from Brazilian singer Ceu. Now you may recall Ceu first came on the scene in 2007 with her self titled debut CD. Starbuck’s released it and Apple’s iPhone helped promote it. This time around though the hype has settled a bit — but in a good way.
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