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Chilean Actress Personifies a Gypsy Singer Named Kali Mutsa
Celine Reymond is an actress hailing from Santiago, Chile. She’s 29-years-old. But she recently started recording songs in the persona of a 91-year-old Gypsy, who goes by the name of Kali Mutsa, which means “black cat” in Romany.
Musical Evolution Shaped by Consumers
A team of scientists in London has set up an online experiment site DarwinTunes that shows that music can evolve through processes similar to those that have shaped living organisms.
Immigrant High Schoolers Reflect on the American Dream
11th grade student-author Edwin Soto talks with The World’s Jason Margolis about the challenges and opportunities of being a young immigrant from the Dominican Republic in the United States.
Sea Shanties by the Fisherman’s Friends
Fisherman’s Friends have been singing sea shanties in Port Isaac, Cornwall, England for more than 15 years.
Women in Turkey: Out of the Home and Into the Mosque
To encourage women to pray in mosques, Istanbul’s religious authorities have started an ambitious program to make the city’s 3,100 mosques more women-friendly.
Nik Wallenda to Cross Niagara Falls on Tightrope
High-wire artist Nik Wallenda is set to walk Friday night, the 1,800 feet across the gorge of Niagara Falls while balancing on a two-inch-diameter steel cable.
Sexy Yiddish Trip-Hop By French Group Kabbalah
The World’s Alex Gallafent profiles Kabbalah, a globally-minded band from Marseilles, France.
Was European Cave Art the Earliest Form of Cinema?
Some cave paintings dating as far back as 30,000 years may have been man’s earliest entertainment. French archaeologist and filmmaker Marc Azéma has spent 20 years studying movement in animal cave paintings in France and Spain and he’s concluded that the images were designed to be looked at sequentially, much like a cartoon or film.
Legendary Pakistani Singer Mehdi Hassan Dies at 84
Mehdi Hassan sang several styles of South Asian music, but he was known as the “King of Ghazal.”
African Fashion Designers Showcase Cool New Styles
Organizers of the event are hoping that it will help boost Africa’s emerging fashion industry.
An Urban Twist to Son Jarocho Music
The New York City-based group Radio Jarocho puts an urban twist on Mexican son jarocho music.
Turtles Caught in Cyprus’s Political Rift
Cyprus’s sea turtles are in trouble, but the feuding Greek and Turkish sides aren’t working together to protect them.
French Dance Company Puts Real Swans on Stage for ‘Swan’
A French dance company, is putting on a show in Paris involving live swans, sharing the stage with human performers.
Sounds of the Malawi Mouse Boys
Grammy award-winning producer Ian Brennan brought recognition to the northern Mali group, Tinariwen and is now looking to do the same for the Malawi Mouse Boys.
Glen Hansard on Tony-Winning Production ‘Once’
Irish singer Glen Hansard speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins about how his quiet folk song “Falling Slowly” evolved into the Tony award-winning musical “Once.”
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