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Earworms: Tunes That Stick in Our Heads
How often does a tune intrude on your thoughts and plays and replays in never-ending loops? Scientists call these intrusive musical thoughts “ear worms.”
Kiran Ahluwalia Covers ‘Mustt Mustt’ at Festival of the Desert
Kiran Ahluwalia performed one of the big hits by legendary Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Tinariwen at the Festival in the Desert.
Maïa Vidal – A Young Singer From Barcelona
Maïa Vidal is part-French, part-Japanese-American and makes music as diverse as her background.
Swazi Soul From Singer Bholoja
Bholoja is perhaps the biggest music star in the tiny southern African nation of Swaziland. The World’s Alex Gallafent spoke with him about his most recent album ‘Swazi Soul’.
Top DJ Music Picks of 2011
The World’s guest DJs from around the globe for their favorite music picks of 2011.
Home of the Calypso King
The birthplace of calypso music is our focus for the Geo Quiz: The island we’re looking for is the fifth largest in the West Indies.
Thanksgiving, Homecoming, And Mali
Thanksgiving is all about homecomings. For our Global Hit today, anchor Marco Werman speaks with the Malian band Tinariwen. Most of their songs are about homecoming, and they perform one of them for us.
Inuit Singers Elisapie Isaac & Simon Lynge
Reporter Betto Arcos tells us about two different singers of Inuit ancestry, Elisapie Isaac from northern Quebec and Simon Lynge from Greenland.
Welcome to the Ritmo Machine
A new collaboration between percussionist Eric Bobo and Chilean beatmaster Latin Bitman is out. It’s a funky blend of cumbia, Afrobeat, hip-hop and electronica. The duo’s debut album is called Welcome to the Ritmo Machine.
Norwegian Singer-Songwriter Ane Brun
Norwegian music journalist Marius Asp tells us about the latest release from Norwegian-born singer-songwriter Ane Brun. Her latest album is “It All Starts With One,” whose title was inspired by the Arab Spring protests from earlier this year. Subscribe and follow The World’s Global Hit Global Hit Podcast on iTunes Global Hit Podcast via RSS [...]
South Africa’s Latest Pop Sensation – Zahara
The World’s Alex Gallafent reports on South Africa’s latest pop sensation, Zahara. Her debut album has gone multi-platinum in South Africa, and she gave a private performance to Nelson Mandela.
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.
Creole Anthem
Which Central American nation has finally translated its national anthem into the local Creole?
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.
Viennese Band Wiener Tschuschenkapelle
The band is fighting some common stereotypes that migrants from the former Yugoslavia face in the Austrian capital.
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