ChocQuibTown

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A hip Colombian rap band from the Pacific Coast of Colombia has made it big in Bogota. Now the group is proving itself in the US. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the leader singer of ChocQuibTown. Download MP3

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Icelandic Chants

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Iceland is still trying to pick itself back up after its banking system collapsed two years ago. Perhaps that’s one reason why ancient Icelandic chanting is gaining in popularity. The chants are all about hardship and toughing it out in the cold North Atlantic, something Icelanders have been doing for hundreds of years. Gerry Hadden listens in. Download MP3 (Photo: Gerry Hadden)

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BBC DJ Charlie Gillett dies

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BBC DJ and world music champion Charlie Gillett has died after a long illness, aged 68. The British broadcaster is credited with discovering Dire Straits in 1976 after playing Sultans of Swing from their demo tape on his Radio London show Honky Tonk. The World’s Jeb Sharp has an appreciation of Gillett’s work. Download MP3

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Global Hit: France’s Nouvelle Vague

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On their new CD, French band Nouvelle Vague cover the Sex Pistols, The Police and other bands from the 1970s and 80s. With the help of young female singers who often don’t know the originals, Nouvelle Vague offer bossa nova, reggae and folk reinterpretations of punk and new wave standards. On today’s show, The World’s Patrick Cox checks out the group’s new album, 3. Download MP3

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Marianne Faithfull

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Singer Marianne Faithfull’s been called the first rock chick, a 1960s icon, and an honorary Rolling Stone. Her career has also been grist for the British tabloid mill: dated Mick Jagger, overdosed from drugs, music comeback, beat breast cancer. Now she’s got a new album out — of other people’s songs — and she’s in the middle of a brief tour of the US. The World’s Marco Werman sat down with Marianne Faithfull to ask her a simple question.

Sister Fa

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Italy’s Lorenzo Jovanotti goes on ‘Safari’

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Italy’s Lorenzo Jovanotti used to dream of becoming his country’s answer to the American rap group The Beastie Boys. Jovanotti’s sound has changed over the years. His latest release is called Safari. The World’s Marco Werman has more. Download MP3

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Perez Hilton’s foray into world music

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Perez Hilton is usually more at home dishing the latest dirt on Britney Spears or Madonna. But instead, next month, the celebrity blogger will be launching and promoting a world music tour. The line-up doesn’t include the kind of names that usually make their way onto Hilton’s website. Katy Clark talked with Hilton about his “Perez Hilton Presents” tour.

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Celebrity blogger and gossip columnist Perez Hilton is also a big fan of pop music from around the globe. Hilton has put together a package tour of some of his favorite artists. Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Perez Hilton about the upcoming tour and the artists involved.

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Perez Hilton’s favorite world music

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Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is also a big fan of pop music from around the globe. Hilton has put together a package tour of some of his favorite artists. Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Hilton about the upcoming tour and the artists involved.

Global Hit: Eva Ayllon

The singer dubbed the Queen of Afro-Peruvian Soul is wrapping up a short summer tour here in the US. Eva Ayllon moved from Peru to the United States a few years ago. At the time some Peruvians felt rejected the move. But Eva Ayllon hasn’t strayed from her musical roots. Instead she’s taken her music and performed it to a sell out crowd at Carnegie Hall. Listen

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