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Sister Fa Steals The Show At Star-Studded Concert Honoring U.N. Peacekeepers

Modiba | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: Roberta Flack, Global Music Corner, Emmanuel Jal, World-Music-Corner, World Music, U.N. Day Concert 2009 a Tribute to Peacekeeping, Culture Project, United Nations, Global Music, Alan Buchman, Harry Belafonte, World News
Modiba

Her May 2009 German release, Saraba - Tales From the Flipside of Paradise, is, at once, a nod to old-school rap and also a blazing new direction for West African Hip-hop.

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Kill Your Radio: Blitz The Ambassador Defies Stereotypical Hip Hop

Modiba | Posted 10.23.2009 | World

Read More: Global Music, World Music Corner, Global Music Corner, Global-Music-Corner, World Music, Music, World News
Modiba

If you went strolling through NYC's Union Square in 2006, you probably crossed paths with a young black man clutching a stack of CD's, asking, "Do you like good hip hop?"

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The Holy and the Broken

Dahlia Scheindlin | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, World Music, Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen Tour, Leonard Cohen Concert, Israel, Music, World News
Dahlia Scheindlin

Here is a little known fact about Israel: the country is mad about Leonard Cohen. One sweaty summer night, 47,000 tickets sold out in two days

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Global Beat Fusion: Tomorrow's Balkans

Derek Beres | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: World Music, Music, Brooklyn Music, Bucovina Club, Balkan Music, Shantel, Balkans, World News
Derek Beres

Shantel has near-singlehandedly championed Balkan music for well over a decade, ever since dropping a few folk tunes into a dance set in Brooklyn and watching the crowd catch fire.

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Tribecastan In Manhattan Unleashes Uzbek Lutes, Pakistani Taxi Horns, And Six Foot Shepherd's Pipes

Modiba | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

Read More: Matt Darriau, Global Music Corner, Modiba, World Music, Pipes, Jeff Greene, John Kruth, Conch, Horns, Flutes, Steve Turre, Tribecastan, Klezmer, Mandolin, David Dreiwitz, Jolie Holland, Holland Tunnel, Hurdy-Gurdy, World News
Modiba

Welcome to Tribecastan, a country without borders tucked away in a corner of downtown Manhattan.

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Global Beat Fusion: Carmen Rizzo Tackles Tuvan Throat Singing

Derek Beres | Posted 09.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Frank Zappa, Seal, Npr, Yoga, Whole Foods, Paul Okenfold, World Music, Global-Electronica, Global Music, Jem, Kcrw, American Idol, Coldplay, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

Envision powerful and tasteful low-end, percussively intelligent, moving and sweeping in the landscape while strings and voices grace the surface.

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Zap Mama: A Story Of ReCreation

Modiba | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

Read More: Global Music Corner, World Music, Talib Kweli, Democratic Republic of Congo, Marie Daulne, Zap Mama, Mother's Day, Common, M.I.A., The Roots, World News
Modiba

Congo-born artist Marie Daulne has worked with some of hip hop's biggest names, including the Roots, Talib Kweli and Common. But as child, TV and radio was forbidden in her home.

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Vieux Farka Toure on The Interview Show (VIDEO)

Mark Bazer | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bazer, Vieux Farka Toure, French, Africa, Hideout, Mali, Chicago, World Music, Ali Farka Touré, Fondo, Entertainment News
Mark Bazer

Guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, son of Malian music legend Ali Farka Toure, stopped by The Interview Show at The Hideout while on tour to promote his new CD, Fondo.

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Global Beat Fusion: Talking Drums & Juju - King Sunny Adé in Brooklyn and More Africa

Derek Beres | Posted 08.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: African-Music, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Prospect-Park, World Music, Africa Day, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

There is something to the idea that African music has an ancient soul. You don't need to travel back in time to hear it; you can find it now within these artists.

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Global Beat Fusion: EthnoTechno, Gnawledge, and Pushing Air

Derek Beres | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ethnotechno, Project Ahimsa, World Music, Janaka Selekta, Global Electronica, Gnawledge, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

Shards of hip-hop shine through, but the tone and mood are classically South Asian, with a solid dollop of dub, resulting in a gorgeous evolution of this longstanding tradition.

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Blog Posts From Iran's Metal and Hip Hop Artists: Is Music the Weapon of the Future in Iran?

Mark Levine | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Heavy Metal, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, World Music, Ahmadinejad, Protests, Ahmadinejad-Iranian-Elections, Music, Mousavi, Hiphop, World News
Mark Levine

While music has yet to play a public role in the protests similar to the role of artists in the Beirut Spring of 2006, they are working behind the scenes.

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HuffPost Reviews: Bob Dylan - Together Through Life / Playing For Change - Songs Around The World

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Americana, Windham Hill, The Huffington Post, New York City Subway, Bono, Native Americans, Grateful Dead, Donny Herron, Sun Records, Higher Octave, Dublin Ireland, Mark Johnson, David Hildago, Blues Rock, The Buena Vista Social Club, George Recile, Oliver Dahan, Reggae, Six Flags, Carmine Street, Monks, Chess Records, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, The Knitting Factory, Willie Dixon, Playing for Change, Bob Dylan, Blues, Los Angeles, New York, Keb' Mo', Roger Ridley, Hulu, World Music, Jackson Browne, New Age, Robert Hunter, The Band, Mike Campbell, Tony Garnier, Soca, Narada, Himalayan, Bob Dylan Review, Huffpost Review, Music Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Together Through Life is a tonic whose pace is moderate, music is organic, lyrics are intelligent, and feel is refreshingly human.

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Amadou & Mariam: Not 'World' Music, But Music For The World

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Amadou & Mariam, Mali, World Music, Music, Music Reviews, Entertainment News
Jesse Kornbluth

This is harmonious, joyous music, totally accessible pop that just happens to be symphonic in its power. Its real genius is its accessibility.

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Palestinian Rappers Take On The Occupation (VIDEO)

St. Petersburg Times | John Pendygraft | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

Read More: Video, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, World Music, Palestinian Rappers, Gaza War, Hamas, Israel, Israel Music, World News

Rap in the occupied territories doesn't follow the formula. While it shares the style of its American forefathers, protest and change take center sta...

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Om, Oscar, Om: Slumdog Millionaire's Sound Sages

Vamsee Juluri | Posted 03.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: A R Rahman, World Music, Entertainment, Bollywood, India, Media, The Oscars, Oscar Speeches, Movie-Soundtracks, Hollywood, Music, Slumdog Millionaire, Spirituality, 2009 Oscars, Sound, Entertainment News
Vamsee Juluri

What "Om" signified in Resul Pookutty's speech on Oscar night was something much deeper than its use in any entertainment context in the past.

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Top 10 Global Artists to Check Out in 2009

Gabriel Beltrone | Posted 01.26.2009 | World

Read More: Top Ten List, Best of 2008, Menino DiJa, Noble Society, Zuco 103, Belo, World Music Corner, Momokomotion Punk in a Coma, Mhee Noi Kluay Kak, Nneka No Longer at Ease, Tomer Yosef, Mhee Noi, Tomer Yosef Laughing Underground, Top Ten 2008, Noble Society Take Charge, World Music, Jazzanova of All the Things, Belo Reference, Novalima Coba Coba, Zuco 103 After the Carnaval, Novalima, Momokomotion, Shokanti, Jazzanova, Nneka, Lists, World News
Gabriel Beltrone

In addition to the artists featured over the past month, here are 10 figures from around the globe who graced us with good sounds in 2008, and who are worth watching in the new year.

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Yas: Iran's Hip-Hop Sensation

Modiba | Posted 01.12.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Iran Hip-Hop, Yas, World Music Corner, World Music, Iran Yas, Global Music, Iran Hip Hop, Iran Music, Persian Tupac, Hip-Hop, Tupac, Iran's Hip Hop Sensation, Iran's Hip-Hop, Iranian Hip Hop, Persian Hip Hop, World News
Modiba

This is HuffPost World's regular feature that highlights interesting musicians and musical trends around the world. Know of a great musician doing g...

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Small Music Company Changing How Americans View World Music

Gabriel Beltrone | Posted 01.04.2009 | World

Read More: Via Farka Toure, Music, Persian Hip Hop, Hip Hop Sierra Leone, International Music, Bajah and the Dry Yai Crew, Persian Rap, Shasha Marley, Modiba Publishing, Hip Hop Iran, Music Mali, Music Business, World Music, Global Music, Modiba Productions, Music Industry, Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project, Music Sierra Leone, Yas, World Music Corner, World News
Gabriel Beltrone

In an office nestled among garment, jewelry and perfume wholesalers a few blocks south of Herald Square in NYC, a small music production and publishing company is making waves as far away as Tehran, Iran and Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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