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World Music: Su Yang, "Able and Virtuous" Channel: Link TV Length: 357 Date: May 11, 2010 (China) Here is another folk song arranged by the singer Su Yang, and further transformed by the wonderful animator Hu Zhong Qiang. The tune is fr...

In and Out of Africa: Nora Balaban, Part One Channel: Link TV Length: 473 Date: May 11, 2010 Nora Balaban describes the journey that brought her to Mozambique to learn timbila, and back to New York, where she now plays with the band "Timbi...

Mariachi Meets Tom Waits: The Music of Rana Santacruz Channel: Link TV Length: 268 Date: May 04, 2010 We caught Rana Santacruz at a gig at Joe’s Pub a few months back and ever since then we've been wanting to share the music of this eclecti...

World Music: Gypsy Queens and Kings, "Solo Para Ti" Channel: Link TV Length: 269 Date: May 04, 2010 (Balkans/Spain) "The Gypsy Queens and Kings" as a name skirts the legal risk of being sued by you-know-who while letting us know that if we like th...

World Music: DeLeon, "La Serena" Channel: Link TV Length: 311 Date: April 27, 2010 (USA/Spain) After watching this video you may ask yourself, "who the hell ARE these guys??" It’s a legitimate question because identities intentio...

Music Video Block: That’s Life Channel: Link TV Length: 1518 Date: April 24, 2010 Here are examples of how we deal with the various vicissitudes of existence, from the repo man in Lura’s "Que Brod Nem jossa" to "Lament" about a ...

Music Video Block: Faces of Love Channel: Link TV Length: 1636 Date: April 24, 2010 Sarah Tavares, Nagore Sessons, Cui Jian, Deolinda, Blick Bassy, Staff Benda Bilili and Whitaker sing of love’s many manifestations: Love of self, ...

Music Video Block: In Performance #10 Channel: Link TV Length: 1725 Date: April 24, 2010 A variety show: Tummel rocks the house with their own take on bhangra, Manu Chao sings his huge hit "Clandestino," Paula Lima croones a Brazilian ...

Music Video Block: Fun #2 Channel: Link TV Length: 1526 Date: April 24, 2010 Enjoy the general wacky business with three animations from Czech Republic, a lighthearted romp with Marie Deulnes of Zap Mama, a drinking song fr...

Music Video Block: Not That There’s Anything Wrong With Salsa... Channel: Link TV Length: 1582 Date: April 24, 2010 A block of Latin Alternative music with percolating sounds from Novalima, cumbia rap by Bomba Estereo, the Spanish-Southwest fusion of DePedro, re...

Sudanese Elections: Music & the Vote with NasJota and Girifna Channel: Link TV Length: 258 Date: April 20, 2010 Sudan recently held elections for the first time in over 20 years. We talk with two Sudanese filmmakers: E-Hab Abasaeed of NasJota records, and Hi...

World Music: Kartick and Gotam, "Tamil Bossa" Channel: Link TV Length: 239 Date: April 20, 2010 (India/Israel) We first encountered the duo of Kartick and Gotam when we licensed the award winning documentary "Laya Project" which celebrates the...

Interview with David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet Channel: Link TV Length: 460 Date: April 17, 2010 David Harrington’s fascination with music from other cultures has contributed to a heightened awareness of world music in classical circles as well...

An Interview With David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet Channel: Link TV Length: 460 Date: April 14, 2010 David Harrington’s fascination with music from other cultures has contributed to a heightened awareness of world music in classical circles as well...

World Music: NasJota featuring Cheb Yacine & Messiah, "B Sotak (With Your Vote)" Channel: Link TV Length: 260 Date: April 13, 2010 (Sudan/USA) The ballots have not been tallied as of this writing, but Sudan is going through the process of nationwide, multi-party elections for ...

World Music: Deolinda, "Clandestino" Channel: Link TV Length: 203 Date: April 05, 2010 (Portugal) Deolinda’s previous video "Fado Toninho" was a jaunty affair; this outing is far more somber. To go with its nocturnal references, the ...

Straight from Burkina Faso: Alif Naaba at GlobalFEST Channel: Link TV Length: 423 Date: April 05, 2010 Alif Naaba sings two songs, one lyrical one rousing in this video of his performance at Global FEST.For the full World Music blog post and more in...

World Music From the USA: The Cajun Fiddles of David Greely and Joel Savoy Channel: Link TV Length: 592 Date: March 31, 2010 The Cajun fiddlers David Greely and Joel Savoy perform a suite of a Cotillion and a Greely original, then a sad song about a dead cat.

World Music: Gypsy Queens and Kings with Esma, "Chaje Shukarije" Channel: Link TV Length: 307 Date: March 31, 2010 (Spain/Balkans) This is no made-up moniker; the Macedonian Rom Esma has truly earned the title Queen of the Gypsies. Her career started in 1957, w...

World Music: ChocQuibTown, "De Donde Vengo Yo" Channel: Link TV Length: 286 Date: March 23, 2010 (Colombia) This young group from Colombia’s Pacific region has really raised a stir, and for good reason. They present a compelling blend of urban...

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