Her mom wanted her to become a TV news reporter. Then she listened to Björk — and set her sights on music stardom.
A street musician from Sierra Leone is cultivating an American audience, with a little help from the internet. Reporter Marlon Bishop tells us about Sorie Kondi and his thumb piano.
The walls at gallery nine5 are covered with canvases featuring amorphous forms and twisting patterns almost dizzying to the eye.
Prince Koloni is a young musician and former gold-boat runner who plays both traditional aleke music and roots reggae.
"Funk carioca," or simply "funk" is a mixture of hip-hop, samba and electronic music that has had a rocky relationship with Brazilian authorities.