Dominic Raimondo, a former Lost Boy of Sudan who now lives in the US, visited the Kakuma refugee camp with a mission — to protect Sudanese culture.
Alan Lomax was a man whose boundless musical curiosity elevated folksongs to the level of ?serious music.? His work had a large impact on Americans' understanding of the extraordinary nature of our "ordinary" culture.
John Szwed is the author of a new biography centering on the world's most famous ethnomusicologist called 'Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World.' He joins us in studio.
Rounder helped launch Alison Krauss and George Thorogood and the Destroyers, and also preserved a wealth of folk culture.
Alan Lomax made an impressive career out of recording folk music all over the world; But few people heard the recordings that Lomax made in Haiti in the 1930's. This month they'll be released to the public for the first time. Ruxandra Guidi has the story.
What is the soundtrack of Brazil? Try listening to Beto Villares's new CD. The World's Marco Werman reports.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Simon Broughton, editor of a British music magazine called "Songlines." The magazine is celebrating its 50th edition with a list of "50 Great Moments in World Music."