Global Hit

March 20, 2018

A singer raised in Thailand and Sweden is trying to create a virtual space in music for kids raised in multiple cultures who often feel like they don't belong anywhere.

Music

Soul captured James Hunter's heart at a young age

PRI's The World

January 30, 2018

James Hunter loves soul and he's been a fan of the genre for a long time. He admits a lot of musicians in the UK try to emulate it, but the "results are mixed at best, I suppose." Hunter tells us who his favorite soul artists and picks a couple of tracks from his new album.

Music

'There's something missing in African American music today.'

PRI's The World

January 26, 2018

Cedric Watson is known for playing Cajun, Creole and zydeco music on his violin. He's from Lafayette, Louisiana. Watson appears on the new album by Malian guitarist Boubacar Traoré. And through that collaboration, Cedric Watson has been able to find where the music from Louisiana and Mali meet.

Music

The World's music features this week: Mosquitos and Cero39

PRI's The World

January 05, 2018

We love music here at The World, and we love to share our latest favorites with you. Here are some of the artists we featured this week.

Music

Our 14 favorite albums of 2017

PRI's The World

December 26, 2017

There was a lot of great music released in 2017. The World host Marco Werman, director April Peavey and FutureFolk producer Brandi Fullwood all picked some of their favorite albums.

Music

No 'shame' in Polish punk band's prophetic songs from the past

PRI's The World

December 21, 2017

Adam Sobolewski is the drummer for Polish punk band Hańba! The band sets music to lyrics by anti-fascist poets of the 1920s and '30s. The content is eerily prophetic. For example, there's a tune about radio-controlled empty planes.

Music

British singer Petula Clark hits the road — maybe to a 'Downtown' near you

PRI's The World

December 20, 2017

Despite a career that goes back more than six decades, British singer Petula Clark still has it. With such a long career, one would think that hopping on a bus, traveling across the US, would be old hat by now. But Petula Clark is in the midst of her first tour of the US.

Arts

Algodón Egipcio’s 'La Estrella Irregular' is another way to understand the ongoing crisis in Venezuela

PRI's The World

December 20, 2017

Algodón Egipcio’s “La Estrella Irregular” is an electronic-pop lullaby that explores a medley of dreamy, bright and chopping tropical sounds. But the song also gives a poetic and experienced perspective on the ongoing crisis in Venezuela.

Arts

KOKOKO! makes experimental afropop with found objects

PRI's The World

December 18, 2017

The Congolese collective KOKOKO! repurposes typewriters, coffee cans, CPUs and more to create afropop-infused experimental music.

Music

MC Afrikan Boy's 'Wot It Do?' is a call to action

PRI's The World

December 15, 2017

MC Afrikan Boy, Olushola Ajose, returns with his latest track, "Wot it Do?" It’s a danceable, club-ready track that aims to bring people to the dance floor.