Global Hit

Iconic musician Carlos Santana creates ‘mystical medicine music to heal a twisted, crooked world’

August 01, 2019

Woodstock 50th anniversary music festival has been officially canceled. Carlos Santana, who performed at the epic 1969 Woodstock festival, talks to The World about the power of music to unite and heal a troubled world.

Music

This Ugandan rapper was ‘miseducated,’ Lauryn Hill-style

PRI's The World

March 12, 2019

The 1998 album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" helped change Sarah Tshila's direction in life. This Ugandan-born college graduate with a degree in computer science decided to become a musician.

Global Hit

This Kenyan musician followed his love for Dylan to a new life and career

PRI's The World

March 01, 2019

Kenyan musician J.S. Ondara left his home in Nairobi, Kenya, for Minneapolis five years ago — to pursue a music career. He's about to tour for his debut album, "Tales of America."

Zimbabwe's Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi's career spanned four decades and 67 albums

PRI's The World

January 23, 2019

Mtukudzi, Zimbabwe's most successful musician, largely steered clear of politics in his songs and told stories about people's everyday life struggles.

Global Hit

The World's favorite albums of 2018

PRI's The World

December 27, 2018

There was a lot of great music released this year, but we had to narrow it down. Here's a selection of our favorites as chosen by The World's Marco Werman, April Peavey and Brandi Fullwood.

Exclusive 360-degree video: Magos Herrera and Brooklyn Rider perform 'Balderrama'

PRI's The World

December 04, 2018

The collaboration between Magos Herrera and Brooklyn Rider just released a 360-degree video of the song "Balderrama" shot in studio.

Commentary

Listen to some of the songs that topped the charts around the world in 1968

PRI's The World

August 10, 2018

1968 was a year of political upheaval and the music reflected the restless times. The World's host Marco Werman went back and checked out the 1968 chart-toppers from the US, Japan, France and Brazil.

Future Folk

This is a remix? Childish Gambino's 'This is America' has started a global wave of remix videos

PRI's The World

August 01, 2018

More than 15 artists from other countries have produced their own country-specific versions of Childish Gambino's 'This is America.'

Global Hit

Here's the next smooth step in Tash Sultana's flow state

PRI's The World

July 30, 2018

Australian musician Tash Sultana's forthcoming LP, "Flow State," is the next musical step for the former busker. Sultana describes what it's like being in a flow state and why she's greedy when it comes to genres.

Global Hit

With new album, this Swedish-Senegalese couple shows their family is ‘made of music’

PRI's The World

July 24, 2018

Sousou is from Sweden. Maher Cissoko, her husband, is from Senegal. It was the kora that brought them together. And now, 10 years and two kids later, they've released a new album called "Made of Music."

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