Global Hit

May 05, 2008

Anchor Lisa Mullins sets the record straight regarding the title of a song by an Israeli heavy metal band that was featured in a recent Global Hit.

Arts, Culture & Media

Global Hit - Cinco de Mayo

The World

May 05, 2008

The World's Marco Werman tells us about a "Cinco de Mayo" music show in Las Vegas tonight. It features the hip beats of Nortec music -- a blend of traditional music from northern Mexico and techno.

Arts, Culture & Media

Global Hit: Abraham Incorporated

The World

May 02, 2008

Abraham Incorporated features the best of klezmer -- clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer -- and the best of funk -- James Brown alum Fred Wesley -- plus a wacky rapper from Montreal named "DJ So-called." Anchor Marco Werman has the story.

Arts, Culture & Media

Global Hit

The World

May 01, 2008

The World's Gerry Hadden samples some of the music that fueled social change in 1968.

Arts, Culture & Media

"Baghdad High" documentary

The World

April 30, 2008

A new documentary called "Baghdad High" chronicles the lives of four Iraqi boys during their last year in high school. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with co-director Laura Winter, and with one of the boys in the film, named Ali.

Arts, Culture & Media

Global Hit - Compass Point Studios

The World

April 29, 2008

Anchor Marco Werman tells us about the Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. During the 1980's, Compass Point was THE place to record for top musicians like the Rolling Stones, Dire Straits and the Talking Heads.

Arts, Culture & Media

Global Hit - Y-Love

The World

April 28, 2008

Andrea Smardon reports on an American hip hop artist who learned to rap in Jerusalem. He goes by the name "Y-Love."

Business, Economics and Jobs

Fakes all around

The World

March 12, 2008

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Tim Trainer (NF) of the London-based "Authentics Foundation;ï¿½ the group is dedicated to raising awareness about the social and economic harm done by the huge global trade in counterfeit products.

Global Hit

Global Hit - DJ Bitman

The World

January 25, 2008

Anchor Marco Werman profiles Chilean musician and producer Jose Antonio Bravo -- better known on the airwaves in Santiago as DJ Bitman.

Global Hit

Geo answer & global hit

The World

January 24, 2008

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with musician Senti Toy. Her latest album, "How Many Stories Do You Read on My Face," is a collection of her own material. But as a PhD candidate in ethno-musicology, she also records the traditional music of others. She's from the Indian state, Nagaland. Nagaland is the answer to today's Geo Quiz.

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