Music

July 23, 2021

British jazz and soul singer Amy Winehouse died 10 years ago on Friday. Host Marco Werman reflects on her talents.

‘I can speak the language of rhyme:’ Dakota Camacho on Guam, family and hip-hop

July 21, 2021

Seattle-based artist Dakota Camacho went on a quest to understand the complexities of their ancestors’ history, the Chamorro people. In the process, Camacho developed a unique hip-hop style inspired by their ancestors.

Protest

'Homeland and life': The chant to Cuba’s anti-government protests

The World

July 20, 2021

"We never wrote the song for us. We didn’t do it to get attention. We did it for the people. We did [it] because we want change," said Cuban singer Randy Malcom, about his song, "Patria y vida," in an interview with The World's Latin America correspondent, Jorge Valencia.

Music

Brazilian Rodrigo Amarante’s solo album ‘Drama’ testifies to a rich musical career

The World

July 19, 2021

The Brazilian songwriter’s second-ever solo album contains everything from ‘Tuyo,’ the theme song he wrote for the Netflix series “Narcos,” to the more personal, ‘Tango,’ about the people he wants to be surrounded by.

Music

The #BTSSyllabus is a global resource fueled by an ARMY of experts

The Conversation

July 01, 2021

A professor who researches BTS is building a diverse archive of media and analysis about the pop icons, the #BTSSyllabus.

Movement

Haitian American artist Momma Nikki sings about a complicated father-child relationship — and reconciliation

The World

June 23, 2021

On their most recent album titled “Momma Exposed,” Seattle-based, Haitian American artist Momma Nikki pays tribute to their late father.

Music

Dedicated BTS fans buy tickets to join virtual K-pop concert

The World

June 14, 2021

Even fans in the US tuned in at 5:30 a.m. to watch the live BTS concert online. Culture critic Maria Sherman, author of "Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS," joins us to talk about BTS fandom.

Top of The World

Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting

The World

June 08, 2021

Global operation by Australia and the American FBI leads to the arrest of more than 800 suspected criminals. And the Nigerian government bans Twitter after the platform deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari. Also, a man in a pickup truck rams into a Muslim immigrant family in Canada on the street, killing four people.