Music

May 04, 2021

In her latest record, “Vulture Prince,” Pakistani composer Arooj Aftab uses words from Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib and 11th-century Persian poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, alongside electronic samples and touches of jazz trumpet.

The Big Fix

Reunion Island artist Dilo uses the sounds of nature to celebrate it

The World

April 22, 2021

“What will our future sound like?” That's the question hundreds of artists like Dilo have answered in a new musical project that celebrates nature.

Music

Femi Kuti and Made Kuti continue Afrobeat legacy in two-part album

The World

April 12, 2021

The roots of Afrobeat — not to be confused with the more pop-oriented Afrobeats, which has exploded in popularity in recent years — is socially conscious music, according to Made Kuti, Fela Kuti's grandson.

Music

New album lifts up the voices of ostracized women in northern Ghana’s ‘witch camps’

The World

April 05, 2021

The stories of these women, who remain vulnerable, can now be heard on an album called "I've forgotten now who I used to be."

Climate Change

Can K-pop stars wield their celebrity to influence climate action?

The World

April 01, 2021

K-pop band Blackpink put out a climate change video expressing concern for the environment. Soon after its release, they were named cultural ambassadors to COP26, the upcoming United Nations’ climate talks in Glasgow.

Movement

Iranian American composer Sahba Aminikia: Music transforms like raindrops that 'wash this part of humanity'

The World

March 26, 2021

Iranian American composer Sahba Aminikia, who had to leave his homeland due to religious persecution, says his pain comes out in his music.

Music

Rapper Ali ATH wonders if there's a place for him in Afghanistan's future

The World

March 25, 2021

Up-and-coming rapper Ali ATH overcame many obstacles to get into the music business in Afghanistan. Now, as the Taliban gets ready to return to power, he wonders if he will be able to remain in his country.

The Big Fix

Author Kim Nicholas on the five stages of 'radical climate acceptance'

The World

March 25, 2021

Kim Nicholas, a climate scientist at Lund University in Sweden, has a new book out this week, "Under the Sky We Make: How to be a Human in a Warming World," to help people understand where they fit into solving the climate crisis.

Music

'Nature is always singing': Now you can make your own music from nature's sounds

Living on Earth

March 14, 2021

Music producer and National Geographic explorer Ben Mirin, creator of the website Beast Box, is "a messenger for the intricately tuned voices of the natural world."

Music

Genesis Owusu's debut album 'Smiling With No Teeth' doesn't shy away from issues of race

The World

March 03, 2021

Ghanaian Australian artist Genesis Owusu speaks with Marco Werman about his experience growing up in Australia and how Prince inspired him to be true to himself.

Music

The ‘strange grace’ of singer Arooj Aftab

Reunion Island artist Dilo uses the sounds of nature to celebrate it

Femi Kuti and Made Kuti continue Afrobeat legacy in two-part album

New album lifts up the voices of ostracized women in northern Ghana’s ‘witch camps’

Can K-pop stars wield their celebrity to influence climate action?

Iranian American composer Sahba Aminikia: Music transforms like raindrops that 'wash this part of humanity'

Rapper Ali ATH wonders if there's a place for him in Afghanistan's future

Author Kim Nicholas on the five stages of 'radical climate acceptance'

'Nature is always singing': Now you can make your own music from nature's sounds

Genesis Owusu's debut album 'Smiling With No Teeth' doesn't shy away from issues of race

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