Music

July 07, 2020

The album "Inner World" has been in the making for five years. It contains mantras and Buddhist teachings from the Dalai Lama set to soothing music.

Protest

Why Ethiopia erupted over a musician's killing

The World

July 03, 2020

Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was a powerful political voice for the Oromo ethnic group. His death is just the latest in nearly a year of troubling developments in Ethiopia, and has become a rallying cry for the opposition to speak out against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Music

Djibouti’s ‘cosmopolitan musical sound’ captured in first-ever global album

The World

July 03, 2020

New music is being recorded and released every day. But for the first time, an album has come from the Republic of Djibouti, which gained independence 43 years ago. The World's Marco Werman spoke to Vik Sohonie, who co-produced the record.

Arts, Culture & Media

'Volcano Man': Song from Eurovision spoof film inspires covers from real contestants

The World

June 30, 2020

A new Netflix movie starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams may fill the Eurovision-sized hole in 2020's entertainment world. Now, a song from the film is getting a few authentic covers — from Eurovision contestants themselves.

Protest

This Liberian Italian beatmaker uses music to tackle racism in Italy

The World

June 29, 2020

Beatmaker and producer Karima 2G uses music to speak out against racism in Italy. She advocates for second-generation Italians who are born in Italy, but denied citizenship at birth because their parents were migrants from Africa, Latin America and Asia.

COVID-19: The latest from The World

Barcelona opera reopens to full house — of plants

The World

June 23, 2020

Puccini's "Crisantemi" was played in Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu before an audience of 2,292 plants that filled the venue to capacity.

Identity

‘We need to talk about racism,’ these Middle Easterners say

The World

June 17, 2020

In the wake of George Floyd's death and the protests in the US, some in the Middle East are highlighting anti-black racism at home.

Protest

America’s BLM protests find solidarity in South Korea

The World

June 08, 2020

On Saturday, around 100 demonstrators walked through downtown Seoul in protest of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in what was perhaps the first showing of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the nation.

Top of The World

Hongkongers continue protests against threats to civil liberties; Brazil follows US in coronavirus outbreak as Qatar requires contact-tracing app

The World

May 26, 2020

Protesters in Hong Kong are planning to demonstrate against another law that could limit their autonomy. And, the novel coronavirus is hitting Brazil hard. Also, in Qatar, the government is requiring use of a contact-tracing app. Meanwhile in South Korea, youth are embracing old school tunes.

Music

Move over K-pop: Korean youth turn to old-time trot music

The World

May 25, 2020

Young pop stars in South Korea, struck with nostalgia, are performing covers of old-timey trot music on competition shows like “Mister Trot,” which have viewers vote for their favorite acts in an “American Idol”-style format.

Music

The Dalai Lama makes a bid for music chart stardom

Why Ethiopia erupted over a musician's killing

Djibouti’s ‘cosmopolitan musical sound’ captured in first-ever global album

'Volcano Man': Song from Eurovision spoof film inspires covers from real contestants

This Liberian Italian beatmaker uses music to tackle racism in Italy

Barcelona opera reopens to full house — of plants

‘We need to talk about racism,’ these Middle Easterners say

America’s BLM protests find solidarity in South Korea

Hongkongers continue protests against threats to civil liberties; Brazil follows US in coronavirus outbreak as Qatar requires contact-tracing app

Move over K-pop: Korean youth turn to old-time trot music

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