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

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.

Iconic musician Carlos Santana creates ‘mystical medicine music to heal a twisted, crooked world’
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How wartime prejudice brought young Japanese Americans together for life

How wartime prejudice brought young Japanese Americans together for life
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Do alcohol and pot really make you more creative? It depends

Do alcohol and pot really make you more creative? It depends
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When Duke Ellington Played Kabul

When Duke Ellington Played Kabul

Mehmet Ertegun and jazz

Mehmet Ertegun and jazz
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Japan's Zukuna Sisters impress SXSW crowd

The World's Marco Werman tells anchor Lisa Mullins about the Japanese girl group Zukuna Sisters who played a poignantly uplifting version of "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong at the South by Southwest music festival.

Japan's Zukuna Sisters impress SXSW crowd
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Previously unheard 'savory' jazz collection discovered

Jazz aficionados have long spoken of an unrivaled collection of the greatest jazz musicians from 1930s. Now, a collection of their greatest live recordings have been discovered and stored at the National Jazz Museum. The Takeaway talks with the curator.

Previously unheard 'savory' jazz collection discovered

No secular music for funerals, says Australian Catholic Church

Funerals are meant to be solemn affairs, according to the Catholic Church in Australia, and only religious music is allowed.

No secular music for funerals, says Australian Catholic Church
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Ol' Blue Eyes: what John Mccain and Barack Obama have in common

On the eve of the Democratic and Republican conventions, Blender Magazine polled presumptive Presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain for their favorite songs. While Obama and McCain may differ politically, they have one musical taste in common: a love for Ol' Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra.

Ol' Blue Eyes: what John Mccain and Barack Obama have in common
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Global Hit - Enrico Rava and Stefano Bollani

The World's Ken Bader profiles Italian jazz musicians Enrico Rava and Stefano Bollani. Rava is a veteran trumpeter and one of Europe's jazz greats. He teams up with 20-something pianist Bollani on a new CD called "The Third Man."

Global Hit - Enrico Rava and Stefano Bollani