Popular music

The genre “world music” is hard to define: It covers a broad range of styles and is constantly evolving. Take, for instance, the Gambian-English band JuJu — they derive equal inspiration from traditional West African music as they do from classic punk.

These are the tunes played between segments on The World for May 9, 2014.

These are the tunes played between segments on The World for May 9, 2014.

From polyphonies to Haitian beats, Merrill Garbus absorbs music from all over the globe. She’s the frontwoman of the band tUnE yArDs

From polyphonies to Haitian beats, Merrill Garbus absorbs music from all over the globe. She’s the frontwoman of the band tUnE yArDs