The World: Global Hit

Latest Episodes:

South Africa’s Pilani Bubu has ‘jumped off the shoulder of giants’ to create music filled with tradition Apr 17, 2023

Show notes

The singer-songwriter has always straddled between the worlds of globalization and the traditions of her homeland.

The University of Liverpool new master’s makes a whole degree of Beatlemania Oct 05, 2021

Show notes

The Beatles degree dives into the band's shifting perceptions over more than half a century, and how it's affected other sectors such as tourism. Holly Tessler, the professor who founded the program, joined The World's host Marco Werman to explain more about what the degree entails.

Kiki Valera on Son cubano and how he developed a unique musical perspective Aug 25, 2021

Show notes

At the age of 16, Valera started to salvage radio and TV parts out of discarded electronics to build his own shortwave receiver and transmitter, connecting him to a wider world of musical trends.

Lakou Mizik’s new album highlights Haiti’s creative spirit Aug 13, 2021

Show notes

Hatian band Lakou Mizik’s “Leave the Bones,” in collaboration with DJ and producer Joseph Ray of Nero, mixes traditional sounds with electronic beats.

Haitian American artist Momma Nikki sings about a complicated father-child relationship — and reconciliation Jun 23, 2021

Show notes

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

Dedicated BTS fans buy tickets to join virtual K-pop concert Jun 14, 2021

Show notes

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.

Forging new space: The multidimensional Afrofuturism of Sammus Jun 07, 2021

Show notes

For Dr. Enongo Lumumba Kasongo, whose stage name is Sammus, Afrofuturism has been a well of inspiration and a living current underneath all her work.

A new film explores the stories of 6 men from China who survived the Titanic sinking Jun 04, 2021

Show notes

Some hid their experiences after being scapegoated for surviving the shipwreck.

The ‘strange grace’ of singer Arooj Aftab May 04, 2021

Show notes

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.

Femi Kuti and Made Kuti continue Afrobeat legacy in two-part album Apr 12, 2021

Show notes

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.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected