From: Link TV on Tue, Mar 23 2010 11:57 AM

One of world music’s pioneer deejays, Charlie Gillett died last week. We have found a videotape of one of his shows that reveals his enthusiasm for the music, and his warm personality. Here's to you, Charlie.For the full World Music blog post and more information, click here.

From: Link TV on Tue, Mar 16 2010 9:23 AM

(Serbia) What is gypsy music, actually? And what is the gypsy tradition? Well, for one thing, Roma have always been really great at integrating different musical styles into their own. Kal (which means "black" in Romanes) is part of that tradition, and in their music you can hear both Serbian an...

From: Link TV on Tue, Mar 16 2010 9:23 AM

Josh Norek, Vice President of Nacional Records, discusses how his background in the music business prepared him for his work with Voto Latino in their new Census 2010 initiative.For the full World Music blog post and more information, click here.

From: Link TV on Wed, Mar 10 2010 12:19 AM

Irish singer Cara Dillon brought her band to GlobalFEST, and it’s a perfect prelude to all the St. Patrick's Day festivities coming up.

From: Link TV on Mon, Mar 08 2010 10:12 PM

"Garbage is dumped everywhere by people who ignore the government,They boast about breaking the law; they live on kickbacks,Construction goes on;  Politicians spit as they smooth-talk...Not even half of the natural coast of Taiwan is left...When will this environmental tragedy end?"(Taiwan) Kou C...

From: Link TV on Wed, Mar 03 2010 12:54 AM

"So let me play to you, My soul is dying from silence, Don’t be afraid of the noise. What is playing is my hands" --Chorus from "Ruke"(Croatia) Darko Rundek has been a pioneer of Yugoslavian experimental pop for over 30 years. He manages to tap into the brooding Slavic soul and extract its most ...

From: Link TV on Wed, Mar 03 2010 12:35 AM

In January New York City hosted GlobalFEST, a one-night world music extravaganza. We dip in on Vietnamese jazz guitarist Nguyen Le and his new aggregate, Saiyuki. While Le and Indian tabla player Prabhu Edouard displayed great chemistry and inventiveness, it was Mieko Miyazaki of Japan playing k...

From: Link TV on Tue, Feb 23 2010 7:26 AM

(Curaçao) Izaline Calister’s performance in Link TV's presentation of "Breaking the Silence, Beating the Drum" was special, and we have since wanted a video of this very warm, artful singer. Now we have one, albeit courtesy of the Curacao Board of Tourism. So although the lyric is not all s...

From: Link TV on Tue, Feb 23 2010 7:26 AM

An interview with "Playing for Change" founder Mark Johnson. The astounding success of his globetrotting video of "Stand By Me" has seen the establishment of a foundation, the building of music schools and plans for accompanying high tech information hubs. A better world through music may actual...

From: Link TV on Wed, Feb 17 2010 4:09 AM

(Taiwan) Although Lim Geong’s work is pure electronica, and he has said he gets inspiration from Japanese and German experimental music, he remains a very recognizably Asian composer - if not purely Taiwanese - and the motifs have a familiar pentatonic quality. To reflect this, the video present...

From: Link TV on Wed, Feb 17 2010 4:02 AM

The last of the Taiwan series is a visit to Yuen Jung-ping, the president of the Chinese Guqin Society. The Guqin is an ancient instrument. Playing it is as much a matter of meditation as of musical expression. Jung-ping plays a song about bidding someone goodbye at a station.For the full World ...

From: Link TV on Tue, Feb 09 2010 2:56 AM

(Western Sahara) We’re thrilled to have a video from one of the great singers of world music. Mariem Hassan has a voice that would make Aretha Franklin sit up and take notice. She's been rightly called "The Voice of the Sahara," and as a representative of her people she has also been a tirel...

From: Link TV on Tue, Feb 09 2010 2:56 AM

Short profiles of artists who are innovating within their fields: Lim Geong creates electronic soundscapes, A Moving Sound presents performance art that draws from several Asian and aboriginal sources, and Kou Chou Ching are engaging Taiwanese youth in social issues and politics through their co...

From: Link TV on Tue, Feb 02 2010 2:34 AM

(Mongolia) We first saw Urna perform in a Russian TV music series that was sent to us in 2001, and which we were never able to acquire. We were struck by the range of her singing, from pleasant alto to piercing, accurate highs. Then we saw her again in Uzbekistan at the Sharq Taronalari festival...

From: Link TV on Tue, Feb 02 2010 2:34 AM

A look and a listen to two very different Taiwanese Aboriginal musical entities: Inka Mbing is an Atayal who is working to preserve the music and culture of her people, while the young band Totem combines their heritage with mainstream pop rock.

From: Link TV on Tue, Jan 26 2010 12:59 AM

Is there such a thing as Taiwanese Jazz? We sit in on a rehearsal with the Jazz-Folk fusion band Sizhukong, and hear how the timbres of traditional Chinese instruments successfully combine with jazz sensibilities.For the full World Music blog post and more information, click here.

From: Link TV on Tue, Jan 26 2010 12:59 AM

(Chile) Another strong installment in the Latin Alternative Music story, DJ Bitman made an auspicious debut with three other musicians as Bitman and Roban, an act that combined Latin, electronica, hip hop, funk and lounge music into a highly successful package. He’s kept all those influences in ...

From: Link TV on Mon, Jan 18 2010 11:13 PM

Lin Cheng Zhiang became known for his work with the Labor Exchange Band, part of a social movement protesting the buildlng of a dam in the south of Taiwan. He has continued to write and record since then, and is widely respected for his songs about sociali realities and his combination of tradit...

From: Link TV on Fri, Jan 15 2010 10:32 PM

(Congo) A few years ago Link TV presented the wonderful documentary "Jupiter’s Dance," about the street music in Kinshasa, Congo. One of the highlights of the film was a band of ragged paraplegics in makeshift tricycles who made sweet, swinging music. The band has come a long way since then, and...

From: Link TV on Mon, Jan 11 2010 9:07 PM

Singer Wu Hsin-fei sings an a capella song in the Nanguan style, a genre that is over 1200 years old. Click here for the complete blog entry and more information.