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

(Bosnia) Whoever wrote this song had both a way with the ladies and some REALLY bad luck...or perhaps a homicidal streak? Actually though, it is a traditional Sevdah song from Sarajevo, and there is plenty of precedent in the folk lexicon of almost every country for "list" songs like this. "I Kn...

From: Link TV on Mon, Jan 04 2010 8:38 PM

(China) Hailing from Yunnan Province in southwestern China, the group Shan Ren has, since its inception, explored the integration of western pop and rock with elements of Chinese rural folk music. The title "30 Years" refers to the age of the main character as he explains how his dreams to marry...

From: Link TV on Mon, Jan 04 2010 8:32 PM

Yasmin Levy has caused controversy by interpreting the Ladino repertoire (music of the Spanish-Jewish diaspora) through the lens of Flamenco. But she feels it is the only way to save the endangered language.

From: Link TV on Wed, Dec 23 2009 8:10 PM

(Argentina/Spain) Here’s a bit of whimsy from the graphic artist/musician Sebastian Litmanovich d.b.a. Cineplexx. The mood is pure lounge-pop (this is the "copacabana mix") and the montage of nostalgic elements really carries this video along. Go-go girls cavort and samba bands parade behind the ...

From: Link TV on Fri, Dec 18 2009 8:05 PM

(Spain/France) One of Manu Chao’s first huge hits was "Clandestino", a song that introduced the world to his songwriting style: the simplest of structures, a melody that is instantly singable, and a cryptically political stance. Chao has been packing stadiums ever since, and in this excerpt from...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 14 2009 7:00 PM

At WOMEX, the women who comprise the trio "San Chuan" discuss the history of the zheng, and give a beautiful informal performance.

From: Link TV on Fri, Dec 11 2009 6:34 PM

African singer, songwriter, guitarist and percussionist, Blick Bassy is one of the new voices in African music, one that is cool, relaxed and swinging. A veteran of the Cameroonian band Makase Bassy moved to Paris in 2005 where he started working with the greats of the African music scene there....

From: Link TV on Tue, Dec 08 2009 6:34 PM

WOMEX 09 Part 4 brings us one and a half songs from Yves Lambert and Le Bebert Orchestra. The band (Olivier Rondeau, Tommy Gauthier, Robin Boulianne and Jean François Déry) was a well-oiled machine, barreling through dance tunes and songs with verve and professionalism.

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:55 AM

Find out why South African songwriter Vusi Mahlasela is called "The Voice" with this Link TV exclusive performance.

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:55 AM

-Buy the album(Russia) In looking back on the history of Russian popular music, we can see a definite "Golden Age" of Rock bands that grew up under Communism, weathered perestroika, and are now, ironically considered the "alternative" to the commercial pablum that currently dominates the airwave...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:55 AM

(United Kingdom) The British folk repertoire is a vibrant and compelling one, that relates the stories of the working class men and women who lived through harsh monarchies, the industrial revolution and the rise and fall of empire. "Hard Times of Old England" hails from the 18th Century, and is...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:55 AM

(Benin/USA) It’s no easy thing to cover a Rolling Stones classic like "Gimme Shelter." But if anyone can do it, the small but mighty Angelique Kidjo can, reworking the song andmaking it her owon by adding the rhythm section of Benin's Gangbe Brass Band. It's a killer track, a...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:55 AM

(Colombia) In this tribute to protest songs, Aterciopelados make visual a quote from the great singer-songwriter Victor Jara, who said "The authentic revolutionary should be behind the guitar, so that the guitar becomes an instrument of struggle, so that it can also shoot like a gun." The band t...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:55 AM

(Brazil) While she may not (yet) be a household name in Brazilian music, Paula Lima is on the rise because she has definitely got what it takes; a velvety true voice, a talent for catchy songwriting, a top flight band, and a niche all her own: "SambaChic." In this live performance she tackles "D...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:55 AM

Featuring some of the most outstanding musicians performing today, this selection of Link TV World Music Videos showcases the virtuosic talents of artists like France’s Birelli LaGrene as well as Senegal's Djambutu Thiossane, a group of jembe drummers who blend traditional rhythms with glob...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:06 AM

Cambodian surf band Dengue Fever stops by Link’s New York studio to talk about how they found their Cambodian lead singer in Long Beach and what it was like to tour her home country.

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:06 AM

(India) Not all Indian singers lip synch for Bollywood actresses. Sona Mohapatra’s first CD  ‘Sona’ swept all music awards in the non-film music category in the year 2007 in India. Although she has trained in Hindustani singing technique, her musical influences are diverse, and she fronts her ow...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:06 AM

-Download on iTunes-Buy the album(USA/Cambodia) Dengue Fever is the creation of two brothers who fell in love with a strange hybrid music. On a trip to Cambodia they heard recordings of rock/pop music of a bygone era from before the bloodbaths of the Khmer Rouge. The musicians who made the music ...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:06 AM

-Download on iTunes(Mexico/USA) When Cortez came to conquor, it was Malinche, originally given to him with twenty other female slaves who became his most trusted interpreter and paramour. As such, she was an amazing woman who commanded respectand even reverence, among the Spanish who were in th...

From: Link TV on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:06 AM

(Somalia/Canada) This scathing rap against the politicians and warlords of Somalia comes from K’Naan, a native son who narrowly escaped his country with his life. He has been compared to Eminem and other rappers, but he is a world apart, eschewing violence from already having experience...