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Senegal's Youssou N'Dour is, perhaps, the biggest name in world music. Now 40, his eerie voice, high and keening, has ...

One of the most interesting albums of 2003 is from a country that's barely featured on the world music scene - Poland. ...

Long before soukous filled dancefloors in Europe and Africa, even before there was Congolose rumba, there was Antoine ...

"To me, joiking the deepest way to give out my feelings and my background," said Sami (Lapp) joiker Wimme Saari. "It makes ...

Like many immigrants, Senegalese musician Vieux Diopcame to America to "experience new things. I wanted to come over, see ...

Today's Värttinä is a long way, but also just a short stroll, from the band that began in 1983. The young girls who began ...

Taj Mahal's music has always been about making, connections, whether it's with the past, or other facets of the black ...

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The very name of this band, the Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers, is ...

It's hard to believe that the Ukrainians have been around for 12 years now, purveying their particular brand of music. ...

There are probably a few people who think the Mekons have no place in roots music, but there are always a few blinkered ...
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