World Music with Deirdre Saravia

Lyric Romanticism On Asgeir Trausti's "In The Silence"

Deirdre Saravia — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:01:54 +0000

Ásgeir Trausti hoped to be a professional track and field athlete but his plans were detailed by various sporting injuries. He became a professional musician instead and quickly rose to to top of the Icelandic music scene.

All the words to his songs are composed by his 72-year-old father and are filled with lyric romanticism.

His first album, "Dyrd I Daudathogn," (In The Silence) is sung completely in Icelandic, he hopes to reach a broader audience with an all English version of the album currently in the works.

First Watch: Jeri-Jeri With Baaba Maal, 'Gawlo'

Otis Hart — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:57:09 +0000

One of my favorite songs last year was a collaboration between a Sengalese drum collective and a German techno producer. The producer, Mark Ernestus traveled to the West African country to work with Jeri-Jeri, a group that plays a popular dance music called mbalax.

World Music Celebrations: Moroccan Rose Festival

Deirdre Saravia — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:59:31 +0000

Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This week, a fragrant festival in Morocco.

ROSE FESTIVAL

A Funky-Fresh Sound From Somalia, With A Political History

NPR Staff — Sun, 05 May 2013 19:49:00 +0000

Imagine the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu, in the 1980s. You can't, right? Neither can most music critics. That's why the recent re-release of a record by a popular '80s-era Mogadishu dance band has caught the attention of critics lately.

The founders of Dur-Dur Band now live in Columbus, Ohio.

First Watch: Femi Kuti, 'The World Is Changing'

Bob Boilen — Sat, 04 May 2013 00:52:20 +0000

"'The World Is Changing' is groove with a message." That quote, a pretty good summary of the music of Femi Kuti in just nine words, comes from Juan Gélas, the creative director of a new video for Kuti's new song. Femi Kuti is a saxophonist, trumpeter, keyboard player and singer and songwriter. The son of legendary afrobeat musician Fela Kuti, he carries on the tradition of mixing Nigerian beats along with jazz and a healthy dose of politics.

6 New Latin Songs To Make You Move

Jasmine Garsd — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:10:36 +0000

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Carla Bruni's "Little French Songs"

Deirdre Saravia — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:22:39 +0000

"I got used to notoriety early," said Carla Bruni in an interview with the British newspaper, The Telegraph. So there's nothing holding her back as she sings little songs about her former life, and romantic entanglement with a very famous pop star of the sixties.

First Listen: La Vida Boheme, 'Sera'

editor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:10:19 +0000

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A few weeks ago, I crossed the tense city of Caracas, Venezuela, to meet with La Vida Boheme singer Henry D'Arthenay. The country's presidential elections were a few days away, pitting Hugo Chavez's handpicked successor, socialist candidate Nicolas Maduro — who has since won — against conservative Henrique Capriles. Political violence was already bubbling, but in this heavily armed city, violence has long boiled over.

World Music Celebrations: Rockets For Easter, Snakes In Italy

Deirdre Saravia — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:40:35 +0000

Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This week, rockets blaze for the risen Christ in Greece, and Indiana Jones would never want to find himself in Abruzzo next week. Snakes!

LA FESTA DEI SERPARI

Azuquita Pa'l Cafe: What Coffee Songs Mean To Latin America

Jasmine Garsd — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:04:29 +0000

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