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Radaid and Novalima, remixing Latin American traditions
11/02/2011 - World Tracks

Radaid and Novalima, remixing Latin American traditions

World Tracks this week goes to Portugal and central Paris to talk to artists from Mexico and Peru about their innovative mixture of electronic and folk music.

Russian Sylvia Vadimova and Tunisian Moufadhel Adhoum: artists flourishing in exile
04/02/2011 - World Tracks

Russian Sylvia Vadimova and Tunisian Moufadhel Adhoum: artists flourishing in exile

Artists from entirely different worlds meet in today’s World Tracks: mezzo-soprano singer Sylvia Vadimova from Russia and Tunisian oud player Moufadhel Adhoum.

Mixing north African and world music - Majid Bekkas, Khader Fahem Mimoun Rafroua and Atef
03/12/2010 - World Tracks

Mixing north African and world music - Majid Bekkas, Khader Fahem Mimoun Rafroua and Atef

For decades, musicians from the Arab world have been exploring genres far removed from their own heritage.

African pride with Nigeria's Femi Kuti and Kenyan Makadem
26/11/2010 - World Tracks

African pride with Nigeria's Femi Kuti and Kenyan Makadem

In an exclusive exchange, Nigerian singer-saxophonist Femi Kuti denounces corruption, military dictatorship and nepotism, as he releases another vitriolic album.

25/11/2010 - France - RFI - Africa

Manu Dibango accepts prize for RFI-sponsored box set

The Charles Cros Academy today presented two major awards for box sets coproduced by Radio France International.

Førde fest rocks fjords
19/11/2010 - World Tracks

Førde fest rocks fjords

In the land of fjords, elks, and endless summer days, there is a festival which has been celebrating world music cultures for the past two decades.

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Shifting classical Indian music into the 21st century
12/11/2010 - World Tracks

Shifting classical Indian music into the 21st century

This week we meet artists with passionate links to Indian classical music.

Fifty years of African music in 18 CDs
29/08/2010 - The Club 9516 Sound Kitchen

Fifty years of African music in 18 CDs

World Tracks host Daniel Brown joins Susan Owensby to talk about the monumental new CD set

Jazz in Morocco an unusual mix
06/08/2010 - World Tracks

Jazz in Morocco an unusual mix

The former Moroccan capital Fez hosted the Jazz in Riad Festival for the sixth year running in October.

28/07/2010 - Indonesia

Hundreds protest French Buddha Bar in Indonesia

Indonesian demonstrators say the sophisticated bar and restaurant threatens interfaith relations in the overwhelmingly Muslim country.

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