Host of the world music radio show Spin the Globe. and author of the SoundRoots Global Culture. blog, Scott Stevens writes from the cultural hotbed of Olympia, Washington.
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If you saw the exquisite movie Atanarjuat: Fast Runner, you may remember a scene where two women do the Inuit version of throat-singing.
Is the USA wasting money by supporing an allegedly corrupt, inept Arabic broadcasting fiefdom?
Fans of Ethiopian music will hear familiar rhythms, while less Ethiopized ears may hear an adventurous jazz big band...
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