World Music

Fresh Air's World Music columnist, Reuben Maan, joined guest host Karen Gordon to talk about some of the music and musicians that captured his attention in 2009. It was a wide-ranging collection...including music from the Sahara ...music from a blind musician from Australia...a group of paraplegic musicians from the Congo...an album recorded in a psychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires...and music that originated in the shipyards of Peru.

Listen (runs 8:38) to Part One of their conversation.

Listen (runs 8:30) to Part Two of their conversation.

Note: Due to copyright restrictions we are unable to include the musical selections.

Oliver Mtukudzi

An unsual musical collaboration

Cafe Tacuba

King Sunny Ade and Femi Kuti

Habib Koite is one talented musician!

The day the music almost died...