Iwan Fals: The Voice of Social Justice in Indonesia
*Original story broadcast on The World (PRI/BBC). The late 1990s was a time of upheaval in Indonesia. The government of President Suharto was marked by widespread corruption…
Gagaku, Japan’s Centuries Old Music Tradition
Original broadcast on The World (PRI/ BBC). Japanese Gagaku is believed to be the world’s oldest living orchestral tradition. This ritual and highly refined “elegant music,”…
Zee Avi, Malaysia’s YouTube Star
Original broadcast on The World (PRI/ BBC). Twenty six-year-old Malaysian native Zee Avi has had a meteoric rise. Avi says she struggled to find her place growing up,…
NAT GEO MUSIC – RWMF 2012
This July Nat Geo Music correspondent Maria Bakkalapulo joined 20,000 festival-goers in the Borneo jungle for for the 15th anniversary of Malaysia’s long-running Rainforest World Music…
Scottish Gaelic Punk Band Oi Polloi
Original broadcast on The World (PRI/ BBC). Formed in 1981,Oi Polloi are championing a Scottish Gaelic punk movement. The Gaelic language was introduced to Scotland by Irish settlers…
