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Violons Barbares: riding high with Mongolia's horse head fiddle

Violons Barbares (Barbaric violins) is a wild and rather wonderful trio from Mongolia, Bulgaria and France. RFI met the two fiddlers and a percussionist at a recent performance at the Musée Guimet in…

Bulgaria , Afghanistan , Morocco , Istanbul , Turkey , France , Germany , Mongolia , China , Kazakhstan , Bulgarian , French

Kora virtuoso Sona Jobarteh bucks West Africa gender trend

The kora – a stringed instrument that combines the features of a lute and a harp – is traditionally reserved for men in West Africa, but that hasn't stopped British-Gambian artist Sona Jobarteh from…

Gambia , London , City-of , United-kingdom , Sona-jobarteh , Badinyaa-kumoo , World-music-matters , Culture , Music , Africa ,

Kora virtuoso Sona Jobarteh bucks West Africa gender trend

Kora virtuoso Sona Jobarteh bucks West Africa gender trend
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Gambia , United-kingdom , London , City-of , Sona-jobarteh , Badinyaa-kumoo , West-africa , World-music-matters ,

Mali's Fatoumata Diawara has a lot to say - World Music Matters

Seven years after her acclaimed debut album Fatou, the Malian singer songwriter and actress Fatoumata Diawara has released Fenfo meaning "something to say" in her native Bambara language. The Paris-based…

Marciac , Midi-pyrées , France , Nigeria , United-kingdom , Paris , France-general- , Cuba , Fatou , Mali-general- , Mali , Bamako

Mali's Amadou & Mariam combat 'confusion' with disco

Malian husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam are one of west Africa's most successful acts. On their latest album La Confusion they use a blend of Afro-pop and disco to evoke upheavals in their country…

Norway , Oslo , Bamako , Mali , France , French , Manu-chao , Damon-albarn , Barak-obama , Bofou-safou , Culture

Tiken Jah Fakoly calls for African unity - World Music Matters

Following the release of his eighth album Dernier Appel - Last Call, Ivorian reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly talks about using African percussion to fulfil Bob Marley's prophesy that reggae would one day…

Coted-ivoire , Ivorian , Bob-marley , Tiken-jah , Alpha-blondy , Dernier-appel , Tiken-jah-fakoly , Jah-fakoly , Africa , World-music-matters , Music

Sound Kitchen listener resolutions for 2021 - The Sound Kitchen

The Sound Kitchen
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26 min
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear your fellow listeners' New Year Resolutions. There’s the answer to the question about outgoing U-S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s “Farewell Tour”, some great music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!
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Hello everyone! Welcome to
The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You’ll hear the winners' names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you’ve grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.

France , Qatar , Georgia , United-states , Paris , France-general , United-arab-emirates , Bankura , West-bengal , India , Hedehusene , Hovedstaden

Sound Kitchen listener resolutions for 2021

Sound Kitchen listener resolutions for 2021
By Susan Owensby - RFI
JAN 2, 2021
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you'll hear your fellow listeners' New Year Resolutions. There's the answer to the question about outgoing U-S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's “Farewell Tour”, some great music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!
Hello everyone! Welcome to
The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winners' names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.

France , Qatar , Georgia , United-states , Paris , France-general , United-arab-emirates , Bankura , West-bengal , India , Hedehusene , Hovedstaden

'Is there a doctor in the (White) house?' Dr Jill Biden, the next U-S First Lady

'Is there a doctor in the (White) house?' Dr Jill Biden, the next U-S First Lady
modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

France , United-states , Paris , France-general , Washington , Virginia , Bankura , West-bengal , India , Germany , Issy-les-moulineaux , Bangladesh

Go girl! Ride that wave!

Go girl! Ride that wave!
modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

France , Bangladesh , Nilphamari , Rangpur , Issy-les-moulineaux , France-general , Sharifa , Punjab , Pakistan , Barrackpore , West-bengal , India