One thing The World has done a lot of over the years is highlight up and coming global recording artists. Host Marco Werman and The World’s show director April Peavey discuss some of their favorites from the show’s music archives.
That includes 71-year-old musician Ustad Noor Bakhsh, a master of the balochi benju. He’s played his custom-made instrument throughout the northwest region of Pakistan. When ethnomusicologist Daniayl Ahmed came across a video of Ustad Noor Bakhsh online, he just had to find him.
Plus, twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz are the daughters of late Cuban percussionist Miguel “Anga'” Diaz. Together the sisters are the musical duo Ibeyi. Host Marco Werman spoke to them in 2015 about their musical influences, including their dad, an alum of the legendary Buena Vista Social Club.
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