Akbar

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for June 5, 2012. Artists featured are: Issa Bagayogo, Ali Akbar Kahn, AfroCubism, TriBeCaStan.

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for March 20, 2012. Artists featured are: Yoshida Brothers, Moriba Koita, Prem Joshua & Chintan, Anouar Barhem, Carol Thompson, Ali Akbar Kahn, Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma.

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for March 1, 2012. Artists featured are: Jesus Alemany, Toubab Krewe, Susana Baca, Ali Akbar Kahn, Jonthan Richman and The Modern Lovers, Kaya Project.

In Afghanistan, there’s still no sign to the end of escalating violence over the destruction of copies of the Koran by American troops. Why is burning the Koran such a deeply offensive gesture to Muslims? American University Islamic Studies professor Akbar Ahmed joins The Takeaway, next.

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 10, 2011. Artists featured are: Ali Akbar Kahn, Charanga Cakewalk, Reminiscence Quartet, Moriba Koita, Aqua Velvet.