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Shakira poses for portrait photographs for "Elvis" at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 25, 2022.

Shakira’s latest hit slamming her ex breaks records for Latin artists on YouTube

Music

Shakira’s release this week shot up to the top of the charts. It’s a scathing breakup song with her ex: Spanish soccer star Gerard Piqué.

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Djibouti’s ‘cosmopolitan musical sound’ captured in first-ever global album

Music
Dan Smith from Bastille

Brit band Bastille takes the US by storm

Arts, Culture & Media

Global Hit: Vampire Weekend

Arts, Culture & Media

Belgian Singer-Songwriter Milow

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Miles Davis and India

Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s Marco Werman introduces us to “Miles from India,” a musical collaboration between jazz musicians from the United States and India that was inspired by the music of the late Miles Davis.

The World

Global Hit: The Kominas

Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s Marco Werman introduces us to the music of The Kominas. The group’s two members are from Boston, the children of Pakistani immigrants. Their new album is called, “Wild Nights in Guantanamo Bay.”

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Global hit – Daxaar

Arts, Culture & Media

For today’s Global Hit, drummer Steve Reid explains how his legendary career has taken him from Motown to Africa. Steve Reid’s latest album is called Daxaar … after the city in Senegal where he recorded the CD.