A World History of Photography

Naomi Rosenblum

	A World History of Photography
	Published: 01 February, 1997
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A World History of Photography

The Celtic Journeys of Loreena McKennitt

McKennitt fell in love with Celtic music many years ago, but a late-'90s visit to Venice gave her a new appreciation for the wide reach of Celtic culture. Her new album is a concert recording from an unlikely Celtic outpost: Spain. She visits NPR for an interview and in-studio performance.

Macaco: Spanish Pop 'Fusion Without Confusion'

His pop songcraft mixes the international rhythms and polyglot languages of his native Barcelona. For Dani Carbonell, the voice and songwriting talent behind the band Macaco, musical fusion comes naturally.

For Percussion Projects, the Beat Goes Unevenly On

The cliché about a catchy song: "It's got a good beat, you can dance to it." But things get more complicated when the beat is all there is to it. Two recent albums put the percussion front and center: Batterie, from Loop 2.4.3, and Global Drum Project, with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and tabla master Zakir Hussain.

U.S. Bands Jam Sounds of Eastern Europe

The sounds of Eastern European music is spreading abroad. The group Man Man, from the eastern U.S. city of Philadelphia, is one band getting its influence from the countries of the former communist bloc.

Macedonian Singer's Death Saddens Balkans

Music fans across the Balkans are mourning Tose Proeski, a Macedonian entertainer whose pop ballads, sung in many different languages, bridged political divides. Proeski, 26, died in a recent car crash.

Luciana Souza: Revising Pop by Way of Bossa Nova

On The New Bossa Nova, Brazilian singer Luciana Souza makes a daring move, infusing pop classics by the likes of Joni Mitchell and The Beach Boys with the sultry, shifting rhythms of bossa nova.

Toots and the Maytals in Concert

For more than 40 years, the ska and reggae legends in Toots and the Maytals have been known worldwide for their unique fusion of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock. Hear the band perform a concert from WXPN and World Café Live in Philadelphia.

'Chicha' Music Expands out of Peru

Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru is the first album of Chicha music released outside of Peru. The unique music style grew out of the booming cities of the Peruvian Amazon in 1970 and incorporates surf guitars, synthesizers and distinctive melodies.

Death of the 'Balkan Elvis'

Tose Proeski, one of the most popular musicians in the Balkans, has died, and people all over the former Yugoslavia are mourning him. Born in Macedonia in 1981, Proeski represented his country in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.

Japanese Tribute Band Parrots The Beatles

The Parrots are the Japanese version of The Beatles, and almost everything about them references the band, including their clothes, the venue they play, and their accents.

'Spam Allstars' Groove to Diverse Rhythms

The Spam Allstars are generating a buzz in the music business for their rhythmic mixtures of electronica, Latin, funk, hip-hop and dub. And the band members are just as diverse as the music they groove to. The Spam Allstars share their music as well as their inspiration.

Penn Masala Mixes A Cappella from East and West

At the University of Pennsylvania, a cappella singing can be as serious as the academics. The 15-man group Penn Masala has been a campus standout, spreading its a cappella fusion of Eastern and Western music well beyond campus borders.

Opera Star Remembered for Musical Versatility

Opera star Luciano Pavarotti is dead, but he leaves behind a legacy of beautiful music. He was the most famous opera singer in the world, but he also enjoyed collaborating with rock and R&B stars such as Bono, James Brown and Sting.

Modiba Records Blends Music, Aid

Modiba Records is a small record company that raises and distributes funds to the areas their recording artists are from. Their first album, ASAP: The Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project, has raised over $140,000 to fund humanitarian groups working on the ground in Darfur. Members of the company talk about their approach to fundraising, and about their latest album by Vieux Farka Toure.

Learning by 'Broz-mosis'

On Lumiere, Bob Brozman is the orchestra. He plays the National Tricone, charango, ukulele, baritone guitar and, well, everything else. Brozman has spent decades traveling and collaborating with musicians all over, which he synthesizes into his own music.

Abdullah Ibrahim Stays Rooted to His Homeland

South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, but he spent much of his life in exile. With inspiration from Duke Ellington and others, Ibrahim's sound became more deeply rooted in Africa. Today, few living composers can match his melodic inventiveness.

Music Offers View of a Changing Spain

Spain has a great, deep history, but much of its music is largely unknown globally. There's flamenco, of course, but that's only one facet in a more complex picture -- a picture that's slowly changing.

Jazz World Mourns Loss of Max Roach

Legendary jazz percussionist Max Roach is dead at 83. Having been associated with greats such as Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie, the self-taught musician wowed audiences throughout the world.

Ace Accordion Players Compete

Accordions get their due as some of the world's top players face off in the final rounds of the Coupe Mondiale taking place outside Washington, D.C. The prestigious event features about 80 competitors from Europe, China and New Zealand as well as the U.S.

China's Latest Export: Anti-Establishment Music

For Chinese indie band Rebuilding the Rights of Statues, the art of making anti-establishment music in a non-democratic state is all in the translation. For example, the band translated the title of its song "Hang the Police" as "the police are laughing."

Reggae Sensation Collie Buddz Keeps it Real

Collie Buddz is a 25-year-old Bermudan dancehall "sing-jay" and reggae artist. He describes his journey in music and, as a white musician, how he's contributing to a traditionally Black musical genre.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: A Sufi Music Master Revived

On the new CD, Dub Qawwali producer Gaudi mixes his big beats and reggae rhythms to the soaring, passionate vocals of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a master of the Sufi devotional music called qawwali.

Tommy Makem Was Irish Music's Godfather

Irish musician Tommy Makem, who succumbed to lung cancer Wednesday, is credited with helping to popularize traditional Irish music in America and beyond. He is best known for songs such as "Four Green Fields" and "Red Is the Rose."

Vintage Highlife and Afrobeat on 'Bokoor Beats'

In Ghana, the '70s was a time of political repression, high inflation, and funky pop music. A young British emigre named John Collins formed the Bokoor Band with locals in 1971. The Bokoor Beats retrospective captures a band full of pride and confidence from Ghana's then-recent independence.

Northern Brazilian Tradition, New York Style

The forro music style is certainly not as well-known as bossa nova or samba. But for years, Forro in the Dark has given New Yorkers a unique spin on Northern Brazil's country music. Forro in the Dark visits Studio 4A for an interview and live performance.

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