For this New Sounds program, there’s an hour of world music. Listen to tricky rhythms but a great groove in music by the global outfit Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures, which is made up of jazzers and North African musicians alike, exploring all the world’s instruments. Also, hear world trance dance-fusion music by Christopher Stowens, built around Indian and Pakistani sources. Plus, “Village Voices” from “Pulse: a Stomp Odyssey,” and more.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
Interviews with top newsmakers in politics, science, and the arts, and Will Shortz brings you the beloved Weekend Puzzle.
A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
Jesse Thorn cuts through the weeds of pop culture, with irreverent comedy, in-depth interviews and a keen eye for what’s worth knowing about.
Classic and contemporary short fiction read by some of the most iconic voices in today’s world of film, theater and comedy. Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City.
Something old, something borrowed – finally with permission – and something new, all in response to James Joyce’s writings. For this literary edition of New Sounds, we’ll hear the long-awaited, originally intended setting of James Joyce’s text from Molly Bloom’s soliloquy at the end of Ulysses. Kate Bush's “The Sensual World” re-emerges as "Flower of the Mountain."
