Grammy-winning hip-hop and beatbox artist Christylez Bacon invites artists from different cultures to mix it up on stage with him in Washington, DC.

Iraqi musician Rahim AlHaj tells us a powerful story about his song "Running Boy." It's part of The World's new partnership with Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan traveled to the remote island of Ukerewe and recorded music written by people living with albinism. These songs have become a way to send messages of empowerment.

Juanes has a new album called "Mis Planes Son Amarte" and it's his answer to all the bad news out there

We love music here at The World, and we love to share our latest favorites with you.

When performing her latest single, “Peligrosa,” Downs says she thought about women who are seen as “dangerous because we think, because we have opinions, because we want to go to school, because we want to be independent.”

Otura Mun grew up in a Mennonite family in Indiana, but a visit to Puerto Rico led him to convert to the Yoruba religion. He's now an Yoruba Ifá priest, and incorporates these religious traditions into music.

Bonnie Raitt loves the blues, whether it's from Chicago, the Mississippi Delta or West Africa.

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Café Tacvba puts out its first album in five years, and rock is just one of the ingredients.