Amadou & Mariam: Folila

For world music fans, a new album from Mali’s Amadou and Miriam is always something to get excited about. For the last decade or so, the blind husband and wife duo have been releasing music that embraces the sounds of their desert homeland - made familiar by Tinariwen and Ali Farka Toure - while at the same time incorporating aspects of many other genres including soul, techno, dub and hard rock.   read more

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith to Host Nobel Peace Prize Concert

The 108th annual Nobel Peace Prize ceremony will be held on December 10 at Oslo City Hall in Norway. It's a formal affair customarily attended by the Norwegian Royal Family and immediately followed by a banquet at Oslo's Grand Hotel. Past Nobel Peace Prizes have been awarded to Mother Teresa, Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela and Al Gore, and this year's winner will be announced this Friday, Oct. 9....  read more