Another nice surprise at the beginning of the new year: The just-released Nasina clip has now been chosen on one of the most important and biggest world music portals to the new number 1 in the Top Ten Video of January. A dubbing of our English neighbors even before the release of the debut album:  Worldmusic.net more

Video:  http://ethnocloud.com/Niasony/?y_video=2072&b=341 Niasony tells us a story about trickery and disappointment - a parable for the ongoing desperate situation in the Congo. Symbolized by a young girl who falls into the trap of a persuading "lover boy". Her message goes out to us: Nasina yebiyo - "I know you well" ...   L... more

Niasony tells us a story about trickery and disappointment - a parable for the ongoing desperate situation in the Congo. Symbolized by a young girl who falls into the trap of a persuading "lover boy". Her message goes out to us: Nasina yebiyo - "I know you well" ... Video: http://ethnocloud.com/Niasony/?y_video=2072&b=341   more

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With the pantheon of world music divas including powerful singers like Angelique Kidjo, Cesaria Evora and Lila Downs, you can imagine how some might stick with the tried and true and miss out on up-and-comers. But we’re not going to let that happen. Here are five singers less known and recorded than the aforementioned divas. Let us kn... more