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In the ever-expanding landscape of “world music,” few performers are as widely recognized or revered as Malian guitarist Habib Koité. While many international artists reside fleetingly on the fringes of American popularity — think WXPN’s “World Café” — Koité’s impact has been substantial and far-reaching.... Read more

San Francisco’s Rupa & The April Fishes are causing quite a stir in both world and indie-music circles, corraling myriad stylistic influences into a globetrotting aural mash-up that’s both comfortingly familiar and breathtakingly unique. Led by silk-throated vocalist Rupa — the daughter of Indian immigrants who was born in the U.S. and raised on three continents — the group comes by its duality honestly.... Read more

Vermont will likely never be known as a comedic hotbed. Sure, we’ve got funny folks such as actors William H. Macy and Luis Guzman taking up part-time residence in our fair state. And of course, there’s the Green Mountains’ answer to Jeff Foxworthy: Rusty DeWees. But the chances that we’ll ever be able to support a vibrant comedy scene on par with, say, the improv circuit in Chicago, or the stand-up clubs of New York City and Los Angeles are pretty slim.... Read more

The roving “poet soldiers” called Tinariwen comprise one of the most exciting groups on the world-music landscape. Carlos Santana and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant are among their growing legion of fans. But the band’s story is long and tragic, born of the brutal, ongoing Touareg rebellion in the West African nation of Mali.... Read more