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Day of the Dead: Otis Taylor (foreground), winning raves for his latest CD.

Music

Taylor Made

Discovering a blues legend in the making.

Viva salsa!

Music

Viva salsa!

Seattle brings Latin America's hottest act to town— prize-money included.

Music as salvation: Boubacar Traoré.

Music

Out of Africa

Two of Mali's greatest team up for one special performance.

Combat Rock

Music

Combat Rock

Local world-music eclectics Kultur Shock emerge from the battlefields of Bosnia.

Forty-two years after forming, Bembeya Jazz are still kicking.

Music

Diamond Rich

Bembeya Jazz revisit the golden age of Guinean pop.

France's Lo'Jo: got their mojo working.

Music

Waste Not, Want Not

For world-music mavens Lo'Jo, life is a cabaret.

Salif Keita: talkin' 'bout love.

Music

Homeward Bound

Singer Salif Keita follows his heart and his muse back to Mali.

Tribute/Comp of the Year

Music

Tribute/Comp of the Year

Red Hot + Riot: Capturing the music and spirit of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.