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Ethiopian American singer Meklit Hadero is shown performing under orange and red lighting.MH

Meklit Hadero

Meklit Hadero is an Ethiopia American vocalist, singer-songwriter and composer, making music that sways between cultures and continents.Known for her electric stage presence, innovative take on Ethio-Jazz, and her fiery, emotive live shows, Meklit has rocked stages from Addis Ababa (where she is a household name) to San Francisco (her beloved home-base), to New York, London, DC, Montreal, Nairobi, Chicago, LA, Arusha, Rome, Zurich, Rio Di Janeiro, Seattle, Cairo, and more.
Forging a new path in Mexico’s mariachi culture
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Ali Sethi on the role of shared culture among warring nations
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Rapper Ana Tijoux rediscovers her roots in hip-hop
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‘Dedicated to Haiti’: A musician connects with her ancestral homeland
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The search for a Jewish Moroccan song change one artist’s life
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The evolution of The World’s music
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‘Movement’: New York’s ‘Little Syria’ hip-hop musical
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Syrian singer Ghaliaa finds a voice in Abu Dhabi
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Liberian-American singer wrestles with journey from civil war in new EP
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Syrian musician contemplates return to Aleppo
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Helado Negro explains how work inspired some of his recent tracks
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What next after collaborating with the Bad Bunny?
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Sid Sriram mixes carnatic music with soul
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Venezuelan musician builds community in NYC
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Cuban singer finds musical home in Puerto Rico
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Belgian musicians take on tough conversations
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From unemployed immigrant to rap star
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Syrian singer Ghaliaa finds voice in Abu Dhabi
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Afro Honduran immigrant discovered tap dancing in Harlem
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DC musician blends Liberian and Southern roots
Sasami’s Zainichi-infused rock ‘n’ roll
Musician San Cha turns to ranchera music when she most needs it
An unlikely music duo: Larry and Joe
Musician Momma Nikki reflects on how Haitian father influenced their art
‘Movement’: How Xenia Rubinos found a new way to perform during the pandemic
‘Movement’ podcast host Meklit Hadero on Thanksgiving, family and music
How Sasami’s Zainichi heritage informs her music
‘I got saved by war’: From the siege of Sarajevo to punk rock in Seattle
Belgian duo starts difficult conversations with humor and dance beats
An unlikely music duo: Larry & Joe
Cuban musician’s homemade shortwave radio becomes a bridge to music in the US 
Musician Dakota Camacho’s roots in Guam helped him hone his flow
Musician finds a voice in video games and Afrofuturism
Pakistani composer Arooj Aftab reflects on her latest record ‘Vulture Prince’
An Iranian composer talks about the relationship between beauty and pain in his work
A personal journey back home to Ethiopia
Clarissa Bitar plays the oud, a classic string instrument.
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How the oud brought this Palestinian American musician closer to their culture, family and history
Chhom Nimol is the lead singer of Dengue Fever.
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How this Cambodian American singer found her voice
A portrait of Sasami from her self-titled LP, "Sasami."
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‘It’s all mixed’: Sasami makes music inspired by her multicultural heritage 
Gino Yevdjevich – who goes by “Gino” — is the founder and lead singer of the Seattle-based punk band Kultur Shock.
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‘Sing every single song like it’s your last’: How conflict in Sarajevo changed this musician’s life
Belgian artists Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul.
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‘It’s not about you, it’s about the conversation’: This Belgian music duo gets you dancing — and talking
DMV rapper and record producer Oddisee realized early on that purpose and success are self-designated.
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Sudanese American rapper Oddisee on overcoming cultural taboos and confronting self-doubt
Enrique Kiki Valera is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, sound engineer and producer. He’s best known as one of the world’s greatest players of the Cuban cuatro, a mid-size guitar with eight strings grouped in sets of two.
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Kiki Valera on Son cubano and how he developed a unique musical perspective
Dakota Camacho, dancer and musician, seen in a body of a water unclothed with long hair.
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‘I can speak the language of rhyme:’ Dakota Camacho on Guam, family and hip-hop
Momma Nikki as a child with their father Jean Bonny Etienne in an undated photo.
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Haitian American artist Momma Nikki sings about a complicated father-child relationship — and reconciliation
For Dr. Enongo Lumumba Kasongo, whose stage name is Sammus, Afrofuturism has been a well of inspiration and a living current underneath all her work.
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Forging new space: The multidimensional Afrofuturism of Sammus
Black and white cover of composer Arooj Aftab
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The ‘strange grace’ of singer Arooj Aftab
Sabha Aminikia immigrated to the US as a refugee and began studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. But even as he launched his career in America, his music was often focused on Iran.
Movement
Iranian American composer Sahba Aminikia: Music transforms like raindrops that ‘wash this part of humanity’
Ethiopian American Musician Meklit Hadero hosts an ongoing series at The World about stories of music and migration.
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Ethiopian American musician Meklit Hadero: ‘We use music to talk about the things that are hard to talk about’
(Clockwise from top left) Meklit Hadero in red lighting, Sinkane stsnding in front of wooden wall, Diana Gameros standing in front of a brick wall and Hello Psychaleppo looking down at a keyboard.
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Four musicians grapple with the same question: What is home?
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