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Mirissa Neff

Reporter
Mirissa Neff is a New York-based broadcast journalist and producer. As a correspondent for PBS's "SOUND TRACKS: Music Without Borders" and its online spinoff "Quick Hits," she tells stories about our world through the music we love.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Culture
What happened when an iconic New Orleans jazz band traveled to Cuba
The "Cuban Five," a group of five intelligence officers recently returned to Cuba in an exchange with the United States, celebrate on stage with musical artist Silvio Rodriguez.
Global Politics
The ‘Cuban Five’ make an unexpected, joyous homecoming in Havana
Breakdancers liven the set at the Onyeabor tribute concert.
Arts, Culture & Media
A tribute concert in Brooklyn honors a living, but reclusive, Nigerian funk master
Breakdancers liven the set at the Onyeabor tribute concert.
Arts, Culture & Media
A tribute concert in Brooklyn honors a living, but reclusive, Nigerian funk master
James Vincent McMorrow
Arts, Culture & Media
James McMorrow’s haunting rendition of a classic 1980s pop tune changed his life
James Vincent McMorrow
Arts, Culture & Media
James McMorrow’s haunting rendition of a classic 1980s pop tune changed his life
Arcade Fire and Symbi Roots
Arts, Culture & Media
Carnival celebrations are underway in Haiti, with a surprise band from Canada
Fidan Hajiyeva
Arts, Culture & Media
This 18-year-old singer found her mentor in Azerbaijan and ended up on stage in London
IAM
Arts, Culture & Media
French Hip-Hop Supergroup IAM has a New York City Homecoming
Global Politics
A Musical Caravan for Peace Heralds a New Beginning for Mali
Arts, Culture & Media
Summer in the Global Village: What Does ‘Latin Alternative’ Mean in 2013?
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Life Happens’ for Ethiopian-Israeli Singer Ester Rada
Arts, Culture & Media
Brazilian Rapper Criolo, Bard of the Favelas
Arts, Culture & Media
Creating Caribbean Music in London: Anthony Joseph and the Spasm Band
Arts, Culture & Media
Hiatus Kaiyote: Future Soul from Melbourne
Arts, Culture & Media
South African Punk Band National Wake
Arts, Culture & Media
The Enduring Popularity of Havana’s Coppelia Ice Cream Park
Arts, Culture & Media
Ahmed Gallab’s Sinkane: Searching for Sudanese Roots
Terakaft
Arts, Culture & Media
Terakaft: The Next Generation of Mali’s Desert Bluesmen
Global Hit
WOMEX 2012: Slideshow
Global Hit
A Desi Party Grows in Brooklyn
Arts, Culture & Media
Portuguese Band Buraka Som Sistema Revives Kuduro
Global Hit
Summer In The Global Village: Afro-Punk Fest — Part One
Global Hit
Summer in the Global Village: Bi-Coastal Banda
Global Hit
Alex Anwandter: Chilean Singer and Spokesman for Gay Rights
Global Hit
Summer in the Global Village: An Afternoon with Brazilian Music Impresario Beco Dranoff
Global Hit
Summer in the Global Village: Brasil Summerfest — Part Two
Global Hit
Summer in the Global Village: Brasil Summerfest — Part One
Global Hit
Summer in the Global Village: Carnival Arrives Early in Brooklyn
Summer in the Global Village: Snapshots from LAMC 2012
Arts, Culture & Media
South-African Hip-Hop Producer Spoek Mathambo’s ‘Father Creeper’
Global Hit
Summer in the Global Village: Latin Alternative Music Conference — Part Two
Global Hit
Summer in the Global Village: Latin Alternative Music Conference — Part One
Arts, Culture & Media
Chilean Actress Personifies a Gypsy Singer Named Kali Mutsa
Arts, Culture & Media
Kenya’s Sauti Sol Hopes to Make it Big in the US
SXSW Music Highlights: Santigold, Janka Nabay, Hindi Zahra
SXSW Music Highlights: Nneka, Balkan Beat Box, Jimmy Cliff
SXSW Music Highlights: Buraka Som Sistema, Kali Mutsa & Spoek Mathambo
SXSW Music Highlights: Mirel Wagner, Anoraak & Lila Downs
Arts, Culture & Media
Janka Nabay: The Bubu King of Sierra Leone
Arts, Culture & Media
Soul Singer Michael Kiwanuka
Global Politics
Afro-Peruvian Activist and Musician Susana Baca is Peru’s New Minister of Culture