Marco Werman
PRI
Boston, MA, United States
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Past articles by Marco:
Russia’s rap scene: No place for politics
Rap is now mainstream in Russia. The sound is everywhere: in clubs, on the radio and in stores. But despite a culture of speaking out on issues in the West, why do many rappers in Russia avoid talking about the country’s big problems? → Read More
Marco Werman: A Cold War baby visits Putin's Russia
Marco Werman visited Russia for the first time earlier this year. In Moscow, he saw the careful editing of Soviet history and the rise of Western commercialism. → Read More
Our 14 favorite albums of 2017
There was a lot of great music released in 2017. The World host Marco Werman, director April Peavey and FutureFolk producer Brandi Fullwood all picked some of their favorite albums. → Read More
My family's ties to the global garment industry
"My dad was a doctor, and when I was 6 my family moved from the center of the garment industry, New York City, to North Carolina, America's garment manufacturing state," recalls Marco Werman, host of PRI's The World. → Read More
Thomas Sankara declared Burkina Faso 'the land of people of integrity'
It's been 30 years since the death of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. → Read More
Looking back at 'The Summer of Love'
This weekend, The World’s Marco Werman is hosting an hour-long special on the BBC World Service, looking back at that wild revolutionary moment in the cultural and political life of America. → Read More
The magic of 'Sgt. Pepper’s' is the storytelling — even 50 years later
PRI's The World's Marco Werman reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” → Read More
The World music features this week: Forro in the Dark, Natalia Lafourcade, Tony Allen
We feature a unique selection of music on The World. Here are a few of the artists we've played recently. → Read More
The return of Senegal's Orchestra Baobab
It's been 10 years since Orchestra Baobab's last album. However, one of their key members didn't take part on their new release because he wanted to continue to practice law. → Read More
The World's music features this week: Daymé Arocena and Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal
We feature a unique selection of music on The World. These are the artists we featured this week. → Read More
This haunting soul music is straight from the Transylvanian mountains. Seriously.
The World offers you this exclusive world premiere of "Zmei3: Trip Through Transylvania." → Read More
'Banned' musicians with refugee roots unite in Austin
It was a typically warm March afternoon in Austin — a Friday, and also St. Patrick’s Day. The alley behind the Palm Door club was a welcome oasis from the revelers along Sixth Street already rowdy from cheap green beer. The artists in the ContraBanned showcase had just loaded in their instruments, a variety of music-making devices from electric guitars and brass to rebabs and setars. Most of… → Read More
France bids adieu to plastic cups (!)
France becomes the first country in the world to ban plastic cups, plates and cutlery. But is replacing plastic with compostable items the best way to go? → Read More
Remembering Argentine jazz great Gato Barbieri
Gato Barbieri was one cool cat, and it wasn't just the trademark fedora. He earned his nickname while sneaking in and out of nightclubs around Buenos Aires when he was a kid. He went on to be regarded as a master saxophonist and band leader. The World's Host Marco Werman has an appreciation. → Read More
Daby Touré's new record 'Amonafi' is an homage to the displaced
Mauritian musician Daby Touré recently released his latest record called "Amonafi." On the album, Touré sings about displacement, especially all the people he's seen leave Africa for Europe. → Read More
The sanctuary church movement is on the rise again in California
There has been a lot of attention on President Obama's historic visit to Cuba. But we also want to talk about the Cubans who have come to the US — how they're treated in vastly different ways compared to many other Latino migrants. → Read More
At the wheel of a Tehran taxi, a country’s history and a plea for peace
In the back of a cab on the streets of Tehran, PRI's The World host Marco Werman found an unlikely connection between a cab driver back home in Cambridge and his cab driver in Tehran. → Read More
One of Ukraine's cultural ambassadors could be drafted at any time
The members of the Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha are perhaps the country's best known cultural ambassadors. They've played Coachella and Bonnaroo and have sung to thousands in their native language. Marko Galanevych is the only male member of the band and knows he could be drafted into Ukraine's army at any time. → Read More
Iran’s startup tech scene is getting off the ground
The end of sanctions on Iran is giving rise to a fledgling tech startup scene. The folks at TechRasa in Tehran want to be at the center of it. → Read More
Iranians love their klezmer
Iranian folk-rockers from the band Pallett have attracted a huge following in their home country. Interestingly, their music includes a heavy dose of klezmer, a musical tradition from eastern European Jews. → Read More