Tinariwen new single premiere
All this week, NewWorldBuzz is premiering the new song, "Toumast Tincha," by Malian desert rockers Tinariwen. The track is the first single from their forthcoming Anti Records album, Emmaar, which is scheduled for release February 10th worldwide except US and Canada, February 11th. Hear it before you can buy it on NWB.

Tabu Ley Rochereau, 1940-2013
Legendary Congolese musician Tabu Ley Rochereau, whose popular rhumba hits like "Muzina," "Maze" and "Sorozo" moved millions of fans in Africa, died Saturday, November 30th in a Brussels, Belgium hospital. The singer-songwriter was undergoing treatment for a stroke he suffered in 2008, but had been in ill health for some time. He was 73, although some sources report he was 76.

NWB & Vieux Farka Touré meet up again
Saturday, October 26th, NewWorldBuzz host Martin Curti met backstage with the "Jimi Hendrix of the Sahara," Vieux Farka Touré. The interview took place just prior to the Malian singer and guitarist's show at the Carnegie Lecture Hall in Pittsburgh. Vieux talks about his new album Mon Pays, collaborating with Israeli musician Idan Raichel and the current political situation in Mali.

Parking lot interview with Alex Cuba
NewWorldBuzz host Martin Curti caught up with Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter Alex Cuba in the parking lot outside Chatham University in Pittsburgh. Listen to our exclusive "parking lot" interview with the Latin Grammy-winning artist.

Celebrating our 20th Year in World Music
As part of the "NewWorldBuzz: The First 20 Years," we are presenting selected artist interviews from the NWB archives. We have created a MixCloud page, where you will find selected interviews from the first 20 years of NewWorldBuzz. All of the interviews were conducted by founder and program host Martin Curti. We will be continually adding more interviews throughout 2013.