Chronixx performs a Tiny Desk Concert on July 10, 2017. (Photo: Liam James Doyle/NPR) Liam James Doyle/NPR hide caption
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Amadou And Mariam On World Cafe
Chucho Valdés and Arturo O'Farrill pay tribute to their historic fathers on Familia: Tribute to Bebo and Chico. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
"Roman" by Mashrou' Leila is Lebanon's song of the summer. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hope, Rebellion And Empowerment: The Multifaceted Appeal Of Mashrou' Leila's 'Roman'
Robert Plant's new album, Carry Fire, is due out on Nonesuch Records Oct. 13. Ed Miles hide caption
Marina Satti and dancers rehearsing for the music video to "Mantissa," a "love song to yourself" that has become an anthem for young Greeks facing unemployment due to the debt crisis. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Angelique Kidjo lends her Grammy-winning voice to a new song that protests child marriage. Al Pereira/WireImage hide caption
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Songhoy Blues On World Cafe
Chinese boyband TFBoys' song "Go!AMIGO" is a big hit in China this summer. VCG/VCG via Getty Images hide caption
The late Dr. G Yunupingu performing in Melbourne, Australia in 2008. In accordance with Aboriginal custom, his family and record label have requested that no photos of his face be used. Kristian Dowling/Getty Images hide caption
A still from Mashrou' Leila's "Roman" video. YouTube hide caption
Guitarist Ray Phiri on stage with his band Stimela in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2007. Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images hide caption
For Mogoya, her first album in eight years, Oumou Sangaré enlisted young Swedish and French producers to help rejuvenate her sound. Benoit Peverelli/Courtesy of the artist hide caption