The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Why this list? When I launched World Listening Post in 2015, my goal was the same as that of myriad music publications and websites, with one exception: I would review new albums, but I would concentrate on music that...
Mother Nature’s Daughters Listening Post 283. Civilizations through the ages have paid homage to the Earth, but today planet reverence at best coexists with environmental abuse. And while the debut album by the Portuguese trio Maria Monda sounds like traditional...
With Respect to Samba Listening Post 65. It’s no surprise that samba featured prominently at the Rio Olympics. But in the 100 years of Brazil’s iconic music form —the first song was registered in November 1916—samba has often struggled for respect. The...
