Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'diaspora'

Zap Mama On Mountain Stage

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:02:00 EDT

Led by Congo-born singer Marie Dualne, Zap Mama combines musical styles from throughout the African diaspora to create an earthy R&B vibe. Here, the group brings its soulful multicultural mashup to a live performance on Mountain Stage.

Exhibit Highlights Art Work of African Diaspora

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:18:00 EDT

A new art exhibit, titled Flow, showcases pieces by 20 artists within the African Diaspora, who are under the age of 40. The Studio Museum in Harlem, which is known for showcasing up-and-coming artists, is hosting the show.

After Strike, Networks Cope With Diaspora of Viewers

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:50:00 EDT

Scripted shows are trickling back onto network TV after the end of the Hollywood writers' strike, but ratings are down on most of the major networks. How are the networks are trying to lure viewers back from cable, reality shows, video games and the Internet?

San Francisco Opens African Diaspora Museum

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST

Karen Grigsby Bates reports on San Francisco's Museum of the African Diaspora, which opened this week.

After Katrina: Life in the Diaspora

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT

As evacuees from Hurricane Katrina find shelter in cities around the nation, we hear stories from inside the diaspora, from those making new lives for themselves, and those who have taken in the displaced.

A New Diaspora, from Israel Back to Russia

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT

An increasing number of Jews are returning to Russia from Israel -- a trend that reverses a wave of immigration that peaked just after the fall of the Soviet Union.