This year's list marks the third time a rap or hip-hop performance has been selected,"Dear Mama" by the late Tupac Shakur.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

"And the audience lets you know in real time exactly how they feel about your performance.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Schellman says she came to Cape Verde for the first time years ago, after hearing a performance by Cape Verdean folk singer Cesaria Evora.

VOA: standard.2009.06.04

Besides the actual performance, they look at how long it takes the soldiers to complete their tasks, since time can make the difference between survival or death for those who are lucky enough to be alive after the nuclear blast.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21