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SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture
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| Url: | http://soundroots.org |
| Author(s): | Facebook User |
| Language: | English |
| Tags: | worldmusic, music, global |
| Description: | SoundRoots global culture: world music reviews, mp3s, interviews, & news, plus world music calendar, opinions, & links. Plus archived radio shows and playlists from Spin The Globe. |
| Ratings |  (3 Ratings) |
| Popularity: | 36 Followers |
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Baaba Maal on Television
| Baaba Maal's discography goes back more than a decade, and he's always shown an inclination to blend the sounds of his native Senegal with other influences, from reggae to funk and, on his latest C...more |
2009-11-21
Global Music by/for/about Kids: Spin The Globe playlist 20 November 2009
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November 20 is Universal Children's Day, officially "a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children" and unofficially, a great day to explore global music by, for, and about...more |
2009-11-20
Global Odds, Ends, & Freebies
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Some DVD and CD reviews coming your way soon, but today it's a pre-holiday cleanup of things that have been cluttering up my desk, my email, and my mind. Another NYC show that sounds amazing: Fire ...more |
2009-11-18
Monday's mp3: Another life for the Black President
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CD REVIEWFela Kuti: The Best of the Black President (Knitting Factory)Forget the flavor-of-the-month pop stars; the biggest name in global music, the biggest enduring name with lasting impact, may ...more |
2009-11-16
World Music of Change: Spin The Globe playlist 13 November 2009
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The Playing For Change crowd comes to town next week (see Calendar) and we'll celebrate with music from the groundbreaking global CD as well as other world music of change. Our apologies for the la...more |
2009-11-13
Ethio Magic
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CD REVIEWMulatu Astatke: New York - Addis - London: The story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 (Strut)If you were there, if you saw Mulatu Astatke live 40 years ago when his Ethiopian jazz first slithered i...more |
2009-11-12
Monday's mp3: Blasting Down the Ghetto's Walls
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Mahala Raï Banda: Ghetto Blasters (Asphalt Tango)Their name literally means "Noble Band from the Ghetto," but their ghetto music isn't like our ghetto music. Sure their high-energy music has great...more |
2009-11-09
Global Funk + Yasmin Levy interview: Spin The Globe playlist 6 November 2009
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It's a funky world, and this week's show highlighted some of the best, from Congo to Bombay to Nigeria ...more |
2009-11-06
And the next US Minister of Culture is...?
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Trick question. Despite a renewal of the discussion among some global music advocate friends of mine since Obama was elected a year ago, there is no Minister of Culture or Secretary of Culture in t...more |
2009-11-05
Kitka: Cradle Songs for All Ages
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CD REVIEWKitka: Cradle Songs (Diaphonica)I'm in the car, driving west into -- I kid you not -- the sunset. Above me a sky with breathtaking swooshes of scarlet and orange, on the stereo otherworldl...more |
2009-11-05
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1. Listen to the live broadcast at 89.3 FM (in the South Puget Sound area).
2. Listen to the live webstream via the KAOS website at www.kaosradio.org
3. Listen to or download the archive/podcast at http://soundroots.podomatic.com/
One of those should work for you!
Barbara MetcalfAug 18
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