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• Creative British musician invents acoustic keyboard that can be tuned in microtones, on the fly

  
  Sound Mind - A Classical Music Blog — Authority: 430
  All hail conquering hero Geoff Smith, who has overthrown the tyranny of the fixed scale at the keyboard. So many times when I hear a concert that blends Western and Eastern traditions, I think about how the Eastern instruments inevitably have to be played or tuned to adjust for Western ears. We should be in the post ...
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• Dreamed A Dream - Biggest & Fastest Selling Album of the Year 2009

  
  World Records 2009 2008 | Limca Book Records | World Amazing Video — Authority: 130
  It looks set to shift up to 150,000 copies on the first day of its release on Monday, a store said. HMV said initial sales from the chain and other entertainment retailers suggested Boyles debut album has been selling an amount that most major new albums would typically sell in a week. The figure ...
  22 hours ago

• Have Music, Will Travel

  
  mischief & impermanent bliss — Authority: 110
  I’ve read many tips and advice on how to temporarily stave off  wanderlust pangs until the next travel fix: mini-excursions to local sights, posting up pictures of future travel plans, etc. By far the best method for me is listening to world music. As a music nut, I turn to my favorite songs to get me out of ...
  23 hours ago

• Tracks I Can’t Sleep On

  
  Always Hustle — Authority: 145
  The selected cuts of the day. Download: Greenhouse – Damn Download: Wiz Khalifa – Young Boy Talk Download: Ruste Juxx – My Block Download: Mixtape: Travis Barker – It’s Me Against the World
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• Mama Africa | World music review

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Barbican, London Miriam Makeba was Africas first and greatest international superstar, a diva as well known for her dramatic life and political role as for her thrilling, versatile voice. Of course, she deserved a tribute concert, but it was often difficult for this cast to match Makebas recordings. And, although ...
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• Nubian monkey song and Arab racism | Nesrine Malik

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 162
  The fairness of Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbes skin makes her patronising lyric all the more problematic for black Egyptians Haifa Wehbe, a popular Lebanese pop singer, has always been a controversial figure. The queen of a relatively new breed of voluptuous, coquettish starlets, her provocative lyrics, attire and ...
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• Albums of the decade No 9: Salif Keita – Moffou

  
  Music: Music blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 132
  West Africa produced many outstanding releases during the noughties, but the Malian singers stark and haunting album was the most remarkable By normal industry standards, waiting until youre 53 to make the best album of your career is perhaps leaving it a bit late. But then not much about Salif Keitas story is ...
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• Gilles Peterson Worldwide International #661 2009-11-22

  
  Core News — Authority: 134
  Here is #661 of the Gilles Peterson Worldwide International show. Two hours of music selected by Gilles himself without any mixes. Lots of lovely music including a new track from Darkstar . Check out other Gilles Peterson shows here and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. Gilles Peterson ...
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• “When the midnight camel leaves for Tripoli…”: Bing Crosby’s “The Road to Lebanon”

  
  A Diamond's Eye View of the World — Authority: 115
  Inspired by QN’s recent musical turn (“it took five minutes,” he claimed when I spoke with him yesterday. “Much less time than researching and writing another analysis for the blog.”), I thought I’d share another musical gem with all of you: The Road to Lebanon , a bizarrely enticing 1958 television ...
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• Concert Review: Rupa & the April Fishes at the Bell House, Brooklyn NY 11/13/09

  
  Lucid Culture — Authority: 470
  Bay area band Rupa & the April Fishes had just played a couple of other New York City gigs in the previous week, yet nevertheless managed to bring an impressively energized crowd out to pack the Bell House in remote Gowanus, Brooklyn. In a cold drizzle, even. Rupa Marya, the band’s frontwoman goes for ...
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• Leo Kottke

  
  Music Banter — Authority: 159
  I recently got into Leos Music and I was wondering if anyone else was a fan. my Favorite songs are Watermelon, The Fisherman, Ojo, Mona Ray, Taking a Sandwich To A Feast, Cant Quite Put It Into Words, Power Failure. Any reccommendations? I have 6 and 12 String Guitar and Dreams and Other Stuff.
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• Jones brings ‘Fela!’ to Broadway

  
  InfiniteBody — Authority: 430
  ‘Fela!’ on Broadway - African Rebellion by Jon Pareles , The New York Times , November 19, 2009 InfiniteBodyhttp://infinitebody.blogspot.com
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• Disc of the day: 22-11-09

  
  thejazzbreakfast — Authority: 134
  Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing The Piano (Decca 4763609) He was due to be playing this music in Symphony Hall in Birmingham this evening, but as the concert has been cancelled you will now have to console yourself with this little gem of an album. Sakamoto plays some of his best known tunes – including Merry ...
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• Holiday Gift-Giving Supports Tikun Olam

  
  Tikun Olam-???? ????: Make the World a Better Place — Authority: 557
  If you’re giving gifts for during the holiday season, I urge you to order them by visiting the Amazon website through the Tikun Olam store displayed in the sidebar below.  For any Amazon item you buy, I’ll receive a modest referral fee (5-1o%) which supports the important work on this blog.  Don’t just think ...
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• Sing We Our Praise of Idolatry

  
  Musical Perceptions — Authority: 118
  Today while I was running in the park, I listened to a PRIs The World story about a popular Indian song, "Vande Mataram," and recent Muslim opposition to it . Some clerics have issued a fatwah against singing the song, as the first line is about bowing down to the motherland. This is interpreted as idolatry by some ...
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• Baaba Maal on Television

  
  SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture — Authority: 121
  Baaba Maals discography goes back more than a decade, and hes always shown an inclination to blend the sounds of his native Senegal with other influences, from reggae to funk and, on his latest CD Television , electronica. The Brazilian Girls co-produced the album, and you can hear their modern New York sound in ...
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• A musical smorgasbord

  
  Babyology — Authority: 527
  Pack the world into your picnic basket with an album of child friendly songs about food from around the globe. Picnic Playground by Putumayo Kids celebrates the joys of healthy eating, food and cooking with a fantastic collection of catchy tunes. The cool reggae track Icecream from Trinidad and the super ...
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• Anjulie – Anjulie

  
  Nu-Soul Magazine — Authority: 117
  Artist: Anjulie Title: Anjulie Label: Hear Music Genre: Pop/Soul Honeycomb-churning contralto-voiced sugar pop chanteuse Anjulie is a harmonious idiosyncrasy to say the least, and with her eponymous debut, she’s got the moxie to be the reigning US Hot Dance Club Play princess. On first listen, this Great White ...
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• Global Music by/for/about Kids: Spin The Globe playlist 20 November 2009

  
  SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture — Authority: 121
   November 20 is Universal Childrens Day , officially "a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children" and unofficially, a great day to explore global music by, for, and about children. (Nov. 20 also marks the day on which the UN adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959, and the ...
  4 days ago

• Oxhorn’s Christmas Tree

  
  nikkypals.com — Authority: 169
  Download my new CD on Amazon.com: www.amazon.com Oxhorn and company are throwing a big Christmas bash when SOMETHING HAPPENS. That’s right, in this movie there is a plot element that further drives the story. Huzzah! Complete with Christmas songs, kodo eggnog, pecan pies (and even pecan trout), my fourth annual ...
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