http://worldmusic.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com World Music GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-07-16T23:06:05Z Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:06:05 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/19/world-music-blog-round-up.htm It's time to once again check around the world music blog world, and see what everyone's up to: World Music Central has a review of a CD called Introducing Hanggai. ... http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/19/world-music-blog-round-up.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:06:45 +0000 2008-07-19T22:06:45Z http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/16/california-worldfest-finger-lakes-grassroots-festival-vancouver-folk-fest-taking-place-this-weekend.htm World music lovers around North America have some great options for amazing live music this weekend. Up Canada way, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival has all sorts of great... http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/16/california-worldfest-finger-lakes-grassroots-festival-vancouver-folk-fest-taking-place-this-weekend.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:06:05 +0000 2008-07-16T23:06:05Z http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/15/how-do-you-organize-your-world-music-cd-collection.htm World music fans are among the most prolific CD and record collectors I know. I think it has something to do with the difficulty and rarity of finding a... http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/15/how-do-you-organize-your-world-music-cd-collection.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:33:17 +0000 2008-07-15T22:33:17Z http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/10/what-the-heck-is-that-song-from-where-the-hell-is-matt.htm My morning started out in a pretty awesome way when Randall Roberts, the About.com Guide to model trains, shared a link to an amazing YouTube video called Where in the... http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/10/what-the-heck-is-that-song-from-where-the-hell-is-matt.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:17:47 +0000 2008-07-10T12:17:47Z http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/07/new-fela-kuti-musical-premieres-off-broadway.htm I confess that I'm a big fan of musical theater, even the big cheesy productions. I like the wild costumes, the insane stage set-ups, and the over-the-top musical numbers.... http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/07/new-fela-kuti-musical-premieres-off-broadway.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:53:25 +0000 2008-07-07T10:53:25Z http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/04/ethnic-music-for-the-4th-of-july.htm The 4th of July, the most American of holidays, isn't necessarily one that is associated with world music. However, I think that Independence Day is a great day to... http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/04/ethnic-music-for-the-4th-of-july.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:23 +0000 2008-07-04T12:57:23Z http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/02/lee-scratch-perry-matisyahu-and-more-to-appear-at-reggae-carifest.htm "Reggae" and "U.S. Open" aren't two words that are frequently said in the same sentence, but this weekend, Reggae Carifest will assuredly change that. The day-long concert will take... http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/07/02/lee-scratch-perry-matisyahu-and-more-to-appear-at-reggae-carifest.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:03:09 +0000 2008-07-02T19:03:09Z http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/06/29/world-music-legend-profile-lee-scratch-perry.htm Some people credit Bob Marley with the invention of reggae. In fact, though, most reggae historians (yes, that is a real job, and yes, I am amazingly super-jealous of... http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/06/29/world-music-legend-profile-lee-scratch-perry.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:52:43 +0000 2008-06-29T22:52:43Z http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/06/24/world-music-visa-woes-are-they-damaging-the-quality-of-music-available-in-the-states.htm If you're looking around for great summer concerts by world music artists, you may discover yourself looking a bit harder this year. United States visa application processes are notoriously... http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/06/24/world-music-visa-woes-are-they-damaging-the-quality-of-music-available-in-the-states.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:38:45 +0000 2008-06-24T23:38:45Z http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/06/19/movie-review-the-visitor.htm The always-eloquent Marcy Dermansky, one of the intrepid guides to world and independent film at About.com, has written a review of the movie The Visitor. I haven't seen it... http://worldmusic.about.com/b/2008/06/19/movie-review-the-visitor.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:20:30 +0000 2008-06-19T12:20:30Z