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Songlines Magazine - I depend on this magazine for putting me in touch with great music. It carries the largest and most reliable collection of world music reviews. The approach is unprejudiced with no "holier than thou" definitions of folk or world music (well, occasionally that pops up in the letters and comments pages). They review everything from the hard edged rock music of Fun>Da>Mental and Asian Dub Foundation to the sweet strains of the Taffetas and Cesaria Evora. Every issue comes with a CD and I have yet to be disappointed by the music on the disks. There is always something new and exciting to hear. Finding it on the newsstands in Madison is a chancy affair. Barnes and Noble on the west side seems to have the largest stock. Borders carries it as well, but the copies at the east side branch seem to sell out quickly. Be sure to check through the copies because they have sometimes been stripped of the CD or the disc has fallen out of the slip cover. Also available by subscription through www.songlines.co.uk |
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Other tipsWorld music is astonishingly varied. It is best to listen to something before you buy. Amazon has sites in Britain, France and Germany that have many international CDs up for listening that don't appear on Amazon.com, the US site. The sites are Amazon Britain, Amazon France and Amazon Germany. The layout and functionality of the German and French sites are the same as the English sites, so buying from them is relatively easy even if you don't know the language. The exchange rate to the dollar is horrible, so check xe.com to find out how much things really cost before you buy |
Diaspora is hosted by Terry O', a WORT volunteer since 1985. He can be contacted here. WORT-FM is a volunteer powered, listener-sponsored, community radio station founded in 1975. |