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- Explore global diversity through film, music, dance and performance art in Dearborn by The Urbane Life on Nov 25, 2009
Looking to explore the world, but can’t afford airfare? Take a short ride over to Dearborn and explore the globe in December as the Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave., hosts the fifth annual Arab Film Festival and a sizzling Sou...
- Monday's mp3: The Curious World of Soznak by SoundRoots Global Culture on Nov 24, 2009
CD REVIEWSoznak: Dear Dad Tango (Home Made Rekords)Somewhere in London there's a jungle growing in a library, and a bear consulting the card catalog as a soft mambo plays. That's one snippet from the DVD portion of a most curious CD from a group call...
- Baaba Maal on Television by SoundRoots Global Culture on Nov 21, 2009
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 CD Television, electronica. The Brazilian Girls co-pro...
- Global Music by/for/about Kids: Spin The Globe playlist 20 November 2009 by SoundRoots Global Culture on Nov 20, 2009
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 children. (Nov. 20 also marks the day on which the U...
- Global Odds, Ends, & Freebies by SoundRoots Global Culture on Nov 19, 2009
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 + Fire / Black + Gypsy: The Sounds and Stories of Tw...
- Monday's mp3: Another life for the Black President by SoundRoots Global Culture on Nov 17, 2009
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 well be the sax-playing son of a Nigerian feminist an...
- Ethio Magic by SoundRoots Global Culture on Nov 13, 2009
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 into the unsuspecting ears of Americans and Europeans,...
