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Global Groove
by Michaelangelo Matos
review eMusic International Dozens
eMusic boasts well over two million tracks. That's a lot to sift through. So to help you discover great new music, we offer the eMusic Dozen. Here, some of the foremost experts in their respective fields weigh in and pick out the 12 best albums eMusic has to offer under a given theme, whether it's essential jazz records, cool music for grown-ups, extreme metal, or the perfect classical music for your next make-out session. And you're in good hands with outstanding critics like Lenny Kaye, Dave Marsh, Harvey Pekar, Ann Powers, Simon Reynolds and Ira Robbins. There are also fascinating Dozens by noted musicians like Isaac Hayes, Britt Daniel of Spoon, rock & roll legend Dion and Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan. eMusic holds a big, wide, wonderful world of music, and you're about to discover the best of the best. Happy listening!
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eMusic International Dozens
Ska
Ska
by Chris Nickson
VP Records: The Singers
by Jeff Chang
More Roots Reggae
by Richard Henderson
Classic Calypso
by Alex Abramovich
The Wide World of Spiritual
by Chris Nickson
Biscoito Fino
by Peter Margasak
Music of Cuba
by Ned Sublette
Music of the Caribbean
by Chris Nickson
Around the World in a Dozen
by Chris Nickson
Music of Congo
by Chris Nickson
The New Sound of Brazil
by Peter Margasak
Below the Border: Smithsonian Folkways and Latin Music
by Chris Nickson
Smithsonian Folkways
by Chris Nickson
Roots Reggae
by Jeff Chang
Fela Kuti
by Jess Harvell
Rai
Rai
by Brian Cullman
Dancehall Reggae
by Jess Harvell
The Éthiopiques Series
by Banning Eyre
Global Groove
by Michaelangelo Matos
Bollywood
by Chris Nickson
World Music of the United States
by Chris Nickson
World Music Exotica
by Chris Nickson
Music of the Balkans
by Chris Nickson
The Middle East and North Africa
by Chris Nickson
Arhoolie Records
by Ed Ward
Afropop
by Banning Eyre
Blind Musicians
by John Morthland
Dub
Dub
by Vivien Goldman
Luaka Bop
by Brian Cullman
Greensleeves Records
by Dave Stelfox
African Guitar Greats
by Michaelangelo Matos
VP Records: Dancehall
by Jeff Chang
Piranha Records
by Chris Nickson
Non-Jamaican Reggae
by Andy Beta
Music of Asia
by Chris Nickson
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