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Rodrigo y Gabriela
by Rodrigo y Gabriela
While Rodrigo y Gabriela's self-titled third album is an utter and complete joy to listen to -- actu...
The Best of the Classic Years
by King Sunny Ade
Nigerian juju bandleader King Sunny Adé kick-started the Afropop movement in America when he t...
The Complete Upsetter Singles
by Bob Marley and the Wailers
When the Wailers teamed with original dub master Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican music was at a turni...
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Music of Asia
In spite of the Beijing Olympics and the rise of India and China as global economic superpowers, Asia largely remains the mysterious East, a place where, these days, ancient wisdom and cutting-edge technology sit side-by-side. To Western ears, the music of Asia and the Pacific can seem, well, just odd. And, to be fair, some of it can be; the dissonances of Chinese opera, for instance, don't make allowances for Occidental temperaments. But the vast majority of it is very welcoming, and there have been plenty of access...
Spotlight on International
2008 Innovators: Miles Cleret
Thanks in large part to Miles Cleret's Soundway label, music fans are enjoying something of a golden age in West African reissues (see below for possible reasons why). Soundway's Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 captures a special era of Nigerian music. It was a time when buoyant and venerable highlife dance music was being nudged by feisty rock- and jazz-influenced youngsters into fascinating and fuzz-driven new directions by the likes of bands such as Celestine Ukwu & His Philos...
Top International Tracks
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Rio
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4:09 | |
| 2. | |
Let U Know
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3:38 | |
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Akula Owu Onyeara
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7:20 | |
| 4. | |
Lo Mejor Del Mundo
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2:20 | |
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Ayamma
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4:02 | |
| 6. | |
Amalinja
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5:09 | |
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Okwukwe Na Nchekwube
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6:02 | |
| 8. | |
Koma Mosi
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2:52 | |
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Nekwaha Semi Colon
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3:26 | |
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Onwu Ama Dike
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5:59 |



















