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Democracy on the downbeat - global music - Brief Article ANTIBALAS What does democracy sound like? The Brooklyn-based Antibalas--a "cooperative entity" of 14-plus band members--makes it sound a lot like Afrobeat, that politically charged hybrid of Jame...(Continue Reading) Making Tracks - mingling of cultures in popular music - Brief Article The world does not exist. At least not the world that radio and record stores would have you believe exists, where American music resides in one aisle ......(Continue Reading)Even our enemies deserve music: Michael Franti and other young artists are spearheading a new generation of politically engaged musicians. Jeff Chang charts In New York's hermetic world of music and fashion, it's been the year of the throwback, a post--11 September retreat to the familiar and comfortable....(Continue Reading)Publication noted: an anotated listing of new folk recordings, videos & books We include e-mail or web addresses for each Company in our listings, where known. If you have trouble using this information (or if you represent one ......(Continue Reading)New Wave Music If one were to produce a soundtrack album of the 1980s, most of the tracks would probably be labeled "new wave." Much of what passed for new wave ......(Continue Reading)
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