Rock Paper Scissors - globalFEST 2011, Webster Hall (NYC)

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Sample Track 1:
"Kadja Boswa" from Creole Choir of Cuba

Sample Track 2:
"Peze Cafe" from Creole Choir of Cuba

Sample Track 3:
"Ruperta (Zeb Remix)" from Novalima

Sample Track 4:
"Se Me Van" from Novalima

Sample Track 5:
"Cantoda Sereia" from Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda

Sample Track 6:
"Ladeira" from Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda

Sample Track 7:
"Barissaxaya" from Yoro

Sample Track 8:
"Kan Lay Wolu" from Yoro

Sample Track 9:
"Chamber Music" from Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal

Sample Track 10:
"Ma Ma FC" from Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal

Sample Track 11:
"Aia I ‘Ola‘a Ku‘u Aloha" from Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole

Sample Track 12:
"Hili Song" from Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole

Sample Track 13:
"Gorbandh - Song of Camel Decoration" from Rhythm of Rajasthan

Sample Track 14:
"Khaartaal - Sindhi Sarangi and Dholak" from Rhythm of Rajasthan

Sample Track 15:
"Chaal Baby" from Red Baraat

Sample Track 16:
"Punjabi Wedding Song (Balle Balle)" from Red Baraat

Sample Track 17:
"An' Amour" from Diblo Dibala

Sample Track 18:
"Laissez Passer" from Diblo Dibala

Sample Track 19:
"Funky Boogaloo" from La-33

Sample Track 20:
"Roxanne" from La-33

Sample Track 21:
"Ten Cuidado" from La-33

Sample Track 22:
"La Luna" from Pedro Martinez Project

Sample Track 23:
"Que Palo" from Pedro Martinez Project

Sample Track 24:
"Ibo Lele (Dreams Come True)" from RAM

Sample Track 25:
"Min Hubbi Fiik Ya Gaari" from Zikrayat

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A more traditional "world" top 10
December 15th, 2010 by David Sommerstein

The Beat Authority often gets called a "world music" show, for good reason. My motto is "great grooves from all over the world".

But I play a lot of hip hop, soul, R&B, jazz, and even some roots and rock stuff, too. And I leave out some of the "slower" world stuff, even though it's lovely and wonderful. It just doesn't fit my show.

Spin the Globe out of KAOS in Olympia, WA has hit all the world music notes for years. It's a terrific show you can check out online. Here's their top 20 list for 2010, which includes gems like Tony Allen, Khaira Arby, and Luisa Maita.

One really caught my attention on it, because it would have made my top ten, had I not slept on it until the very end of the year. It's Red Baraat, self-described "brangin' Bhangra & Brass Funk". I mean, damn. And look at these guys. They deserve a top 10 spot.

Red Baraat is playing every Thursday night in January at Brooklyn's Barbes. And they're joining a tremendous lineup at this year's Globalfest on January 9th. If you like world msuci, get thee down to NYC for this incredible show – 12 bands, 3 stages, one great night!

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