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Global Beat Fusion: The Romance of Tinariwen

Derek Beres | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: African Percussion, Jessy Nottola, Tuareg, Tinariwen, Music and Romance, Coachella, Reggae, Fes, Casablanca, International Music, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

I wonder if people in India that watch American Idol understand all the lyrics, or if medina dwellers in Fes, where I saw 2Pac and Biggie t-shirts constantly, comprehend the hooks they're singing.

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Small Music Company Changing How Americans View World Music

Gabriel Beltrone | Posted 01.04.2009 | World

Read More: Via Farka Toure, Music, Persian Hip Hop, Hip Hop Sierra Leone, International Music, Bajah and the Dry Yai Crew, Persian Rap, Shasha Marley, Modiba Publishing, Hip Hop Iran, Music Mali, Music Business, World Music, Global Music, Modiba Productions, Music Industry, Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project, Music Sierra Leone, Yas, World Music Corner, World News
Gabriel Beltrone

In an office nestled among garment, jewelry and perfume wholesalers a few blocks south of Herald Square in NYC, a small music production and publishing company is making waves as far away as Tehran, Iran and Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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