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The Globalist's GloboBeat

Why We Recommend These CDs

To us, the global community is unimaginable without the sounds and beats of top musicians. The GloboBeat column presents our take on the world music scene. We explore how music shapes — and is shaped by — global politics and culture. Listen to the cross-cultural rhythms of musicians like Senegal's Baaba Maal, Algeria's Rachid Taha and Japan's Kodo.


The Globalist's GloboBeat:
Charting the world of music

Our newest selection:
Orchestra Baobab — Senegal's Resurrection
Has world music finally caught up with Senegal's Orchestra Baobab?

Last Balkan Tango
How does a Serbian musician build bridges to his Hungarian neighbors?
Japan’s Yoshida Brothers
How do two Japanese brothers combine traditional Chinese music with global dance beats?
Ghana: The Guitar and Gun
Belgian singer Natacha Atlas was raised in England, but her music blends Middle Eastern sounds and dance music.
Atlas of the World
Belgian singer Natacha Atlas was raised in England, but her music blends Middle Eastern sounds and dance music.

Beats, Not Bombs, for Spain
Basque musician Fermin Muguruza uses his music — not terror and violence — to achieve political aspirations.

Nicola Conte and Rosalia de Souza: Global Gol!
This collaboration might have listeners thinking about the similarities in sound as well as in sport.

Punjabi MC: Bollywood Beatbox
How did an English-born DJ manage to mix the familiar with the exotic to popularize the music of India's Panjab region?

Musical Minarets: The Women of Istanbul
How is Turkey's legacy of women's rights reflected in songs from the time of the country's founding?

Unearthing Fela's Roots
How has Fela influenced the new wave of African musicians trying to find their beat?

The Gotan Project: Vive le Tango!
What surprises will tango - Argentina's most popular musical genre - have for the 21st century?

Cuisine Non-Stop
How does French pop music reflect the age of globalization — and France’s musical tradition?

Les Nubians: One Step Forward
Will “Les Nubians” continue to use music to unite people from different cultures?

Jan Garbarek: Ragas and Sagas
How exactly did Jan Garbarek find the right blend between jazz and the sacred music of Pakistan?

Ruben Blades: Mundo
How does the influence of music from around the globe enhance Ruben Blades’ album Mundo?

The Chieftains: Down the Old Plank Road
What happens when U.S. country music artists met some of Ireland’s best musicians?

Osvaldo Golijov: Notes from a Lost Book
How does Argentinean composer Osvaldo Golijov blend classical music with other styles?

Salif Keita: Blonde Ambition
How did Mali-born Afropop artist Salif Keita journey from royalty to rags and back again?

Kronos Quartet: Vaya Con Brio
How does Mexican music and culture reflect the country's economic and political history?

Goran Bregovic: Rock 'N' Romany
How have conflicts in the former Yugoslavia affected the region's music and culture?

Coltrane's Bombay
Jazz is sometimes called America's "classical music." But how much was John Coltrane's jazz influenced the world outside America?

Kodo: Head Beats and Heart Beats
How does Japanese music express cultural values that transcend the country's borders?

Los Lobos: Livin' La Vida NAFTA
What product has been freely swapped across the U.S.-Mexico border for decades before NAFTA?

Baaba Maal: Out of Africa
How has Baaba Maal become a superstar musician without compromising his music or native language?

Rachid Taha: Rock 'N' Rai
Algerian-born singer Rachid Taha creates a fusion between rai and rock and other world music styles.

Hollywood Vs. Bollywood
Is the global movie dominance of Hollywood being infiltrated by Indian cinematic style?
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Taraf De Haidouks: Shifting Fortunes
What does the music of the Gypsy Kings and Taraf de Haidouks say about the life of contemporary Roma?
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