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Agatsuma
Beams
Domo
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World Fusion
LO'JO
Ce Soir La
World Village
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World Music Features
Hip Hop Hoodios
The Hip Hop Hoodios are not only bi-coastal (LA/NY) and bi-cultural (Latin/Jewish), they’ve become bi-polar with their latest release, Agua Pa’ La Gente. The eclectic soundsmen keep it DIY by featuring an amazing guarantee on the goods: you don’t like the record, you get your money back. For real.
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World Music Features
A Life En-Tranced: The Mythic Journey of Morocco’s Gnaoua
Morocco’s Gnawa (or Gnaoua) are a mystical sect that uses music to attain a transcendent state. They are also healers who exist in a world where imagination is fact.
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World Music Features
Shujaat Husain Khan
Shujaat Husain Khan, both on his own and as one-half of Ghazal, brings innovation to the Indian classical tradition.
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European
Joe's Pub
New York,
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Reggae & Caribbean
THIS IS CRUCIAL REGGAE: ROCKSTEADY
Sanctuary
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Reggae & Caribbean
JOHN BROWN’S BODY
Pressure Points
Easy Star
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World Music Features
Tabla Beat Science
New York-based musician and producer Bill Laswell and tabla master Zakir Hussain, along with a cast of guests, have come to define South Asian electronica.
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Food
Pearl Tea
Unlike most beverages, Pearl Tea requires patience to produce. Most shops cook their own tapioca, which can take a few hours each morning. Once the balls are prepared, they’re mixed with creamer, flavor, sweetener and liquid, leaving an endless array of options to be explored.
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Contemporary Swedish Cusine
Known largely in this country for IKEA and, for some hideous reason, ABBA, the Swedish invasion has been a slow infusion. But in New York City alone five Swedish restaurants—ranging from traditional to progressive–have opened doors recently.
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South Asia
AMJAD ALI KHAN
Moksha
Real World
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Reggae & Caribbean
DUB GABRIEL
Bass Jihad
Azra
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South Asia
SANGEETA BANDYOPADHYAY & VINCENZO MINGIARDI
Sangita
Amiata
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New Age & Avant Garde
TRILOK GURTU
The Trilok Gurtu Collection
Times Square
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Reggae & Caribbean
NICKODEMUS
Endangered Species
Wonderwheel
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World Fusion
TRANSGLOBAL UNDERGROUND
Impossible Broadcasting
Triloka/Artemis
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Electronica
CHEB I SABBAH
La Kehana
Six Degrees
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Reggae & Caribbean
JOHN BROWN’S BODY
Pressure Points
Easy Star
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Film
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Y Tu Mama Tambien is a brilliant mirror of life. Filmed in Spanish with English subtitles, it is an extremely accessible and enjoyable journey through the labyrinth of human emotion and the search for identity.
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