Currently, I work from home so I don't get out much to browse the stores anymore. Also, we no longer have cable TV. Sure I could shop online but don't always know who to look for. My significant other combs YouTube and finds all kinds of new artists. But I don't have the patience to do that. I have, however, stumbled across a blog that specializes in introducing its readers to musical artists from around the world: Germany, Greece, Mali, South Africa, Canada, Hungary, France, Caribbean and on and on and on. You can search this site by names of artists, by countries and/or by genres. As of March 2017, it had over 4000 followers. Their posts date back to 2011. The last post is dated December 2015. They have so much variety, it makes me dizzy. But I love it!! Why don't you visit? If you love world music, you'll love this blog!
To put it in their words:
Join us on our musical adventure on www.xworldmusic.wordpress.com!
If you see the banner below, you should be at the right site.
(Hope they don't change their banner.)
If you see the banner below, you should be at the right site.
(Hope they don't change their banner.)
* * Cmoneyspinner Around the Web * *
* * * Fascinating Fact:
- Origins of the Term World Music: Wesleyan University Professor, Robert E. Brown, is usually credited with coining the term “world music” in the early 1960s, when describing his Ethnomusicology program. Info source: What Is World Music? by Simone Preuss, Suite101 Contributor (Archived Webpage) (Supplemental link: What is World Music? | About.com)
- Institutions of higher learning offer international programs in ethnomusicology. Learn more at TheSoceity for Ethnomusicology.
