Music Director Notes, 7-27-12: World Music

Howdy, all!

WORLD MUSIC:

I'm ecstatic to announce that ARC will soon be sending us some more World music!  Here's a link to their newsletter, if you'd like to see what's coming up:

http://www.arcmusic.co.uk/downloads/arcmusicmedianewsletterjuly2012.pdf

Also, I'm slowly making progress on the World Music section.  I'm adding the country of origin of the artist to the white label on the front of each CD, and will eventually organize the World music into regions (Americas, North Africa, West Africa, Balkans, Jewish/Klezmer, etc.), with anthologies toward the left of each region, and alphabetical artists to the right.  If I couldn't figure out the country of origin, or there were several musical influences, I put it in "International", so if you don't find your favorite artist in the country that you think they're from, try the "International" section (for instance, Zap Mama is in "International" because her music incorporates a variety of styles.)

I realize that this organizational system has limitations--for instance, if you aren't sure from what country a favorite artist is, you're going to have a little more trouble finding their music.  On the other hand, if you feel like just playing some music from the Himalayas, you can go to that section and pick something out...and perhaps discover a new favorite artist you didn't know about before.

So, let's give this a try and see how it goes, and if you think that an artist has been miscategorized, by all means let me know, and let's see what we can figure out.

Now, for the New Releases: 

HIP-HOP
Our very own Gerald Rodriguez is a top-notch hip-hop artist, and we are now thrilled to have an FCC-clean copy of his CD, "Dirty Stylez".  Have fun!

WORLD
We have a promo copy of Dead Can Dance's new album "Anastasis.  (Actually, they sound more like ambient electronica to me, but there are a few world-y sounds in there.)

SINGER-SONGWRITER
Robin & Linda Williams are a Virginia couple who have been on Prairie Home Companion.  "These Old Dark Hills" is very nice.

JAZZ
If you're fond of really great bass riffs, look no further than Marcus Miller's Renaissance.  

Thanks for your patience, and until next time...