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If
you would like to know more about world music then
these links may be of interest :
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Roots Around the World radio show is broadcast every
Sunday from 7pm-10pm on Spirit FM 96.6,102.3 & 106.6FM.
Please have a look at the playlist.
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More
Radio Shows on BBC
Radio 3
ANDY KERSHAW hosts a weekly Roots Music Programme on
BBC R3 broadcast at 10.15pm every Sunday.
WORLD ROUTES is broadcast on Saturdays at 1.00pm
HEAR & NOW is broadcast on Saturdays at 10.45pm
MIXING IT is broadcast on Sundays at 11.15pm
LATE JUNCTION is a regular weeknight focus on world music on BBC Radio
3, Monday to Thursday at 10.15pm
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monthly magazine which is widely available and often has
a free sampler CD on the sleeve. |
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DIRECT
ROOTS is a useful directory of information listing
festivals, artists, labels, in fact almost everything
you'd want to know about the business.
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'THE
WOODS'
Commended
independent purveyors of music !
www.the-woods.co.uk
6
The Arcade, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1LH
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SONGLINES
is packed full of the lastest CD reviews, artist interviews,
guides to world music traditions, concert listings, travel
stories and with every issue comes an exclusive compilation
CD.
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WOMAD represents
the World Of Music And Dance. It stages festivals world-wide.
UK Festival at Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, 25-27July
2008. It is closely associated with Realworld recordings
who release an ever fascinating series of CD's.
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WOMEX is the World
Music Exposition which takes place annually in October.
In 2007 it's in Seville, Spain and will host showcases
of acts from all over the world together with seminars,
and an extensive trade fair.
Thursday 25 - Sunday 28 October
2007
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THE ROUGH GUIDES
TO WORLD MUSIC are well worth checking out, there
are also pocket-size books suggesting 100 Essential CD's
from various genres which are excellent reading.
In addition to this there's a superb series of mid-priced
CD's based on respective countries, and musics which are
produced by World
Music Network who are, themselves, an excellent label.
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