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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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Radio Shows on BBC
Radio 3
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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a monthly magazine which is widely available and often
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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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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,24
-26July 2009. 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 2009 it's in Copenhagen, Denmark -28 Oct -1Nov and
will host showcases of acts from all over the world
together with seminars, and an extensive trade fair.
28 October -1November
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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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