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Spin the Globe is a wide-ranging radio show covering traditional and contemporary music from across the planet. "World Music" is a term so vague it borders on useless, but it leaves the door open to explorations ranging from Tuvan overtone... Learn More »

Tunes from the Axis of Evil - a Spin The Globe playlist

	A humanizing musical roundup from some of nations the current US administration bent on demonizing or overthowing. Inspired by research for an upcoming radio special. Read Liner Notes
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	Artist	Title	Length
	Traditional Music From Korea	Samullori	5:47

	Simon Shaheen	Olive Harvest	4:18

	Askura Alexander Shkuratov	Be Like the Sun	5:34

	Zein Al-Jundi	Skaba	3:46

	Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan	Birds	22:18

	Abed Azri�	Ali	9:31

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Discoveries of 2005

	A lot of new music enters the ears of Spin the Globe each year. Here is some of the music from artists and albums new to us this year. For more of our favorites, visit Read Liner Notes
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	Artist	Title	Length
	Fantazia	The Lost Place	4:21

	Yerba Buena	Bla Bla Bla	6:03

	Trio Mocoto	Marinella	4:00

	Solomon & Socalled	Hassidish	3:02

	Tactequete	Caxixis	6:50

	SambaSunda	Sambasunda	5:13

	Konono N�1	Kule Kule	4:31

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Global Hiphop from Spin the Globe

Too often, world hiphop groups focus so much on the lyrics that the music suffers, often sounding like cheap parodies of US-UK hiphop. Listeners outside the language won't find it engaging no matter how clever the lyrics are. These selections come from groups doing a good job incorporating local sounds into their music, a blend that's appealing whether you speak the language or not.

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	Artist	Title	Length
	Alif	Dakamerap	3:53

	Sultana	Pek Yaman	3:16

	Achisa	Afrapella	3:15

	Lecker Sachen	Raus	4:25

	Rappin Hood	Sou Negr�o (I'm Black)	6:00

	Bloque	Rap del Rebusque	4:25

	Yerba Buena	Bote Bote Va	2:51

	Aziza	Bundan Sonrasi (From Now On)	4:16

	Tarika	Madindo [Transglobal Underground Remix]	5:17

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Fela's Legacy - a playlist from Spin the Globe

	The musicial and political influence of Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti reached far beyond the borders of his own nation. Like Bob Markey, he is today an icon of resistance, and the Afrobeat music he pioneered has spread across the globe. Read Liner Notes
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	Artist	Title	Length
	Antibalas	Hypocrite	5:05

	Ex Centric Sound System	Bring Your Calabashe	4:35

	Da Lata	Serious (feat Mamani Keita, Bemba Segue)	6:27

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Signs of Spring

	If you live in the tropics, spring may be no big deal. But many of us in the temperate regions of the planet welcome the season as a literal and figurative rebirth, a time of hope and growth, light and warmth. Here are a few of the many songs that have been written about the season. Read Liner Notes
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	Artist	Title	Length
	DEBU	Angin Sepoi-Sepoi (Gentle Breeze)	4:29

	Gjallarhorn	Suvetar/Goddess of Spring	5:13

	Mariza	Primavera	4:42

	Liu Fang	Spring Rain	7:00

	Brass Attack	In your garden twenty fecund fruit trees w/Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars	3:53

	Oum Kalsoum (aka Umm Kulthum)	Ghanna rabi'bi -lisan at - tayar (Le printemps a chant� dans la langue des oiseaux (The spring sung in the bird's language)	7:15

	Maria Santiago	La Primavera	3:35

	Robert Tree Cody	Spring Song	4:06

	The Afghan Ensemble	Bahare Shaug (Joyful Spring)	5:28

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