Superstar compilation and companion DVD by UK producers Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman that paired multiple artists from around the world on each track. Featuring Baaba Maal, Michael Stipe from REM, Michael Franti from Spearhead, Robbi Williams, Speech from Arrested Development, and many others.
Critically acclaimed French duo of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel. Their synth fused, ambient soundscapes helped 21st Century lounge slink into the pop culture consciousness, opening the door for the success of the chill/downtempo genre.
From Buenos Aires, now living in Spain, Federico Aubele is signed to ESL Music and his debut album was produced by Thievery Corporation. The resulting body of work, Grand Hotel Buenos Aires is a sound collage of latin guitar and dub-influenced tracks with Spanish lyrics.
A wicked four way collision between Hackney-style breakbeats, Jamaican ragga, percussive funk, and classical Indian sounds twisted into something entirely new.
Rohin Francis and Ryan Perera's debut short won the Gone in 60 Seconds Award in 2004 and featured in the Raindance 2004 shortlist. Featuring music by Badmarsh and Shri, Jolly Mukherjee and the Madras Cinematic Orchestra, it takes you on a breakneck tour of London. Raksha is an exhilarating breakdancing, parkour-ing race against time. Moozay is coming. Await the signal.
Jovanotti - In macchina prima del BUON SANGUE TOUR
Lorenzo torna ad Ancona, per continuare le prove del BUON SANGUE TOUR 2005, dopo una giornata di pausa.
Durante il viaggio in macchina ci parla un po di come vanno le prove a 2 settimane dal debutto.
Scaricato dalla fornitissima galleria di Backstage nella sezione Tourographi del sito di Jovanotti - www.soleluna.com
Interview with Femi Kuti about his father for the AIDS benefit project RED HOT + RIOT: THE MUSIC AND SPIRIT OF FELA. Footage of Fela from MUSIC IS THE WEAPON OF THE FUTURE documentary.
Ashley MacIsaac is, in a sense, the musical representative of the pre-millenial generation of Eastern Canada. An ardent traditionalist with a penchant, nevertheless, for experimentation, this 29-year-old Nova Scotian native has been taught to play the fiddle the working-class, pub-stomp Cape Breton way: fast, furious and with phenomenal precision. Reforging and recreating Celtic music with an updated, mass-appeal quality, MacIsaac has put his own spin on the sounds he was brought up with.
Steeped in the traditions of their Serer region of central Senegal, but citing Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens and Joan Armatrading among their prime influences, Pape and Cheikh brilliantly encompass both concepts of folk music.
Through the conscious and heartfelt songs composing Solace, the debut of Australian surf/roots artist Xavier Rudd, theres stories of the mistreatment of the indigenous people of his homeland and songs about humanity, spirituality and the environment, compassionate songs encouraging understanding and looking to celebrate life. And running through those songs are all sorts of instruments: guitars, shakers, didgeridoos, Weissenborn slide guitars, Tongue drums, stomp boxes, djembes, harmonica, ankle bells, and slide banjoand theyre all played by Rudd.
Cheb i Sabbah left his native Algeria in the 1960s, and has made a career out of blending music from all over the world into kaleidoscopic, dance-floor mixes ever since.
Thievery Corporation debuted with the warm minimalism of Sounds from the Thievery Hi-fi. Rob Garza and Eric Hilton raised the production value significantly with the highly acclaimed Mirror Conspiracy, which contained the seminal international hit "Lebanese Blonde." The next Corporate offering was the conscious and thought-provoking The Richest Man in Babylon.
The Cosmic Game finds Garza and Hilton crossing further the sonic boundaries with forays into rock and psychedelia that are fused with their signature dub and tripped-out sound with collaborations with rock legends Perry Farrell, The Flaming Lips and David Byrne.
Tosca is the brainchild of Richard Dorfmeister + Rupert Huber. Both met in school where they shared the same enthusiasm about music. Very soon they formed their first group called Dehli 9, which was a wild collective, experimenting with tape machines and indian influences, mixed with poetry lyrics.
After school everybody went its way. Rupert decided to work in the experimental music scene, while Richard teamed up with Peter Kruder to form the producer/dj duo Kruder+Dorfmeister. Their K&D remix sessions are legendary.
In 1994, Richard and Rupert met again to do a new thing called Tosca
The traditional sounds of Senegal are combined with contemporary world music influences to create the smooth-edged global fusion of Paris-based guitarist Wasis Diop. More info at the Wrasse Records website.
Fusion is a weekly modern global music radio program hosted by Dean Carlson, featuring cutting edge international music from artists and bands who fuse their traditional cultural influences with modern sounds, textures and techniques. A sample of artists featured on the show include Afro Celts (UK), Thievery Corporation (USA), Gustavo Cerati (Argentina), Kinky (Mexico), Pape and Cheikh (Senegal), Xavier Rudd (Australia) and MIDIval PunditZ (India). Subscribe to Dean's MySpace blog and receive weekly playlists. Join the Fusion MySpace group and talk about what's happening in the modern global music scene. Each week's play list, including music samples, can also be found on the Fusion radio website at fusionradio.net.
Music has been Dean's passion ever since he was a DJ at his 20-watt high school radio station back in the late 1970s. Since then, he has worked as an on-air personality and music programmer for numerous formats in the Pacific Northwest, helping discover and champion multiple new artists.
His early radio days at top40 KJRB, Spokane, were filled with the new wave pop sounds of the 1980s. At album rock KISW, Seattle, he was part of a radio station that dominated the city in both ratings and spandex. As Music Director at KXRX, Seattle, he contributed to what is still referred to as the Seattle Sound and helped make grunge a mainstream phenomenon.
Having released all of his angst in the early nineties, Dean shifted formats and started as Music Director at adult rock KMTT (The Mountain), Seattle, one of the first stations in the country to embrace the AAA format. His 6 years at KMTT brought him national attention (including multiple music director of the year awards) after breaking many new artists like Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, and Ben Harper.
Deans musical journey continued when he left terrestrial radio for the crazy life at an Internet startup. As a new media Music Director at The Dial and LoudEye Radio, he was responsible for programming and producing over 10 music formats including alternative, hard rock, top40, blues and electronic.
Dean continues to DJ at clubs in the Seattle area and runs a tab at local record stores as he searches for the best new music from around the globe.
Fusion affiliates
Africa: Saturday 1300UT & Sunday 2200UT, (Voice Of America)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: VOA Frequency – Ouagadougou
Yaounde, Cameroon: Radio Magic FM
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire: VOA Frequency – Abidjan
Djibouti City, Djibouti: VOA Frequency - Djibouti City
Accra, Ghana: VOA Frequency - Accra
Techiman, Ghana: Asta Radio FM 103.9
Nairobi, Kenya: VOA Frequency - Nairobi
Maseru , Lesotho: Joy Radio
Blantyre, Malawi: Capital Radio (FM)
Kigali, Rwanda: VOA Frequency - Kigali
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe: Sao Tome Transmitting Station
Mwanza, Tanzania: KISSI-FM
Kabale, Uganda: Voice of Kigezi
Masindi, Uganda: Bunyoro Broadcasting Services
Mbarara, Uganda: Radio West
Asia: Saturday 0500UT & Sunday 1600UT, (Voice Of America)
Batam, Indonesia: Kei FM (Radio Kencana Ria Indah Suara)
Jakarta, Indonesia: Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Pekanbaru, Indonesia: PAS FM (Radio Panca Sapta Pangkalan Kerinci)
Tokyo, Japan: Usen 440
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: VOA Frequency - Ulaanbaatar
Butuan City, Philippines: DXNS - FM (Northern Mindanao Broadcasting System)
Masbate, Philippines: DYME-FM
San Fernando, Philippines: DWLU-FM
San Fernando, Philippines: DZLU-AM
Sorsogon, Philippines: DWAM - FM
Tarlac, Philippines: DZTC - AM
Urdaneta, Philippines: DZAI-FM
Colombo, Sri Lanka: TNL Radio 101.7 / Lite 89.2 FM
Phuket, Thailand: MASS FM Phuket
Phuket, Thailand: Nung Por Nor 89 FM
Eastern Europe: Saturday 1300UT & Sunday 2200UT, (Voice Of America)
Baku, Azerbaijan: Radio Antenn
Thessaloniki, Greece: Radio-City-International
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Radio Almaz - Bishkek
Naryn, Kyrgyzstan: Radio Almaz Narin
Kriva Palanka, Macedonia: Radio Astra
Tetovo, Macedonia: Radio Bleta
Pristina, Serbia and Montenegro: Radio Kent - Kosovo
Tutin, Serbia and Montenegro: Radio NT Tutin - Serbia
Latin America: Saturday 1900UT & Monday 0500UT, (Voice of America)
Toco, Trinidad and Tobago: Radio Toco
North America:
Aspen, Colorado: 103.9FM, The Sound (KSNO); Mon. 9-10pm
Knoxville, Tennessee: 105.3FM, West 105 (WKVL); Sun. 10-11am
Outer Banks, North Carolina: 99.1FM, The Sound (WVOD); Sun. 11pm-12am
Seattle, Washington: 103.7FM, The Mountain (KMTT); Sun. 9-10pm
St. Louis, Missouri: 104.3FM, B-104 (KDBB); Sun. 7-8pm
Vail, Colorado: 97.7FM, The Zephyr (KZYR); Mon. 9-10pm, Sun. 7-8pm
Jacksonhole, Wyoming: 96.9FM, The Mountain (KMTN); Thurs. 8-9pm
The Music Mix network has a show to suit every musical taste whether you prefer classical, pop, jazz, country, blues, urban .... or a mix of music styles. We have something for everyone.
Here's a list of our shows.
The Vieux Farka Touré / "Ana" Remix Contest
Creative Commons, Modiba Productions and Global Beat Fusion are pleased to present the Vieux Farka Touré / "Ana" Remix Contest. Vieux Farka Touré — a highly talented guitarist, singer, songwriter, and percussionist from Mali — is offering the audio source files from the song “Ana” online under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license, so that producers worldwide can use the sounds in remixes and new compositions.
How to Participate
Entry Period: The Contest's audio elements will go online at 9:00 a.m. PT on January 24, 2007. You may enter the Contest by uploading your remixes to http://ccmixter.org from 12:00 a.m. PT on February 7, 2007 until 9:00 p.m. PT on March 7, 2007.
Source Materials: Download the separated audio elements of Vieux Farka Touré’s “Ana”.
To hear the album version of "Ana," visit Vieux Farka Touré's MySpace page.
Scoring
Entries will be judged based on the following criteria
* Creativity (70% of overall score)
* Production quality (30% of overall score)
Prize
After all eligible entries have been received, Eric Herman and Jesse Brenner of Modiba Productions and Derek Beres of Global Beat Fusion will be selecting the best remix. The winning remix will be included on Modiba Productions’ “Vieux Remixed” CD compilation.
For more information and to enter the contest, click here.
A "short" of the documentary film being created around our friend Derek Beres' book, Global Beat Fusion. This eight-minute short contains interviews with Bill Laswell, Andres Levin (Yerba Buena) and Vishal Vaid (Karsh Kale's Realize Live). The movie is scheduled to be released in early '07. For more info visit globalbeatfusion.com.
Fusion: The modern global music radio show's Friend Space (Top 23)
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I'm so glad I found you on the radio two years ago on a 2a.m. trip back from Steamboat Lake in Skamania County, WA. You guys find the most diverse music from all across the world and give me the chance to here it all. Big ups and keep up the good work!
Halló,
Miðasala á tónleikana í Laugardagshöll er hafin á midi.is og í verslunum Skífunnar. Hot Chip eru staðfestir að spila á þessum tónleikum þannig að þetta verða hörkutónleikar. Góða skemmtun!
Hey Fusion: The modern global music radio show, how are you? If you got a minute, we pulled over some new things fo you. We have this video up on our page that inspired the song we sing with it. The dance is pretty unreal, and worth seeing. Also, we now have an illustrated novella for sale. It comes with the album if you order it. It's a dark story, but there's some fire in it too. We think you'll like it.
Stop over if you get the chance, and if you like what we give for free, buy a copy of the album and novella. It would help us. Hope you're doing well out there.
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APOLOGIES IF U DON'T LIVE IN LA...RTX TOO CHEAP TO BUY THE PROPER PROGRAM FOR ME TO SERVICE ZIP CODES...SO BUY THEIR GOD DAMN RECORD SO I CAN STEP THIS MESS UP!
Heya Fusion: The modern global music radio show Whats goin on with you?
Just swinging by to see how our Myspace friends are doing
Hope you had a killer weekend
Keep in touch
Mike
...Of Echoes
I'm doing a free show next Monday to celebrate my album release on itunes. In fact every Monday in March we do a live preview of the album at the same place.
It's should be cool.
Come on by.
