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comment by ButterflyEffect
ButterflyEffect  ·  3262 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Post your favorite "world music"

This is kind of a blind spot for me musically, but NPR does a really good job of curation when it comes to "world" music.

Best Global Music 2014

Latitudes: 10 Favorite Global Music Picks From 2015

They also like to throw in a couple of "world" albums into their general year end lists.

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2015

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2014





kleinbl00  ·  3262 days ago  ·  link  ·  

People who trust NPR on world music are like people who trust Consumer Reports on cars. They're the kind of people who buy a Ryuichi Sakamoto record and think they're worldly.

FUCKING DAVID BOWIE WAS IN IT, CHUMPS

ButterflyEffect  ·  3262 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    This is kind of a blind spot for me musically
kleinbl00  ·  3262 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I get that. I'm just saying your solution will not improve your eyesight.