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World Music Links

This collection of links comes from my original website--therefore, they are undoubtedly old and somewhat out-of-date.
I will do my best to update this page as time allows. Thanks in advance for any updates you'd like to contribute!

Brazil:

India:

Bhargava & Co. - sells Indian music instruments at tourist prices
Bazaar of India Imports - also offer Indian musical instruments
Bhangra Mania - website dedicated to bhangra music
Bhangra Central - another bhangra page
DK Agencies-Indian Book Suppliers
Khazana Indian Classical Music Calendar - I thought this would be useful for all those Indian music nerds out there
Sami's Urdu/Hindi Film Music Page

General Caribbean:

Haitian Music
Musiques Afro-Caribeennes - this page just started, but might be promising someday
Rhyner's Record Store - good source for Trinidadian and Bajan Music
Rhythm Vibes Cyberzone - reggae magazine based in South Florida
Zouk Archive
The Trinidad Express Newspaper
The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper
The Barbados Nation News
News from Antigua & Barbuda

General Latin:

Bembe Records
Brazil On-Line Music
Brazilian Music UptoDate
Buenos Aires Menu - music in Buenos Aires (en español)
Guava Tropical Timbre - Latin and tropical music
Latin Music On-Line
La musica latina
Latin American Music Center - from Indiana University

General Music:

Billboard Magazine Online
The Blue Highway- place for the blues
BMG Music Service - for all of you who occasionally do the BMG thing
The CD Club Web Server - a meta-source for CD clubs. Fairly useful, it has several search engines to find what you want.
Harmony Central- an on-line source for musicians (really good!)
music101 - on-line music theory help.
Music from Africa and African Diaspora - a good starting place
Music Link Central
Online Guitar Archive - - tons of lead sheets (great!)
RootsWorld - a general world music on-line magazine
Sher Music Publisher - publishes the Real Book, also a Latin Real Book, which are indispensible jazz books
Wasted Vinyl World Music Shopping Guide - based on a NYC radio show, has a great list of music stores around NY
Yahoo's Music Index

New York City:

NY Web - a page of NYC live music and bands
NYC Hispanic Ethnic Resource Guide
NYC LIVE MUSIC CLUBS
Long Island Globalink's Concert Listings - for NYC area concerts; pretty extensive
The Village Voice Online
The New York Times
New York City Attractions and Events
Wasted Vinyl World Music Shopping Guide - guide for shopping for world music around NYC, divided by continent

Trinidad:

WelcometoTrinidadand Tobago! - Trinidad's tourist and business development board, a great starting place
WOW.Net - a Trinidad internet provider with many interesting Trini links
Paria Internet Book Shop - they specialize in Trinidadian writers
Trinidad Express Newspaper
Trinidad Guardian Newspaper
Ice Records - a 'Bajan' (Barbados) company run by Eddie Grant with lots of Trini artists
Invaders Steel Band -band I've played with in Trinidad
Bajan Calypso Barn - includes Bajan music
Islanders' Website - only interesting to the amateurs
MIT Trini Homepage - a long-time established page, mostly for tourists/surfers
Steel Drums by Robert Greenidge - one of Trinidad's hottest arrangers and performers
Bibliography of Creative Writing in Trinidad & Tobago
South Asians in the Caribbean Bibliography - a good bibliography on East Indians in Trinidad
Sesame Flyers Int. - a Trinidadian community organization located in Brooklyn
Rhyner's Record Store - good source for Trinidadian and Bajan Music
The Pan Page - from Sweden
Panyard, Inc. - the largest pan supplier to the U.S.

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