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Use the internet to locate a short NEWS article about some form of World Music. Please do not use informational sites (like Wikipedia), but use news articles. The article should be no more than 1 year old. Read the article. Then write a short summary paragraph here on our Wiki page. INCLUDE A LINK TO YOUR ARTICLE. Add a sentence about why you think this information might be important. **Then find an example of this music and include a link for us to hear it.** Be sure to sign your name at the end. CLICK EDIT TO ADD INFORMATION - CLICK SAVE WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED.

  Far-out psychedelic-sounding rock mixed with a thick dollop of deep funk and soul was massively popular during the 1960s and 1970s in Africa. This Rough Guide features some hand-picked gems from the archive such as Victor Uwaifo and Balla Et Ses Balladins, and includes tracks by unstoppable psychedelic veterans Ebo Taylor and Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, who are still releasing top-quality mind-bending grooves today.

 http://www.worldmusic.net/store/item/RGNET1270/ Davis Mackelcan  The most remarkable thing about protest music is that it helps people realize they're not alone in feeling a spirit of dissent against certain injustices, whether on a personal or more overarching governmental level. Great protest songs by artists like __ [|Pete Seeger] __ and __ [|Woody Guthrie] __ are so infectious, you can't help but sing along. This is hugely effective in creating a sense of community, helping groups organize to affect change. I chose this because it shows why protest music is important. http://folkmusic.about.com/od/folkmusicsocialprotes1/a/ProtestMusic.htm  Dalton Ramsey. Currently in Mali there is a lot of unrest. Islamist militants are in control of the northern part of the country, the French have 2000 troops there, and many more African countries are sending in troops soon. However, even with all this famous singer Fatoumata Diawara gathered 40 fellow musicians to record a record to promote peace in Mali. The song is called Mali-Ko which means peace. The song promotes unity throughout the struggle and hope for better times. Diawara believes musicians can promote this message during hard times with words and rhythms. She quotes, "Music has always been so strong and spiritual, and has a very important role in the country, so when it comes to the current situation, people are looking up to musicians for a sense of direction." A link to the article and video is below.

http://www.worldmusic.net/news/news/2013-01-21/voices-united-for-mali-mali-ko/

Mary Agne

http://www.worldmusic.net/news/news/2012-08-29/krar-collective-exclusive-free-download/?currency=GBP.
 * Krar Collective, an Ethiopian band, is releasing their debut album, Ethiopia Super Krar. Fans are anxiously awaiting its release, and one track is being given away for free. In the group are three performers: Temesegen Zeleke on the krar (a six-stringed harp instrument), Robel Tesfaye on drums, and their singer/dancer, Genet Assefa. The krar player, Zeleke, says their sound is, “Ethiopian traditional music with a rocky edge”. These three, along with many other artists, recently performed as a part of the Africa Express UK Tour. The tour made many stops including London, Bristol, and Manchester. I think this information is important because it is about a group that plays traditional world music in a more modern way, which shows how traditional music is adapting to keep up with the rest of the world. The link to this article is here: **
 * -Siena Ballotta Garman **

==**The overnight K-pop sensation rose to fame with little talent, an unattractive appearance, and one hysterically funny music video. But how did this happen? When asked, 34 year old Park Jae-sang answered simply saying,"I'm not handsome, I'm not tall, I'm not muscular, I'm not skinny. But only with the soul or attitude. That's me." Most people watch this video and see a psycho (origin of Park's name PSY) Korean dude pretending to ride a horse singing gibberish and not thinking the slightest bit into the meaning of this song. Gangnam is actually a district in Korea about half the size of Manhattan it's name literally meaning "south of the river". The residents of Gangnam are fairly rich, the average apartment priced at about $17,000, an amount earned by the average South Korean after about 18 years of hard work. The district gets a lot of grief for being the complete antithesis of everything that South Korea stands for and all of the country's core beliefs and virtues (hard work, sacrifice, modesty, moderation, and frugality). Gangnam stands for pushing limits, for being the best without apologies.**==

**-Minnie Proud**
On February 15-17 2013, the Riverboat Music Festival will return to Echuca. Since last summers inaugural Riverboat Music Festival was such a success, it will return on February 15-17 2013. It will be a unique and memorable weekend of Australian music. There will be performances from Pete Murray, Clare Bowditch, and Many more. I think this news is important be cause if you enjoyed the first years Riverboat Music Festival and you want to go back than you can, or if you want to go because you heard about it you can. But they sing it in english so that you can understand it. http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/tournews/201530/riverboats-music-festival-announce-lineup.htm Music by Pete Murray: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T3vjY-qH6U

-Nick Sotiropoulos

Jason Saville: The Sauti Sol, that had started in 2008 by singing in a reasturant and didn't want to stop, so they created the band. They had there frist album coe out in 2008 and it sold well. They sing mostly native kenyan music. They found that lots of kids liked the music so they kept singing it. And they they become more popular look for them. http://www.npr.org/2012/09/08/160754266/sauti-sol-native-sons-sing-straight-to-kenyas-youth

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===**There is some Indonesian musicians who came to San Diego for a concert full of art and music. It was May 8th 2012. Their concert was presented by Center for World Music. This concert was an evening of Indonesian. It was at the David Alan Collection in Solana Beach, California, Usa. It was a time to understand different cultures and music in a different way.**=== http://www.centerforworldmusic.org/concerts.html

In The World Cafe's Latin Roots series, Raul Pacheco of the Grammy-winning band Ozomatli talks with host David Dye about how politics influence music. Which affected Pacheco's music, as Ozomatli has been politically driven since its inception. The band members started playing together nearly 16 years ago, where they were then working for the Peace and Justice Center of Los Angeles, where they were asked to play for picketers during a strike.  Maddie http://www.npr.org/2012/09/06/160673770/latin-roots-the-politics-of-music

Andrew Knotts: Musicians from Toto, Asia, Eric Clapton, Guns N’ Roses, Dave Matthews Band, Carole King, Billy Preston, Sergio Mendes, Lionel Richie, and many others are forming a band to promote peace. They will represent nine different cultures and play lots of instruments. I think this is important because they could make the world a better place by promoting peace. http://www.inlandvalleynews.com/2012/09/19/music-legends-launching-world-tour-to-promote-peace-through-music/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLiLSRKms30

Lawson Chou:Two world class orchestras known as twin cities the tickets for the twin cities orchestras will play and the tickets expire September 30th. The problem i that the conductor has to cut some of these people. The biggest fear is that possibly some of the best people will have to leave. The two orchestras have only a certain expense and are running out. http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2012/09/15/161155622/trouble-in-the-twin-cities-two-orchestras-in-labor-disputes


 * //There is a band called Sorie Kondi and they play traditional african music. They are performing on October 6th at 7:30 p.m. in Phili. You can listen to them on crossroads music. It is a cite that has information on bands performing world music around the area. On the cite you can listen to them. Also on the cite, there is a band called Peter Tang Ensemble that plays traditional and modern chinese music. To listen to both of those bands and more go to//**
 * //[] to see them. This is important to get a sense of culture. You can find out how wealthy a country is by how the instruments sound, and that's why all world music sounds different.//**


 * //-Evie Kortanek//**

The Egyptian band El Zabaleen performed this Earth day to show awareness of trash and pollution. El Zabaleen is a percussion band that uses oil containers, barrels, cans, gas containers, and other recycled material as drums. Also a saxophone player, and a acoustic guitar player. The band met two years ago at an earth day concert, like the one they play in every year. After their concert this year, they gave out recyclable grocery bags to show awareness to use less plastic bags.

John Blackwell

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====The world of ghazal will no longer be same without the legendary Pakistani singer Mehdi Hassan. He died June 13, 2012, at 85 years old. he was one of the most successful singers in south asia. His legacy is his amazing voice, and fantastic music. Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, who once called Hassan the 'Voice of God', said, "A singer like him is born once in a millennium. It is my bad luck that I could not sing with him when he was healthy. Now I can only regret. With his demise the music fraternity has lost a great and legendary singer." It has been difficult for many confronting the reality that Mendi Hassan's voice is dead. The loss of the musical talent in Mehdi Hassan is devastating.====

Ryan Fischer (late) http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/indian/2012/music-world-mourns-death-of-mehdi-hassan-096494.html

Rebellious Russian punk rock band, the pussy riot has been all over Moscow's news. There punchy, loud music often involves political opinions. A week and a half after one of their performances, three members of the band were arrested for hooliganism.Though that didn't stop their sprits. Some of their performance venues included, Lobnoye Mesto in Red Square, and the Moscow Metro. They preform dressed in bright, fun colors and bright neon masks. I think this Article is important because it shows how persisstant these artists are. They are going to continue singing regardless of weather they are imprisoned or not.

http://www.worldmusic.net/news/news/2012-08-30/pussy-riot-new-single-news/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqcmldeC7Ec&list=PL596119EEA8603CA5&index=1&feature=plpp_video