A lovely trip, full of unexpected sights/sounds.I agree, "World Music" implies a cultural superiority which seeks to lump all those countries 'out there' together under one reductive banner. Proves that economically/socially/idealogically etc we are far from being one rounded earth.

Swell! I'll bet they love this. We are envious of them for getting a real vacation!

Less cultured record shops in the U.S. used to toss artists from different countries
in the same "World Music" bin. Just imagine:
Customer: "Sir, I'm looking for Ananda Shankar's version of "Jumpin' Jack Flash". Any idea where I can locate it here in your fine establishment?"
Record Shop Clerk: "World Music, world music. Er, between the Kraftwerk and Ladysmith Black Mambazo."

I don't mind the term at all, it's a label but you can't escape labels in this life. I see the term world music and expect to see something different to western music that's all. That said this looks like a fine 'world music' mix to me.

Very cool. The Panda Bear track jumps out.

There aren't enough 'World' music mixes anyway, and you're one of the best at it. I remember your Balkan mix from a while back being a bit special. Regardless of this mixes classification, it's a winner....

interesting

what a lovely sentiment behind the tunes - dunno much here, so i'll have to dig in

Just simple = Love this!

I'm envious, too. Cool mix.

Nice mix. Hope they have a nice trip.

Agree with your point about world music. It is not really precisely defined, but people tend to use it as a catch-all term for anything not in English. That is the Anglo-centric view. Ironically enough, the style of music that can legitimately claim to have the largest global (world) audience is English-language pop.

First off, beautiful mix. Love the interjection of that Fontaine tune amongst the other Indian/Pakistani tunes. The 10-11 combo is farkin' awesome. And the preceding 9 looks intriguing, though I am not familiar enough with those tunes/artist to add much to this discussion.As to your question, "World Music" indicates nothing...outside of the fact it is produced outside of mainstream rock (and primarily of North American and European Origin). And, though labels and categorizations are inevitable (and something I happen to find quite helpful), World Music doesn't tell me a dang thing. In short, the disarity within that labeling is laughable. And, hopefully will garner better subcategorization and favor amongst listeners looking to open up new horizons.For many years, I steered away from the genre, simply out of ignorance. Fortunately, I have AoTM to thank (a special shout out to Orchid) for opening up many worlds in this arena. Once again, proving education is best served via entertaining means.

Excellent travelogue.
I enjoy the Non-World music of Ursa Minor and Orion's Belt.

Great mix, and yes I've never really understod the world music tag. Are Wilco considered world music in Pakistan? Dunno. Great picks from Brigitte, Nara Leao and Panda Bear. Saw the latter at the San Diego Zoo yesterday (the beast, not the band)

I'm all over this like a rash Salman. Fantastic mix.

I guess I am okay with the world music tag because if everything was alphabetical some of us would not find the sounds we are trying to locate. Maybe it could be used as a cross-reference?

this mix is incredible. though the label is silly, and not very accurate, I interpret "world music" to mean "music from other parts of the world." the good thing about stores lumping it all together is that it creates a musical buffet with lots of variety that I generally find much more interesting than the stuff in the pop/rock section. your mix testifies to that. Munni Begum, Panda Bear, Leibowitz & Friedman, Kocani Orkestar, Nara Leao, Martina e Rosina de Peira, Ananda Shankar - all favorites of mine on this one, which is one of your best. your friends are gonna love it.

I'm envious too. Lifes a big journey for the Gobi family, but I would love to be off again without work . . . I'm not offended by the world music tag, but I don't find it that useful either. I can't think of a suitable alternative at this stage, however . . . . maybe we are all as lazy as me ?I've used 'dancing drums' on more than one mix - Eno is a classic too. Sorry I was so late to this party.