Today, two perspectives on how local music cultures can reach a global audience. First, we’ll hear how musicians outside the US are holding their own against American pop. Then, a look at an organization that helps musicians hindered by government censorship in their home countries find new audiences abroad. Plus: guitar sideman extraordinaire Carlos Alomar talks about being a Latino in rock.
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Digital or analog? Britney or Christina? In pop music, there’s one debate that trumps them all. This week’s Soundcheck Smackdown takes on the immortal rivalry between fans of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. And later: live music from hot swing duo the Two Man Gentlemen Band.
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A new world music “supergroup” called Pangea recently released their debut single – a multilingual pop song that they hope will be a cross cultural hit. But some critics say they’re behind the curve. Today on Soundcheck we look at world music in the age of the internet – and why old assumptions may no longer apply.
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