Benn loxo du taccu wants to bring world music to the masses.

The name means ‘one hand can’t clap’ in Wolof language. Wolof is spoken in Senegal, the country which inspired this varied music blog.

The author Matt Yanchyshyn travels a lot and writes about music and more from some obscure destinations and more well-known ones too - recent posts cover music from Hong Kong, South Korea, Senegal, Ghana, Italy and Hungary.

For a short time you can listen to the tracks featured. So head over and discover something new!

What music do you like? Do you usually listen to music from your country or from around the world?

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Listening to music from around the world is a great way to get a feel for other cultures. Different rhythms, tones and instruments make music from different places very distinctive. And music is closely linked with other aspects of cultures such as language and traditional dress.

A good place to start your round-the-world musical journey is at Soundroots world music blog where Scott Stevens has compiled a list of Top global albums of 2008.

The list contains music from Senegal, Argentina & Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Chad, the Middle East, Central America and even the USA (although of course this is music from the global melting pot side of the USA)

And that’s just the top 10! There are 25 albums in total so you’re sure to find something new and interesting.

Photo: Pipa by Scott Allen Stevens

There’s loads to discover at Soundroots , which is dedicated to music of the world. SA Stevens, aka dj earball, writes about a huge range of world music from Bollywood soundtracks to Japanese percussion to Balkan brass and Brazilian samba. As with La Onda Tropical latin music blog MP3s are available for a limited time, to listen to the music they are talking about.

Affiliated with ‘Spin the Globe’ world music radio show, it’s an interesting and varied blog, from a writer who clearly knows his music and is also passionate about different cultures of the world.

Putumayo is an amazing collection of special music from all over the world. Many CDs and for all tastes. Enjoy!

http://www.putumayo.com