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Resources
Here are some of
the resources that I use to research
and compile Roots & Wings. I hope
you find them helpful, too. I welcome
your suggestions of other appropriate
resources to add to this list. Just
email them to:
rootsandwings@cbc.ca
 CBC
does not endorse and is not responsible
for the content of external sites
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Magazines
and Newsletters (in English)
Folk Roots - This
one is the best - it has excellent
features on traditional and contemporary
roots music from traditions all
around the world, plus tons of album
and live show reviews, extensive
international festival information,
helpful ads from indie bands and
instrument makers & sellers, and
an ecclectic 15 - 20 track sampler
CD twice a year for subscribers.
Get out your reading glasses - this
one packs a lot of text between
the covers. It's expensive, but
well worth the money:
Folk
Roots
Southern Rag Ltd.
PO Box 337
London N4 1TW, ENGLAND
phone: 0181-340-9651
fax: 0181-348-5626
e-mail: froots@cityscape.co.uk
Rhythm (Formerly
Rhythm Music Magazine) - A colourful,
glossy mag dedicated to African,
Latin, native American, new age
and jazz fusion - this one is getting
better with age. You can subscribe
to the magazine on its own, or get
a package which includes a world
music sampler CD each month. Articles
include "postcards" from people
discovering musical traditions around
the world. Good source of ads for
percussion instrument makers:
Rhythm
928 Broadway #1206
New York, NY
USA 10010-6008
1-212-253-6271
1-800-464-2767 (from USA)
e-mail: subscribe@rhythmmusic.com
Dirty Linen - Great
no-frills magazine for features
about North American based roots
music: singer-songwriters, Celto-trad
folk, cajun, bluegrass, blues etc.,
plus excellent global music reviews
by Cliff Furnald and others. Free
sampler CDs often come bundled with
the magazine:
Dirty
Linen
P.O. Box 66600
Baltimore, MD
USA 21239-6600
Tel: 410-583-7973
Fax: 410-337-6735
Compuserve: 74020,47
Email: 74020.47@compuserve.com
See also: RootsWorld
- Cliff Furnald's content-packed
on-line world music magazine.
The Beat- Features
about reggae, African, Latin, and
other Caribbean music, with fun reviews
of music from around the world by
Bob Tarte:
The Beat
Bongo Productions
P.O. Box 65856
Los Angeles, CA
USA 90065
ISBN 1063-5319
phone: 213-257-2328
Sing Out! - The best
magazine for info about singers and
acoustic folkies - strong focus on
music about civil rights, labour,
peace, and the environment. They also
publish excellent song books, including
Rise Up Singing, the seminal source
book for group singing:
Sing Out!
P.O. Box 5253
Bethlehem, PA
USA 18015-0253
Rock 'n Reel - A
scrappy mag dedicated to Celtic rock
and other musical fringe genres blending
trad with contemporary music. If you
have big scuffed hobnail boots and
a black leather jacket, this one's
for you:
Rock 'n' Reel
8 Dent Place
Cleator Moor
Cumbria CA25 5EE
England
Tel: (01946) 812 496
Fax: (01946) 813 415
New Internationalist
- An excellent magazine of international
culture, politics and economy. NI
is about "the unjust relationship
between the powerful and the powerless
in both rich and poor nations". This
magazine gives you stories you'll
never see or hear in the mainstream
media. A must read if you consider
yourself more than just a cultural
tourist:
New
Internationalist
1011 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON
M6H 1M1
Outpost - An award-winning
magazine for adventure travellers
(not tourists). The writing is engaging
and wordly-wise, and the photos are
great. Recent issues have included
stories on Senegal, Cuban Santaria,
extreme winter activities, Garifuna
culture, malaria, and much more. And
it's cheap! Just $14 for 4 value-packed
issues (in Cdn. or US currency depending
on where you live).
Outpost
490 Adelaide Street West, #303
Toronto, ON
M5V 1T2
416-703-5394
Descarga - This
is both a magazine and mail-order
catalogue. Cuban music, Cuban music
and more Cuban music, lots of Latin
music from around the world, plus
in-depth interviews, and record reviews:
The Descarga Newsletter
328 Flatbush Ave. Suite 180
Brooklyn, NY
USA 11238
Tel: 718-693-2966
Fax: 718-693-1316
Mariposa Notes- The
newsletter from southern Ontario's
venerable folk festival:
Mariposa Notes
Mariposa Folk Foundation
60 Atlantic Ave., Ste 106
Toronto, ON
M6K 1X9
Tel: 215-865-5366
Fax: 416-588-8974
Sound Waves- The
newsletter from the prettiest little
music and craft festival in Canada,
Summerfolk
in Owen Sound Ontario:
Sound Waves
Georgian Bay Folk Society
PO Box 521
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 5R1
Tel: 519-371-2995
Fax: 519-371-2973
Dandemutande - Music
and culture from Zimbabwe as it is
found all around the world:
Dandemutande
1711 East Spruce Street
Seattle, WA
USA 98122-5728
Tel: 206-323-6592
Fax: 206-329-9355
Email: Dandemutan@aol.com
Books
World Music the
Rough Guide
Editors: Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham,
David Muddyman and Richard Trillo
Published by: Rough Guide Ltd. (October
1994), 1 Mercer St. London W2H 5TZ
and also by: Penguin Books Canada
Ltd. 10 Alcorn Avenue, Toronto, ON
Canada M4V 1E4
ISBN 1-85828-017-6
Note: new edition coming out soon!
Canadian
Record Distributors
World Music Labels - Who is Distributed
by Whom in Canada
Most record stores will go out of
their way to help you find an album.
However, I have stood in record stores
wanting to buy an album that I know
is available but that can't be found
in the store's computer database.
Perhaps this has happened to you,
too. This list is intended to help
you when you go to your local record
store asking for a specific album
and the store clerk says "Sorry, I
have no idea where to get it". This
list does not include:
* single artist labels which may have
domestic distribution deals. Try Festival
and AVA first for music from independant
Canadian artists.
* indie labels which do their own
distribution. Try local indie stores,
buy the records from the stage or
in festival tents at live gigs, or
mail order from the artist(s). Indies
often have web pages, so surf!
* international labels which may be
carried in the big downtown stores
but are ordered directly from overseas
labels or distributors.
* THIS LIST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
The world of music distribution is
a volatile one. Please tell me if
you know something that I don't about
any of these labels!
Label - Distributor
Alula - Allegro
American Clave - Fusion lll
Amiata - Allegro
Apt. 22 - Fusion lll
ARC Music - Holborne
ARK 21 -
Ashe (Rounder) - Outside
Audiogram - Select
Audivis - Interdisc
Barclay -
Bembe (some titles) - Festival
Blue Jackel - Fusion III
Blue Note - EMI
Buda - Musicor
Candela (Tinder) - Koch
Caprice - Allegro
Celestial Harmonies - Fusion
Cobalt -
Compass - Koch
Cooking Vinyl - True North
Corason (Rounder) -
Couer de Lion - Musicor
Crammed - Fusion
Cubop - Fusion lll
Declic - Fusion lll
Detour (Erato) - Warner
Dreyfus - Koch
EarthBeat - Festival
Earthworks - Stern's (USA)
EasyDisc (Rounder) - Universal
ECM - BMG
Elkar - Festival
Ellipsis - Fusion
Felmay - Dunya/Robi Droli (Italy)
Finlandia Innovator - WEA
Fuentes - Fusion lll
Globestyle -
Gorgone - Allegro
Green Linnet - Fusion lll
Greentrax - Festival
Hannibal (Ryko) - Outside
Harmonia Mundi - SRI
Hemisphere - EMI
Indigo/Label Blue -
Inedit - Interdisc
Intuition (NubeNegra) - Allegro
Iris - Interdisc
Iona - Festival
Justin Time - Fusion lll
Karen - Les Prods Bros / BMG Quebec
KRL - Festival
Lismor - Festival
Lochshore - Festival
Lost Chart - Allegro
Luaka Bop - Warner
Lusafrica - Musicor (some titles BMG)
Lyrichord - Koch
Malandro - Allegro
Mango / Island - Polygram-A&M
MELT 2000 - Fusion lll
Mesa / BlueMoon - WEA
Metro Blue - EMI
Music of the Earth - Allegro
Musique de Monde (Music of the World) - Allegro
Narada - Virgin-EMI
Navras - Sony
Network - Koch
Nomad - Festival
Northside - Outside
Ocara / Radio France - SRI
Ocean Records - Allegro
Omnium (Rounder) - Outside
Oriente -
Palm Pictures (Ryko) - Outside
Pan (some titles) - Festival
Piranha - Allegro
Playa Sound - Allegro
Putumayo - Koch
Realworld (Narada) - Virgin-EMI
Rhythms of the World - JVC
Riverboat - Fusion lll
Round World - Festival
Rounder - Universal
Shanachie - Koch
Silex - Interdisc
Siviana - Interdisc
Six Degrees - Outside
Smithsonian Folkways - Koch
Sounds True - Fusion lll
Stern's - Stern's US and UK
Tinder - Koch
Traditional Crossroads - Festival
Triloka - Festival
Tumi - Fusion lll
UFO/Warner Taiwan - WEA
UNESCO Collection - Interdisc
Waterlily - Festival
World Circuit (Nonesuch) - WEA
World Music Network (Rough Guide) - Fusion lll
World Pacific - EMI
Canadian Distributors of World Music:
Allegro Corp. (USA)
NOTE: Allegro has Canadian local reps, call for local info
Tel: 503-257-8480
Fax: 503-257-9061
mailto:mailcs@allegro-music.com
Analekta Distribution
514-939-0559
AVA Music Inc.
Toll-free order line (North America): 1-888-AVA-MUSIC
Tel: 416-223-2252
Fax: 416-223-2544
mailto:avamusic@istar.ca
BMG Canada
416-586-0022
DEP Distribution
514-683-2040
Distribution Fusion III
Tel: 514-738-4600
Fax: 514-737-9780
EMI / Virgin
905-677-5050
Festival Distribution Inc.
Tel: 604-253-2662
Toll Free: 1-800-633-8282
Fax: 604-253-2634
mailto:fdi@wimsey.com
Holborne Distribution
Tel: 905 773 6848
Fax: 905 653 2955
Interdisc Distributors Inc.
Tel: 514-887-2384
Fax: 514-887-7561
Koch International
416-292-8111
Musicor GAM / Select Distribution
Tel: 514-426-2500
Fax: 514-426-5413
Outside Music
Tel: 416-461-0655
Fax: 416-461-0973
mailto:talk@outside.on.ca
SRI (Scandinavian Record Imports)
Tel: 705-748-5422
mailto:david@sri-canada.com
Sony / Columbia
416-391-7962
Tidemark Distributions
902-425-4332
Trend
416-749-6601
Universal Music Group (Polygram)
905-415-9900
Warner Music Canada
416-758-1115
Other Mail-Order
World Music Catalogs:
In Canada:
Festival Distribution
(see above for address - a great selection of world, folk, roots,
blues, native and jazz music from Canada and abroad)
Verge
(experimental, esoteric and art music)
Tel & Fax: 905-852-9745
mailto:info@vergemusic.com
Outside of Canda:
The Far Side (an excellent Asian roots & pop catalogue)
205 Sun City Hikawadai
4-40-10 Hikiwadai
Nerimu-Ku, Tokyo
T179, Japan
Tel & Fax: 81-3-3936-9464
Stern's Africa (huge selection of African music,
much of which is hard to find in stores)
598 Broadway
New York, NY
10012, USA
Tel: 212-925-1648
World Music Network (catalogue includes the Rough Guide
compilation CDs and lots more, although many of the titles are
distributed in Canada by Fusion)
6 Abbeyville Mews
88 Clapham Park Road
London
SW4 7BX, England
Multicultural Media (world music discs and videos)
31 Hebert Road
Montpelier, VT
05602, USA
Tel: 802-223-1294
Fax: 802-229-1834
mailto:MCM2000@aol.com
Descarga (see magazine section, above)
328 Flatbush Ave. Suite 180
Brooklyn, NY
USA 11238
Tel: 718-693-2966
Fax: 718-693-1316
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