Organizations in BC and Canada
Rogue Folk Club – www.roguefolk.bc.ca
Vancouver Folk Music Festival – www.thefestival.bc.ca
Coastal Jazz and Vancouver International Jazz Festival – www.coastaljazz.ca
Small World Music (Toronto) – www.smallworldmusic.com
Festival Nuits d’Afriques (Montreal) – www.festivalnuitsdafrique.com/
Sunfest World Music Festival (London, ON) – www.sunfest.on.ca/
Organizations around the World
World Music Institute (New York) – www.worldmusicinstitute.org
WOMAD (world-wide) – www.womad.org
Festival au Desert (Mali) – www.festival-au-desert.org/
Resources
National Geographic World Music: worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/
About.com World Music – worldmusic.about.com/
World Music Central: worldmusiccentral.org/
World Music Network: www.worldmusic.net
Smithsonian Folkways – www.folkways.si.edu/
Listen and Watch World Music on Radio, TV, & the Web
ON RADIO
ON Radio-Canada (Espace-Musique, 90.9FM):
– Autour du Monde, hosted by Andre Rheaume. Great world music and jazz, with the poetic and knowledgeable host Andre Rheaume. (Monday & Tuesday, 10pm to 12midnight).
ON 96.1FM with:
Caribbean Express (Monday – Friday: 9:00 – 10:00am)
Latino Soy (Weekdays: 11:00-1:00pm) and many other shows. Visit www.fm961.com/fm961/english/worldschedule
ON AM 1470, CJVB
– Celt in a Twist: (Sundays 4:00 pm)
– On Coop-Radio (100.5 fm): a dozen shows or more: visit their web-site at www.vcn.bc.ca/cfro for programming schedule, including: Africanvibes with Victor Obosi (Sundays 7-9pm). Visit www.africanvibesfm.com
ON Village 900-AM Radio (from Victoria). A continuous broadcast of world and folk music, Webcast at www.village900.ca
ON CITR (101.9 FM): diverse social, political, cultural, and music shows including the The Saturday Edge (Sat. 8:00-11:30am). Visit citr.ca for full schedule.
ON TELEVISION
– Shaw Multicultural Channel: Various multicultural programming. Visit vancouver.shawtv.com.
ON THE INTERNET
– Radio-Canada’s ESPACE-MONDE Web Player: www.espace.mu
– Check out the latest world music news, views and videos with Cal Koat at www.worldbeatcanada.com