Resources

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