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...Fela), Jamaica's Ziggy Marley (son of Bob) and Brazil's Max de Castro (son of Wilson Simonal), are the children of musical pioneers. Now, around the world, old traditions are being revived, remolded and returned to prominence by a new generation and new technology. In Tijuana, Mexico, young DJs are crossing traditional norteno (a polka-like music) with not-at-all-traditional techno to create a fresh genre, Nortec. In Bogota, Colombia, the rock duo Aterciopelados is mixing old-time accordion-driven vallenato with clubland drum-'n'-bass beats. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the great chanteuse Marisa Monte...
That's where the Internet broadcasts of terrestrial stations come in. Alaskans can tune in to the online WFMU as easily as New Jerseyans and thereby subject themselves to a cabal of DJs whose interests include Somalian folk, Italian film scores and klezmer. For that matter, a metal fan from Beijing can log on to BBC.com and come across a Manchester drum-'n'-bass turntablist featured on the home page...
...requests a year from labels in such places as India, Turkey, Southeast Asia and Israel that want to add Dre tracks to international hip-hop compilations. Beyond his mere reach, Dre has also brought depth. Pepe Mogt, a composer who founded Tijuana's hip Nortec Collective of DJs, says, "What he did with his music was very influential for us because he created music that described the place of his origin [Compton, Calif.], which is something we try to do. Also, his sound is just incredible...
...public discussion of its anniversary. "Our Band Could Be Your Life" offers a timely reminder that Cobain and company were merely a key regiment in the motley alt-rock army. With no beacon of commercial viability in sight, that far-flung herd of musicians, label heads, college radio DJs and `zine writers slowly but steadily introduced a new kind of rock `n' roll to people who, in Azerrad's words, "would seek out the little radio stations to the left of the dial that didn't have such great reception, who would track down the little photocopied fanzine, who would...
...something a little more raw, try the bars and clubs clustered around the universities in Haidian. In the 1980s this area?40 minutes northwest of the city center?was a hotbed of student activism. Now, in the hutongs across from Peking University's West Gate, local and foreign DJs spin regularly at Solutions. For directions, call (86-10) 6255-8877. Or try First Avenue Caf? and Bar at (86-10) 6264-0702. The atmosphere at both places is plain wild...