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sorengray t1_itu9aan wrote

Nothing. I listen to it all. Manu Chao, Ali Toure, 70s Turkish funk, Nusrat Ali Khan, MC Solar, Cibo Matto, Jaoa Gilberto, Seu Jorge, to name but a few.

But this sub is probably mostly based in the US which is more often than not going to focus on English speaking stuff. Namely American and British music. And Classic rock will always be classic, so it'll keep coming up in posts here.

World Music as a genre has been popular in the US since the 90s. But usually to a more explorative travel oriented part of the population. And remember, only 45% of US citizens even own a passport. So exploring the world is not really their focus, much less it's music.

Good stuff from all over will get through though to those who are looking.

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TheeEssFo OP t1_itzi9bv wrote

Manu Chao is one of those who should appeal to ska/punk fans. I saw him at Lollapalooza years ago; but if I remember his time slot was up against one of the bigger mainstream headliners and didn't get much of a crowd.

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