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WorldBeat

I am here for Networking

About Me

WorldBeatPlanet - the Indie & World Beat music community.

We bring you the best music from around the world and let artists promote their music.

Our latest project is the new solo album from Jimi M'baye , the lead guitarist from Youssou N'dour's band.

My Interests

Music, Macs, Web design & development, Linux, Photography, Buddhism, Politics, Hybrid Cars, Alternate Energy Sources

I'd like to meet:

Indie bands and new artists. I'm NOT looking for dates. No adult or offensive content allowed. If your profile contains any adult or offensive material I will deny your friend request. If you're offering pictures of yourself (or anyone else) I will deny your friend request.

Music:

Very eclectic including: punk rock, jam bands, jazz, Indie & world music.Some of my favorites:Asha Bhosle, Antibalas, Baaba Maal, Babaloo "Punk Mambo", Bob Marley, Buena Vista Social Club, Children of the Revolution, The Clash, Clannad, Daara J, Dave Matthews Band, Dropkick Murphys, Fela Kuti, Flogging Molly, Gogol Bordello, Gov't Mule, Gorillaz, Issa Bagayogo, Jimi M'baye, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, John Coltrane, Johnny Clegg, Loreena McKennitt, Lou Reed, Matisyahu, Mike Doughty, Miles Davis, Milton Nascimento, Morrissey, Nirvana, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Orchestra Baobab, Ozomatli, Panjabi MC, Patti Smith, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, Phish, Pink Floyd, The Pogues, Prince, Rachid Taha, Salif Keita, Sigur Ros, Soul Coughing, String Cheese Incident, Talking Heads, Tarika, They Might Be Giants, Thione Seck, U2, Weather Report, The Who, Youssou N'dour

Movies:

Anything with Johnny Depp, especially if Tim Burton was involved; Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Harry Potter series, foreign & indie films.

Television:

House, Arrested Development, The Simpsons, CSI, ER, Amazing Race, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Surface, Invasion.

Books:

Harry Potter series, Lord of the Rings series, anything by Orson Scott Card, Larry Niven, or Alan Dean Foster.

Heroes:

Fela, Johnny Clegg, Steve Jobs, Barack Obama

My Blog

my2unz.com

I have a new site, my2unz.com where you can share your iTunes playlists, blog, post events, and socialize. It's still in beta and an invitation is required to register. Contact me to get an invite....
Posted by WorldBeat on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:10:00 PST

New and Improved

I've made some big changes to worldbeatplanet. The emphasis is on community and member's content. Every registered member has their own blog and can create their own member page. You can now upload mu...
Posted by WorldBeat on Tue, 22 May 2007 06:25:00 PST

Updated Podcast

I don't update my podcast too often, but I just posted a new track: "The Announcement" by Kristen Vigard. It's a bit different than what I usually include in my podcast....
Posted by WorldBeat on Sun, 13 May 2007 03:12:00 PST

Site Update

I've updated the software that runs WorldBeatPlanet to Drupal 5.1. Visit and check out the new look. Lyrics and discography are temporarily disabled, but I plan to add some exciting new features in th...
Posted by WorldBeat on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 06:51:00 PST

Mille et Une Nuits

As I wrote in my last blog entry, I'm in Vancouver this week for work (Absolute Software).One of my favorite places in Vancouver is Charlie's Music World on Granville south of Robson. When I went ther...
Posted by WorldBeat on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:01:00 PST

Vancouver

I'm going to Vancouver for work next week, so I probably won't be online.
Posted by WorldBeat on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 06:32:00 PST

Thione Seck's World Music

Thione Seck is one of my favorite singers. Unfortunately he hasn't received the same international attention as Youssou N'dour or Baaba Maal (wouldn't it be great to see a Senegalese "Three Tenors"-st...
Posted by WorldBeat on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:48:00 PST

Attention na SIDA

What better music to listen to on World Aids Day than Franco's classic, "Attention na SIDA". I found this poor quality video a few years ago. .. width="425" height="350">...
Posted by WorldBeat on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:16:00 PST

Site update

I just made a few changes to worldbeatplanet. Most notably, I got rid of the ugly orange theme which I always hated & which looked too much like World Music Central. I also improved the store and inte...
Posted by WorldBeat on Sat, 12 Nov 2005 07:27:00 PST