World Music 2.0

Very good article by Jace Clayton aka DJ/rupture on global/world music in the 21st century.

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091231/REVIEW/701019840/1007

Essential Reading

'There's A Riot Going On: Revolutionaries, Rock Stars and the Rise and Fall of the 60's' - Peter Doggett

http://www.amazon.com/Theres-Riot-Going-Revolutionaries-Stars/dp/1847671934/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248620980&sr=8-1

'Content: Selected Essays on Technology, Creativity, Copyright and the Future of the Future' - Cory Doctorow

http://www.amazon.com/Content-Selected-Technology-Creativity-Copyright/dp/1892391813/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1248620846&sr=8-6

'The Five Percenters: Islam, Hip Hop and The Gods of New York' - Michael Muhammad Knight

http://www.amazon.com/Five-Percenters-Islam-Hip-Hop-Gods/dp/1851686150/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1248620725&sr=8-2