Now that I have the U2 thing out of my system (I am Irish, you know), I can move on to some stuff from other parts of the world that I want to highlight.

I’ve been getting into world music a lot recently. I’ve found out that there is a lot more to world music than what you can find at our local CD stores. The world music “sections” there tend to be one or two rows of Celtic Inspirations Valu-Price CD’s and a Ravi Shankar album. If you are in a really big store, you might get a Latino section.

But there is a lot more out there that seems to get missed by the music industry. Whether it’s the underground sounds of Christopher Lee Freeman mixing a sitar with crunching rock instrumentals, or Ozomatli mixing Arabic, Hispanic, and Urban styles all in one song, I want to take some time to highlight some of the cool stuff out there that reflects the diverse cultures present in the Waco area.

Not to mention the number of Waco bands that need greater recognition. I was going to do a “review” of the Pride and Joy songs that they have on their site for download, until I went back to the site and found they have an actual CD out. Opps. I better get off my lazy rear and get that CD. Maybe I’ll still review those downloads for the mean time. They rock.