WORLD
Fast Forward: Cristina Branco (Europe / Fast Forward)
Jackie Chan on Hong Kong (Asia / Postcard)
Marc Anthony: Best of Both Worlds (Latin America And The Caribbean / Marc Anthony)
Don't say crossover to Marc Anthony. With a pop album in English and a salsa album in Spanish, he wants it all
Shakira: The Making of a Rocker (Latin America And The Caribbean / Shakira)
Shakira wants you to visit so she can play you her new CD personally. Got a problem with that?
Havana: Hidden Havana (Latin America And The Caribbean / Havana)
The Buena Vista Social Club is yesterday. The streets of Cuba's cities today are moving to a younger rhythm
Max De Castro: Beyond Bossa Nova (Latin America And The Caribbean / Max De Castro)
Max de Castro--samba singer, hip-hopper and visionary--leads Brazil's next wave
Jive Records Presents: Teen Idols Collect Them All! (North America / Jive Records)
How did Jive Records make teen pop a billion dollar business? And will Britney, 'N Sync & Co. ever grow up?
Resistance Records: All You Need Is Hate (North America / Resistance Records)
White-power music is thriving abroad--and also in the U.S.
Internet Radio: Radio Active (North America / Internet Radio)
Top 40 rules the airwaves, but there's an Internet station for every earthly genre of music. Log on, and listen to the planet
Bear Share: The Next Napsters (North America / Bear Share)
Free online music is back, in the indestructible shape of Morpheus
Christina Aguilera: What A Woman Wants (North America / Christina Aguilera)
In the Doctor's House (North America / Dr. Dre)
A visit to Dr. Dre's recording studio reveals that he eats, drinks and sleeps rap--and rarely rests
Music Goes Global: Border Crossings (North America / Music Goes Global)
Bjork: The Ice Queen (Europe / Bjork)
On the heels of her new winter-inspired album, Iceland's most famous expat revisits her homeland, its music and, of course, its elves
Cantopop: Cantopop Kingdom (Asia / Cantopop)
Hong Kong music circles the globe with its easy-listening hits and stars
Ngawang Choephel: For Love of Music (Asia / Ngawang Choephel)
He tried to save endangered Tibetan culture. Now his life is on the line
Rhythmless Nation (Asia / Afghanistan)
The Taliban believes music is wrong. Musicians are paying the price
Mamuro Samuragouchi: Songs of Silence (Asia / Mamuro Samuragouchi)
Video-game music maestro Samuragoch can't hear his own work
Brenda Fassie: Africa: The Madonna Of The Townships (Africa / Brenda Fassie)
Brenda Fassie, the bad girl of South African pop, finally gets her shot at musical (and media) stardom in America
Africa: Get Up Stand Up (Africa / Rebel Music)
The great Bob Marley once sang rebel music. But where have all the rebel musicians gone?
Best Bands: And Our Winners Are... (North America / Best Bands)
A good band is hard to find. So some of TIME's writers listened to groups from around the world to create a definitive, highly opinionated, probably inflammatory list of the top contemporary acts outs
Bono And U2: Can Rock 'N' Roll Save The World? (Europe / Bono And U2)
Pop stars with causes are easy targets. U2 doesn't care. Just ask Bono about debt relief
Diva On Campus (Asia / Utada Hikaru)
Freshman Utada Hikaru hasn't picked a major, but she's launched a career--she's Japan's biggest pop star
Sonic Sitars (Europe / Techno Scene)
Badmarsh & Shri are the new sound of the British underground
Africa: My African Heart (Africa / Dave Matthews)
The leader of America's hottest rock band sounds off on his roots
Shirley Manson On Scotland (Europe / Postcard)
Mike D. On New York City (North America / Postcard)
Fast Forward: Moreno Veloso (Latin America And The Caribbean / Fast Forward)
Fast Forward: The Strokes (North America / Fast Forward)
Fast Forward: Africa: Tarika (Africa / Fast Forward)
Wyclef Jean On Haiti (Latin America And The Caribbean / Postcard)
Africa: Youssou N'Dour On Senegal (Africa / Postcard)
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Music Goes Global (Introduction)
From Kingston to Cape Town, from New Delhi to New York, musicians are rocking old traditions. Your world will never be the same