INTERNET SITES

The Boite - Melbourne
Supports excellent artists from diverse cultural communities, promotes audience development through innovative presentation and emphasises access and participation.
http://www.boite.asn.au

Diaspora World Beat
Australia's first world music portal on the web with links to the
fantastic music, artists, festivals and world music events in Australia
http://www.diaspora.com.au

Trad and Now
http://www.tradandnow.com

Australian Bellydance
A comprehensive directory of all things to do
with Belly Dance in Australia! "more than just a list of links ..."
http://www.annabella.net/bellydance

South Australian Folklife Centre
http://www.folk-sa.asn.au

Folk Alliance Australia
http://www.folkalliance.org.au
Australia's peak organization for folk life

Blindman's Holiday
http://www.netspace.net.au/~lindama

Tigramuna Latin American music
http://www.tigramuna.com.au

The Transylvaniacs Hungarian music
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cstopic/

Andy Busuttil - Arabic percussion
http://www.hermes.net.au/busuttia/

Kim Sanders - Turkish music
http://www.netspace.net.au/~kimsanders/

World Music online publication Roots Music
http://www.rootsworld.com

http://www.hobgoblin-usa.com/info/glossary.htm
Glossary of Folk Instruments

http://www.oddmusic.com/resources/glossary.html
Glossary of Folk Instruments

http://folk.mountaintracks.com.au:80/Folk_Australia/whatson.html
What's On

Sydney Salsa Scene
What's On, classes etc

CD DISTRIBUTORS AND SHOPS

Indie-Cds
http://www.indie-cds.com
Australian distributors of world and folk music

Folktrax
http://www.folktrax.com
Australian distributors of world and folk CDs

Putumayo World Music
http://www.putumayo.com
World Music label

So Music
Record shop in Newtown specialising in world music

Borders
Great world music section with good listening facilities

FNAC

Rootsworld

AUSTRALIAN RADIO

The Planet
weekdays 11pm
ABC Radio National 576 AM

Music Deli
Saturdays 7.05 pm
ABC Radio National 576 AM

Sunday Concert
Sundays 4 - 5pm (rpt. Mondays 11am)
ABC Radio National 576 AM

Whirled Wide
Sundays 4 - 5pm
2MBS 102.5 FM

Radio Babylon
Tuesdays 3 - 4pm
Eastside Radio 89.7 F

Roots and Retro
Fridays 7.30 - 10pm
Hawkesbury Radio 89.9 FM

SYDNEY VENUES

Café Carnivale
2 Newcombe St, Paddington Markets site
Fridays $15/12
Carnivale info line (02) 9251 0296
http://www.carnivale.com.au

The Side-On Cafe - now closed down unfortunately........
83 Parramatta Rd, Annandale (cnr Johnston St)
Thursdays $15
Dinner bookings essential - (02) 9516 3077.

The Basement
Reiby Place, Sydney
Bookings (02) 9251 2797

Vanguard
King St, Newtown
Sydney

AUSTRALIAN FESTIVALS

Global Carnival
http://www.globalcarnival.com
Bellingen - October

Woodford Folk Festival
http://woodfordfolkfestival.com/festival/index.html
Queensland - December

Illawarra Folk Festival
http://www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au/18th_performers.htm
Bulli - January

National Folk Festival
http://www.folkfestival.asn.au
Canberra - April

VIDEOS

Latcho Drom
Music documentary style movie following the trail of the gypsies

Buena Vista Social Club
Cuban music

Baraka
Scene featuring the Balinese Kecak

TEACHERS IN AUSTRALIA

Sabahattin Akdagcik 0419707743
Turkish and Arabic music
Vocals, baglama, oud, etc

Kim Sanders
Turkish and Balkan music
Ney, gaida, sax etc
kimzgaida@hotmail.com

Elias Ellis
Drums and percussion - Congas, darbuka, djembe etc
iliasellis@hotmail.com

Ron Reeves
Javanese music
Kendang, suling etc
ronrif@hotmail.com

Gemma Turner
Voice - Ethnic styles and contemporary
gtur8984@mail.usyd.edu.au

Terezka Drnzik 0411 045 877
Oriental dance (belly dance)

Latin Motion
Salsa and Rueda
http://www.latinmotion.com.au