XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 25 spt 05) ::
Guitars of the Golden Triangle: Folk & Pop Music of Myanmar (Burma) vol. 2 :: various
Cambodian Rocks, vol 2 :: various
los Dug Dugs :: los Dug Dugs
Mogollar :: Mogollar
Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats :: various
World After History :: Boris KovaƧ and la Campanella
You've Stolen My Heart :: Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle
Radio Pyongyang :: various
ASAP: Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project :: various
Mademoiselle Marseille :: Moussu T e lei Jovents
(note: Radio Pyongyang has a very long, very snarky subtitle, which references North Korea as "the Hermit Kingdom" but unfortunately, there's a typo in CMJ's database so when I went to report the top 10 tonight I saw it listed as "Commie Funk & Agitpop from the Kermit Kingdom." I now fear that I will be forever haunted by the image of Kim Jong Il saying "hi ho! Dear Leader here...")

you know, it's not easy being mean.
but is it easy being a funky communist?