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9 July 2010: Netherlands vs. Spain

Ping-ponging tunes from the two nations battling for the 2010 World Cup trophy in the final match on July 11. Plus a consolation song for Germany, requests, and new releases. By the way, Paul the World Cup octopus has chosen Spain to win.  And he’s got an amazing track record of choosing winners… Who do [...]

2 July 2010: Music of South Africa

Putumayo has a new compilation CD of music from South Africa; we took things a step farther today, spinning everything from Safrojazz to kwaito to Zulu choirs and beyond, to give you an idea of the South Africa beyond the soccer stadiums and TV soundbites. Congrats to Andrew of Olympia who won our giveaway of [...]

11 June 2010: Music of the World Cup

Whether you call it fußball, football, soccer, futbol, or just the beautiful game, you can’t avoid it this month as the FIFA World Cup comes to South Africa for the next month. Work stops, the moods of nations rise and fall with the performance of their select 11. Spin The Globe rung in the start [...]