2002 TOP TEN WORLD MUSIC VIDEOS (In no particular order)

BEST WORLD MUSIC VIDEOS OF 2002: (listed alphabetically- not in order of importance)

Bisso Na Bisso "Bisso Na Bisso" (Congo)

Dusminguel "Bibilonia" (Spain)

Juanes "A Dios Le Pido"" (Columbia)

Mabulu "Hlamilan" (Mozambique)

Ziggy Marley & The Chieftains "Redemption Song" (Jamaica/Ireland)

Andrea Marquee "O Que Aconteceu Com Noso Amor?" (Brazil)

Night Losers "Plum Brandy Blues" (Romania)

Susheela Rahman "Maya" (India/UK)

Henri Salvador "Room With A View" (France)

Tim & We Ca Ca "Waipeipegu" (New Caledonia)

2002 WORLD MUSIC VIDEOS-HONORABLE MENTIONS: (also listed alphabetically-not in order of importance)

Asian Dub Foundation "Real Great Britain" (UK)

Dadawah "Ballad Of Lhasa" (China)

Ilegales "Una Copa De Licor" (Dominican Republic)

Juno Reactor "God Is God" (UK)

Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra "UnzaUnza Time" (Bosnia)

Savara Nazarhan "Mugulchoi" (Uzbekistan)

No Doubt "Underneath It All" (USA/Jamaica)

Emenwe Phezulu "Makhendlas" (South Africa)

Akistis Proloposalti "Udrages Sferes" (Greece)

Various "Dagala Lagli" (India)

Wasi Ka Nanara Pan Pipers "Besi" (Solomon Islands)

Wazimba "Nwal Hulwana" (Mozambique)

Yothu Yindi "Mainstream" (Australia)

BEST WORLD MUSIC DVD: 1 GIANT LEAP (Transcontinental)

BEST DVD COMPILATION: the four hour STUDIO ONE STORY (Jamaica)

BEST CONCERT DVD: XIT: WITHOUT RESERVATION (Native America)

BEST FEATURE LENGTH DVD: Wayne Jobson's PETER TOSH STEPPING RAZOR: RED X (Jamaica)

BEST NON-FICTION DVD : Jeremy Marre's ROOTS ROCK REGGAE Inside The Jamaican Music Scene (Jamaica/UK)

BEST 'FICTION' DVD & THE YOW AWARD: Lee Scratch Perry THE UNLIMITED DESTRUCTION (Outta Here)

BEST WORLD MUSIC VIDEOS SHOWCASE: Worldlink TV on satellite

BIGGEST BONEHEAD MOVE IN WORLD MUSIC SHOWCASING: Rainbow Media's switch to an American based Much Music USA instead of the previously cablecasted and satellited far superior programming originating from Canada's premier video channel. The biggest loss was CLIP TRIP, Much Music's top notch weekly world music video tour around the world. All of Much Music's broad, dignified and respectful MUSIC PROGRAMMING lay intact just north of the border with a pale imitation of MTV besmeerching Much's trademark in America, where it was most dreadfully needed. Just like the second year in a row cancelled WOMAD multi-stage concert festival near Seattle. Canada should bully it's way back onto US cable systems and save our souls. And the U.S. government should speed up musician's visas so WOMAD can finally reappear and thrive again in 2004. Please allow us to be by enriched & united by the the universal healing power of humanity's musical expressions.

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