January 6, 2009
Love World Music?
Is your next destination foreign to you? Before your departure, you can learn about the local culture through books, magazines and the Internet.
Another way is by listening to Putumayo World Music. At Putumayo’s website, you can:
- “Hear song samples from each of more than 100 CDs.”
- “Listen to broadcasts of the Putumayo World Music Hour radio show.”
- “Find radio stations airing the Putumayo World Music Hour and find out where it airs near you.”
- “Watch global music videos.”
- “Learn about the best world music festivals.”
- “Find a concert in your area featuring Putumayo compilation artists.”
Love Putumayo World Music? January’s Giveaway, sponsored by Putumayo World Music, is Café Cubano. For a chance to win the CD, please leave a comment below answering the question ‘What is your New Year’s Resolution in green travel?’. The deadline is January 31/09. The random winner will receive 1 CD.
Image courtesy of Putumayo World Music




Sonya loves writing the green travel blog Traveling the Green Way. She is a blogger who specializes in green living, travel, lifestyle and technology topics.
January 9th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Interesting post. I will definitely check it out. My favorite all-time Latin music podcast is Ritmo Latino, which is available on iTunes. Here is a link for more info: http://www.ritmolatino.org/
January 9th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Favorite Putumayo CD is a sampler of Latin music I picked up at a Putumayo promo party in San Juan, PR.
Resolution for green travel in 2009 is to learn about food sources in places where I’m traveling and to eat local as often as possible.