I’m a regular to ProperlyChilled.com. It’s where I get filled on my favorite kind of music, which is downtempo/lounge/world/chill out music. That’s where I first heard this amazing artist, Natalia Clavier. I think the reason I like this style so much is that it sounds like something you might hear coming from a live band at a discotec in South America. You would be walking down the street, hear the sounds and go in just to see what the crowd is like. I would probably end up spending all night there simply because it puts me in a good mood. Or it could be Natalia is just talented and has a relationship with Federico Aubele (another amazing musician).

This is a good site if you’re into world music…and they have a terrific logo. Part of me is in disbelief I haven’t heard about it yet. Calabash Music is a site dedicated to helping the world musicians and fund them without using major record labels. All I know, is I can listen to many artists and get free tunes every week. Here are a few of their freebies you can download at the time of this post.

Andre Bourgeois and Mano Bap - Pentagrama

Angelique Kidjo - Salala w/Peter Gabriel

Radial Mundial - Tambor