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In the late '90s, the meld of world and dance musics has come a long way. From its "ethno-techno" beginnings early in the decade to compilations like this, the integration now seems complete. So you can have Fatboy Slim remixing the Indian inflections of Tranquility Base, the Asian Underground of Asian Dub Foundation, Rootsman's dub, or "Ali Mullah," Transglobal Undergound's tribute to the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, sitting cheek to cheek with ambient sounds from Russia or Italian dance--and it all makes sense. The rhythms have become international, without any boundaries--and that's precisely the point. It is, if you want, the one-world ethos of the millennium, and even more hopefully, the sound of a world that might yet learn to live in peace. --Chris Nickson