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di`as´po`ra the dispersion or spreading of a people or language or culture that was originally localized; any people or ethnic population forced or induced to leave their traditional ethnic homelands, being dispersed throughout other parts of the world, and the ensuing developments in their dispersal and culture.
dIASPORA WORLD BEAT Australia's dedicated portal for world, Latin, African, Caribbean, Reggae, Eastern, Brazilian, Blues, Indigenous and Local independent musical culture. Diaspora World Beat was founded in 1999 by Cristina Dio and Richard Jasiutowicz to fill a void left by the mainstream media. Initially a print magazine, Diaspora World Beat was released quarterly with pertinent articles and reviews balancing international and local "world music" artists, releases and events. Today, Diaspora is an online e-zine, still the only world beat publication in Australia and steadily becoming one of the most comprehensive world music information resources on the web. In September 2004, diaspora.com.au was listed by ScreenSound Australia, the National Screen and Sound Archive as a publication of important cultural significance and continues to strive for critical and current discussion on world music and associated cultural issues. Diaspora is fed by a loose collective of contributing volunteers - writers, photographers, journalists and artists who give energy and their flavour to the site. The founders Cristina and Richard welcome feedback and contribution from anywhere in the world and from any genre of music or the arts.
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