That is great Vic,I look forward to it.
I have found over the years that many people are drawn to the music of other culture by listening to "western" artists who are drawn to world Music..Paul Simons album Graceland and Johnny Clegg with Juluka certainly heightened many peoples awareness of African music. I used to listen to Lorena McKennit and as a result became interested in Moorish music in Spain. Kate Bush, in the eighties, had Trio Bulkarka on two of her albums. I have an old lp from the eighties (I think) where Ashwin Batish , the sitar Player ,plays some pop, rock and country..I loved his version of White Lightning. The fusion of musical styles and traditions is amazing, isn't it ?