The Thievery Corporation has announced plans for the Outernational Music Tour, beginning June 20 in San Francisco and ending in Washington, DC on June 28.
The tour will have an international vibe. The tour will feature:

he Brazilian roots rhythms of Seu Jorge;
Federico Aubele’s Argentinean soul;
Venezuelan funk of Los Amigos Invisibles;
the Brazilian bossa nova of Bebel Gilberto;
Gnarls [...]

Amazon has released their customer picks for the Top 10 Dance & DJ releases of 2003:

100th Window - Massive Attack
The Richest Man in Babylon - Thievery Corporation
Beautiful Tomorrow - Blue 6
Simple Things - Zero 7
Love Box - Groove Armada
Hotel Costes 5 - Various Artists
Mirror Conspiracy - Thievery Corporation
Verve Remixed - Various Artists
Play - Moby
La Revancha [...]

Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton and Rob Gaza lay down the mellow grooves with The Richest Man in Babylon. The latest tracks from this duo draws respectfully from a variety of influences, including jazz, world music, soul and electronica. The world music influences are especially strong. There’s afro-beat, Persian, and Indian influences throughout. By combining these [...]