Fortunately, there's no old-school version of global dance music, so this compilation goes far beyond merely slapping random "ethnic" samples onto a drum track.

Basically a sampler of some recent and upcoming Palm Pictures product, Phat Global is a wandering introduction to what happens when India meets big beat, as In Indian Ropeman's "I.R.M.," or when Spain visits Cuba by way of Paris, like in P18's "Mi Cuba." Algeria's Cheb Mami, Jamaica's Sly and Robbie, and Senegal's Baaba Maal all get the remix treatment as well, whether they need it or not.