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Campaign in support for an American Secretary of the Arts
Posted on November 30, 2008 | No CommentsAn online petition was started by classical and jazz bassist Jaime Austria, inspired by Quincy Jones’ interview. According to Quincy Jones’ official website, during his travels Quincy Jones has observed... -
Los Van Van Mixing New CD Arrasando
Posted on November 28, 2008 | No CommentsHavana, Cuba (PL) – Cuban musician Juan Formell, director of the Los Van Van band, is working on an album in which his children, Samuel and Vanessa, will participate. The... -
Farewell to Ñico
Posted on November 28, 2008 | No CommentsAuthor: Radamés Giro The death over the weekend in Havana of Jose Antonio Rojas (Ñico), 87, deprives Cuban music of one of its main figures of the 20th century.... -
Bending the Blues
Posted on November 28, 2008 | No CommentsI was thinking on these questions as I was listening to the double-CD set Entre Dunes Et Savanes Desert Blues 3. Beyond the basic framework of the blues or the... -
Reggae Anthology Focuses on Niney The Observer
Posted on November 27, 2008 | No CommentsThis retrospective features the who’s who of roots reggae legends – Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Freddie McGregor, Michael Rose, Junior Byles, Delroy Wilson, Sugar Minott, Leroy Smart and many others... -
Horrid Swell of Sad Music
Posted on November 27, 2008 | No CommentsRecently I settled myself down to watch the PBS program Nature. This particular documentary was entitled “Lobo, The Wolf That Changed America.” Telling the story of the bounty hunter Ernest... -
Colombian Cumbia Seriously Road Tested
Posted on November 26, 2008 | No CommentsJill Turner gets ideas for the dancefloor, as DJ Russ Jones, the Hackney globetrotter, changes destination and heads out towards Colombia. As one half of Future World Funk and latterly... -
Cuba’s EGREM Record Company Will Release a Collection with the History of Cuban Song
Posted on November 25, 2008 | 2 CommentsThere are new songs such as Si el poeta eres tú, with the words of Miguel Barnet and the performance of Milanés, Acuérdate de Abril by Amaury Pérez, Para despertar... -
Fula Flute Will Release ‘Mansa America’ CD in December
Posted on November 24, 2008 | No CommentsThe concept of Fula Flute developed through recording the seminal CD "Fula Flute" released in 2002 to substantial critical welcomes and subsequent performances, such as the opening of Zankel Hall... -
Genticorum Will Be Touring the United States to Promote Upcoming Album La Bibournoise
Posted on November 23, 2008 | No CommentsCanadian band Genticorum will be touring the United States in January of 2009 to support its new recording, titled La Bibournoise . Like old world storytellers, Genticorum spins Quebecois tales...