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New Congo Classics
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsModogo & Sam Black Bazar (Lusafrica 562982, 2012) The idea of bringing Congolese rumba back to its roots isn’t a new one, but it’s one that all sentient beings ought... -
Fania Reissues Ismael Miranda Collection
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsFania Records is releasing Ismael Miranda’s “El Niño Bonito” A Man & His Music. “A definitive tribute to the one-of-a-kind Ismael Miranda was missing from our catalog,” says the press... -
Ukulele Star Jake Shimabukuro and Famed Producer Alan Parsons Collaborate on New CD
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsUkulele sensation Jake Shimabukuro is in the recording studio with Alan Parsons, engineer of the Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road‘ and Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon.’ Parsons and Shimabukuro are... -
Polka’s Eddie Blazonczyk Dies
Posted on May 22, 2012 | No CommentsFamed musician, bandleader and independent record label owner Eddie Blazonczyk Sr. died Monday, May 21, 2012 at Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights, Illinois from natural causes. Mr. Blazonczyk was... -
The Feel of a Cumbia Classic
Posted on May 22, 2012 | No CommentsLos Miticos Del Ritmo Los Miticos Del Ritmo (Soundway, 2012) Some of the best cumbiana and vallenato musicians from Cali were assembled by British producer Will ‘Quantic’ Holland’s to perform... -
Cubans Will Dance the World’s Longest Changüí
Posted on May 22, 2012 | No CommentsPlaying the world’s longest non-stop changüí is among the proposals of the 6th ‘Elio Revé’ Changüí Festival, set for eastern Guantánamo province of Cuba from May 30th through June 3rd.... -
Young Jarochos
Posted on May 21, 2012 | No CommentsRadio Jarocho Café Café (Chido Records, 2012) Radio Jarocho is a group of young musicians of Mexican origin, that is based in the East Coast of the United Sates. Their... -
Chad to the Bone
Posted on May 20, 2012 | No CommentsMounira Mitchala Chili Houritki (Lusafrica 562662, 2011) Chad, a landlocked Saharan nation plagued by drought, political tensions and ethnic divisiveness, is hardly the most well represented African country as far... -
The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal 1969-1973 Celebrate Bluesman’s 70th Birthday
Posted on May 19, 2012 | No CommentsTo celebrate Taj Mahal’s 70th Birthday on May 17, Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, has started a major catalog reissue project beginning with the release of... -
“El Cano” Estremera to Bring Salsa to Soundview Park in The Bronx
Posted on May 19, 2012 | No CommentsPuerto Rican salsa singer, Cano “El Cano” Estremera is scheduled to perform on Tuesday, June 26 at 7:00 pm in Soundview Park, The Bronx (New York). Cano Estremera has had...