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Author: Tom Orr

Tom Orr is a California-based writer whose talent and mental stability are of an equally questionable nature. His hobbies include ignoring trends, striking dramatic poses in front of his ever-tolerant wife and watching helplessly as his kids surpass him in all desirable traits.
Marek Szarvas Light Outside. Image from the video. Shows the back of a female dancer in a dance studio.
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Wide-Raging Music by Marek Szarvas

Tom Orr March 7, 2024 No Comments Marek SzarvasSlovak musicworld fusion

A Slovakian by the name of Marek Szarvas comes on strong, albeit with a crafty sense of far-reaching global sounds on “Light Outside” a tune…

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Enchanting “Je Rêve” by Duo Landry +

Tom Orr March 6, 2024 No Comments Beninese musicDuo Landry +world music

Duo Landry + hail from the African nation of Benin, and their song “Je Rêve” is an acoustic charmer with tasty jazz inflections.

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Matia, a Singer-songwriter with a Funk Edge

Tom Orr March 3, 2024 No Comments funkMatia

Matia, a singer-songwriter from the Northeast U.S., brings a funky edge and insightful lyrics to “Doin’ What We Do,” a potent piece about where humankind…

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Charming Version of Christmas Song

Tom Orr February 28, 2024 No Comments Christmas musicDon Gato

If you think you already know what a song entitled “Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad” sounds like, a listen to stateside artist Don Gato’s so-named delightful…

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Recante- Amora Madura single cover. A purple background and two items that look like blackberries.
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Recante’s Splendid Mix of Portuguese Trad and Electronica

Tom Orr February 25, 2024 No Comments folktronicaPortuguese musicRecanteworld music

Combining elements of Southern Portuguese tradition with electronica, “Amora Madura” emerges as a creation of pure beauty by a duo called Recante.

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Flavorful Spanish language Version of Johnny Clegg Song

Tom Orr February 24, 2024 No Comments Una Lengua Infinitaworld fusionworld music

German and Spanish players collaborate under the name Una Lengua Infinita on “Ha caido el sistema,” a finely crafted Spanish language cover of a Johnny…

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Boémia’s Accordion Fueled “Com Passaporte de Coelho”

Tom Orr February 23, 2024 No Comments BoémiaPortuguese musicworld music

The mainly acoustic “Com Passaporte de Coelho” is a jaunty, satisfying piece of accordion-led fun from Portugal’s Boémia.

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Magnetic Convergence of Folk and Funk by Marty O’Neill

Tom Orr February 21, 2024 No Comments folk-rockMarty O’Neill

A cool mix of folk and funk, “The Queen’s Clothes – CG MIX 2” is a winner courtesy of Marty O’Neill, an American.

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Global Feel and Brazilian Grooves by Pacific Time

Tom Orr February 20, 2024 No Comments Pacific Timeworld fusionworld music

Chattering, Brazilian-style percussion gives “The World” by American band Pacific Time a feel that’s, well, worldly beyond U.S. borders at the very least.   Available…

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Sodade State of Mind in Vindo Bodona’s “Dis Mois”

Tom Orr February 18, 2024 No Comments Cape Verdean musicVindo Bodonaworld music

Cape Verde’s Vindo Bodona captures the signature sweet/melancholy feel of his homeland’s music on “Dis Mois.”

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