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Author: Rafael Mieses

Xiomara Torres - La Voz del Mar
Album reviews

The Voice of the Sea, Debut Album by Rising Colombian Singer Xiomara Torres

Rafael Mieses August 10, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianColombian musicmarimbaworld musicXiomara Torres

Xiomara Torres – La Voz del Mar (Patois Records, 2022) She hails from the Colombian Pacific coast, her name is Xiomara Torres and, with the…

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Criatura at Festival MED - Photo credit: C.M. Loulé
Concert reviews

Criatura at Festival Med, a Bridge to Tradition and Modernity

Rafael Mieses July 12, 2022 No Comments CriaturaPortuguese musicworld fusion

Criatura took to the “Cerca” stage in the historic center of Loulé on the first day of the MED Festival to shed, unveil and give…

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Jupiter & Okwess - Photo by Micky Clement
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Jupiter & Okwess at Festival Med, Larger than Life

Rafael Mieses July 8, 2022 No Comments AfropopCongolese musicFestival MEDJupiter & OkwessLouléworld music

He does not go unnoticed for many reasons. He is a tower that rises above everything. Furthermore, he is a skinny giant of about six…

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Ghetto Kumbé
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Ghetto Kumbé, The Drumming Ritual Party Gets Going

Rafael Mieses June 25, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianColombiaColombian musicGhetto Kumbé

“What we bring to the Med Festival is all the strength of Afro-Caribbean music, all the power of the African root, what is the Colombian…

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Reeves Sings Popular Music Standards

Rafael Mieses April 12, 2014 No Comments

Dianne Reeves Beautiful Life (Concord, 2014) The most recent work by Dianne Reeves in the U.S. five years. One of the most prominent female voices…

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Smooth World

Rafael Mieses March 30, 2011 No Comments

The Rippingtons Cote D’Azur (Peak Records, 2011) The great challenge for the exponents of “smooth jazz” is to manage to be different while maintaining the…

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Santos Neto e Iago, Levitations of the Infinity of Brazilian Music

Rafael Mieses August 10, 2009 No Comments

Jovino Santos Neto & Weber Iago “Live at Caramoor” (Adventure Music, 2009) Taken from a live presentation at Caramoor Jazz Festival in Katonah, New York,…

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Michel Camilo, the Effervescence of the Best Times

Rafael Mieses June 22, 2007

Michel Camilo – Spirit of the Moment

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