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By Mike Fuller Havana, Cuba – For over 20 years the Madriguera performance space in Central Havana has promoted tendencies that were of “lesser interests…

View More Havana Hip Hoppers for Peace

It’s that time of year again where we sift through all the CD reviews from the past year and give you our top picks, as…

View More World Music Central’s Holiday Gift Guide for 2007

[image1_left]Author: Mr R. Srinivasan “Thyagaraja Park” – Rediscovered. Landmark Site Commemorating The Great Carnatic Music Composer, Saint Thyagaraja, In The Center Of The Busy Metropolis.…

View More A Carnatic Music Fan – Thyagaraja Park Rediscovered

Aesthetics refers to the philosophy of the beautiful. “Never take away the love of the beautiful from your heart”; remarked Rousseau, the French Philosopher, “If…

View More Indian Music and its Aesthetic Concepts

  The Comprador e Imagem project put together by Brasil Música & Artes (BM&A) is an excellent concept: bringing a group of international music professionals,…

View More Comprador e Imagem Part V, Conclusion: a Kaleidoscope of Brazilian Music

The fourth and final stage of the Comprador e Imagem project took the international guests to Salvador da Bahía. Salvador is a city with a…

View More Comprador e Imagem IV: Salvador da Bahía, the Land of Afro-Brazilian Grooves

‘I know that twelve notes in each octave and the varieties of rhythms offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust.’ –…

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The third stage of the Comprador e Imagem project took the international visitors to the city of Fortaleza, in the state of Ceará, in northern…

View More Comprador e Imagem, Part III: A Visit to Fortaleza’s Regional Record Fair

The second stage of the Comprador e Imagem project took the international group inland to the city of Goiânia, in the state of Goiás. Goiânia…

View More Comprador e Imagem, Part II: Goiânia Rocks While Maintaining Tradition