MUSIC NEWS
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Dojo Cuts Funk It Up Australian Style (Free Song)
With a self-titled debut album and two 45s out now on RK, Australian heavy funk unit DOJO CUTS is in no need of an introduction here. Though hard at work… Read more.
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Rediscovering the Malian Jazz of Sorry Bamba
Sorry Bamba was born in 1938 in Mopti — “The Venice of Mali” — a city whose setting at the confluence of the Niger and Bani rivers made it a… Read more.
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Battle of Balkan Brass: Fanfare Ciocarlia vs. Boban & Marko Markovic
The two foremost Gypsy brass bands are battling it out: who is the king of Balkan brass? Finally, the two titans of East European Gypsy music go head to head… Read more.
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Electric Cowbell Records First Digital Release: 101 Things To Do In Bongolia
Label boss Jim Thomson steers Electric Cowbell as an independent, artist-run label that produces and releases unique records. 101 Things To Do In Bongolia gathers the labels singles of the… Read more.
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Fania Classics From the Vaults Get Dusted Off and Reworked by Legendary DJ & Producer Joe Claussell
HAMMOCK HOUSE – “AFRICA CARIBE” OUT Now. Amongst dance music fans Joaquin “Joe” Claussell needs no introduction. Anyone who ever danced to his sets at New York City’s Body &… Read more.
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Brazilian Tropicália Paid Tribute to on Red Hot + Rio 2
Two free songs at end of article It’s fitting that Red Hot + Rio 2 would pay tribute to Brazil’s Tropicália movement since both exhibit a desire to act on… Read more.
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Bah Samba Release “Shake the Dog”
Summer 2011 sees the release of the long awaited exciting new album project from Bah Samba titled ‘Shake The Dog’ on Favouritzm. Three years in the making, this incredible selection… Read more.
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Ocote Soul Sounds Release “Taurus”
After winning a Grammy Award in 2011 and backing the Tony Award winning broadway show “Fela!” with their respective bands Grupo Fantasma and Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Adrian Quesada and Martin… Read more.
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4hero’s Dego to Release Solo Debut “A Wha’ Him Deh Pon?”
The endlessly inventive musical creator known as Dego will release his own solo debut “A Wha’ Him Deh Pon?” this summer in 2011. Having recorded several seminal albums with his… Read more.
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Reggae Africa: Youssou Ndour Journeys to Kingston
Youssou Ndour’s journey to Kingston began with the music pulsing from the Dakar market stalls of his childhood. It began during long hours of listening to reggae LPs from his… Read more.