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Up, Bustle & Out: A Global Sound Journey
An interview with Rupert Mould By John C. Tripp Hailing from Bristol, England, Up, Bustle and Out are producers Rupert Mould and ‘Clandestine Ein’ who met in 1989 while hosting the pirate radio show. ‘For the People’ radio boasted Bristol’s…
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American and Cuban Jazz Meet on “Ninety Miles” Documentary
Stefon Harris, David Sanchez & Christian Scott will perform at their album release party at S.O.B.’s in NYC on June 21. Opening Tuesday, June 21 – S.O.B.’s, NYC – Win Tickets Hear ‘Ninety Miles’ In Its Entirety All distance is…
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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 on various side projects (many players of the group are…
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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 true cultural crossroads. This diversity sparked an unsinkable curiosity and…
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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 in a Balkan brass encounter of epic proportions. Following the…
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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 past year. Initially the vinyl-oriented 45RPM Electric Cowbell record label…
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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 & Soul knows. And as a DJ, a remix producer, a…
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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 social-political issues through music. Red Hot + Rio 2 is…
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Bah Samba Release “Shake the Dog”
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gwMUZrixo] 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 of songs sees band leader Julian Bendall bounce between…
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