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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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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 Perna return to their sun-soaked Latin-psychedelia project Ocote Soul Sounds…
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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 previous musical collectives 4hero, 2000black, Silhouette Brown and under the…
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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 uncle’s record store. It continued decades later, long after Ndour…
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Mali’s Titan Khaira Arby and Band Return to the US for Summer Tour
Triumphant after a successful Spring tour, and receiving the 2011 Tamani D’Or Award (Mali’s highest musical honor), Khaira Arby will make a stateside encore for a national tour of the US coming up in July. Arby mesmerized audiences at this…
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Vieux Farka Touré Video For “All The Same (Featuring Dave Matthews)”
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGNBS6_0CCw] Vieux Farka Touré premiered his new video for “All The Same” featuring Dave Matthews on PopMatters, which is directed by Sam Bathrick and produced by Adam Barton of Native Resonance. Vieux is hot on the heels of the release…
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Talking ’Bout a Nü Revolution: Les Nubians Interview
Growing up in two countries — Chad as children and France as teens — the women of Les Nubians, Hélène and Célia Faussart, were shaped by both cultures. On their third recording, Nü Revolution their pan-African vision remains as vibrant and…
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Latin Funk Cape Breton Style: Roots Pianist Neil Pearlman
“There’s a clave hidden in Scottish music, if you look for it,” explains piano player, arranger, and composer Neil Pearlman. It’s a secret place where Robert Burns does the boogie woogie. And where salsa brass and Tower of Power bass…
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Diego Garcia Interview on His Debut CD “Laura”
Diego Garcia, the former frontman of acclaimed garage rock band Elefant, may have been born in the wrong era: he wears his heart on his songwriting sleeve. But more likely he’s just continuing a tradition of strong songwriting, albeit with…
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