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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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Six Years Waiting: Boubacar Traoré’s “Mali Denhou”
On Boubacar Traoré’s first studio album in six years, the kindly, gritty voice of the veteran Malian bluesman intertwines with wonderfully idiosyncratic, cascading guitar. Wistful and pensive, Traoré exhorts, gives thanks, and reflects on love, history, and duty, with a…
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John C. Tripp Design’s photostream
John C. Tripp Design’s photostream on Flickr.
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MundoVibe Music Mix: Joe Claussell, Susana Baca, Kode9, Peña, Les Nubians, Agape, more!
Music Selection by John C. Tripp, Editor of MundoVibe [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/15026304″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Track Listing: Eddie Palmieri Mi Congo Te Llama (Remixed by Joaquin “Joe” Claussell) Fredericks Brown Betrayal (Dusty Remix) Femi Kuti Dem Bobo Les Nubians Africa…
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Sounds of Afro-Peru: An Interview With Peña’s Cory Wong
Minneapolis based musician/producer Cory Wong is on a mission to spread the music of Peru’s coast as far and wide as possible. Last April, he traveled to Lima and assembled an ensemble to help document Afro-Peruvian music. The group was…
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Just Good Music — The Disco Love of Al Kent and the Million Dollar Orchestra
Disco get a rebirthing by Scotland’s Prolific DJ and Producer, Al Kent. MundoVibe Interviews Al Kent on his long history in dance music and his groundbreaking disco recordings and his Disco Love series on BBE Disco never died.
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African Bluesman Vieux Farka Touré (Son of Ali Farka Touré) Digs Deep on “The Secret”
“The secret” features production by Eric Krasno (of Soulive fame) and features Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, John Scofield, Ivan Neville and Vieux’s final collaboration with his legendary father, Ali Farka Toure. Traveling down Linden Blvd towards JFK Airport, Vieux Farka…
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Songs of Gao: An Interview with Mali’s Sidi Touré
The worthy successor to Ali Farka Touré. — Bassekou Kouyaté Mali’s Sidi Touré sings the traditions of his Malian culture and beyond on his Thrill Jockey debut “Sahel Folk” [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/9708322″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Sidi Touré made his first guitar as…
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Review: Frank Yamma – “Countryman” (Wantok Music)
Frank Yamma – Countryman (Wantok Music) The world has experienced ethnic music from the land down under for years. The tribal-rock beats of the aboriginal group Yothu Yindi, the blind-aboriginal guitarist, Gurrumul, the band Tiddas, and the traditional folk music…
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