• Up, Bustle & Out: A Global Sound Journey

    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…

  • MV Music News

    Since Miriam Aïda’s successful album Meu Brasil, recorded with some of Rio de Janeiro´s finest musicians, she has continued to explore the Brazilian music in its different facets with the devoted musicians in this group. On Letras ao Brasil the…

  • Riovolt

    RIOVOLT AND THE SOUNDS OF BRAZIL — “DIGITAL AUDIO BOSSA” AND “SAMBARAMA” By J.C. Tripp Listening and enjoying “world” music is one thing — actually going to the source and involving oneself in the music requires a passion that transcends…

  • Paul Murphy and Afro Art Music

    By Rose Parfitt Since Ashley and Simone Beedle founded Afro Art in the Nineties, the label’ s had its fair share of ups and downs. However, in 1999 it sailed out of the doldrums that followed their split with two…

  • DJ Sabo

    DJ, Sabo, Sol, Selectas by JC Tripp He may love Baile Funk but DJ Sabo’s heart is in New York City. DJ Sabo has the city’s melting pot sensibility pulsing through his veins and his blood is the color of…

  • Roy Ayers

    From the day in 1945 when Lionel Hampton saw this ecstatic 5 year old jumpin’ with joy at what he had just heard, and handed him the gift of a lifetime, a set of his vibe mallets& his destiny was…

  • Mocean Worker

    MOCEAN WORKER BRINGS BACK THE BOOGIE On the fifth album of his career, appropriately titled Cinco De MOWO!, Adam Dorn a.k.a. Mocean Worker (pronounced Motion Worker) has assembled the quintessential feel-good summer record of 2007. The opening number, quite simply,…

  • Shrift

    Nina Miranda and Dennis Wheatley come together as Shrift BY JOHN C. TRIPP Shrift are not just a group but a state of mind, where time melts and the subconscious is free to associate words and music. In recording their…

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