MundoVibes was founded in 2003 by John C. Tripp. This is an archive of interviews conducted for the website.
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DJ Argo — Broken Beat from Philly
Broken, Beat, Radio, Argo, Brokenbeat.com, Philadelphia BROKEN BEAT RADIO FOUNDER DJ ARGO SPEAKS WITH MUNDOVIBES ON THE PHILADELPHIA SCENE, BROKEN BEAT MUSIC AND BEYOND JAZZ. Argo’s passion for DJing began back in the early 90’s in NYC while checking out the weekly Giant Step parties, Soul Kitchen, and assorted funky bizniz at S.O.B.’s. Around 1995…
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Michael Franti — Sowing Seeds of Change
Interview by John C. Tripp JC Tripp: Your music has always inspired me, so it’s nothing new. But I think it’s a new direction for you, as a person who is expressing yourself to humanity. I don’t want to use a catch-word, but it seems more accessible. MF: Yeah, definitely. I’ve tried to continue to…
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Cheb i Sabbah
Cheb, I, Sabbah, Shri, Durga, free, mp3, download, Hindustani, ragas, Six, Degrees, Records By J.C. Tripp An attempt to reinvent an ancient and evolved art form that celebrates the Gods would be a daunting task even for a trained local musician. For an “outsider” to succeed in this project would be unlikely at best. Yet,…
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World Music Institute’s Robert H. Browning on Cultural Exchange
Cultural exchange under attack. MundoVibes speaks with Robert H. Browning of the World Music Institute. There´s a vast cultural chill across the United States that is laying waste to the very values the nation was built upon. Using the Orwellian “War on Terror” as its guise, the Bush administration has declared war on virtually everything…
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Welcome to Koop Island: Hanging Backstage with Magnus Zingmark and Oscar Simonsson
Swedish Jazz Duo Koop Return With Koop Islands, a sentimental and sultry followup to Waltz For Koop By J.C. Tripp It’s a Friday night at Manhattan’s ultra-plush, Asian-themed Hiro Ballroom where Sweden’s electronic-jazz duo Koop have returned to peform after four years of laying low, presumably in some Caribbean hideout as the title of their…
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