MUSIC NEWS
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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… Read more.
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Vieux Farka Touré Video For “All The Same (Featuring Dave Matthews)”
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.… Read more.
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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… Read more.
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Motown Gets Rewound by Quinn Luke aka Bing Ji Ling on “Shadow to Shine”
Quinn Luke (Bing Ji Ling) releases his third solo album, Shadow to Shine, featuring members of Antibalas, the Dap Kings, Scissor Sisters, and the Phenomenal Handclap Band. Enjoy a free… Read more.
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Karsh Kale Goes to the “Cinema” on His Fourth Release
Karsh Kale (pronounced Kursh Kah-lay) is widely regarded as a pioneer of global fusion and electronica as his music has inspired and defined the worldwide club phenomenon known as “Asian… Read more.
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Heineken TransAtlantic Festival Hits Miami Beach With Global Sounds
With Bomba Éstereo, The Spam All-Stars, Mr. Pauer, Antibalas, CéU and more. At the Beachfront Heineken TransAtlantic Festival, April 2011 The Heineken TransAtlantic Festival (April 14-30, 2011) grabs a fearless… Read more.
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Hammock House: Africa Caribe by Joaquin “Joe” Claussell Out on Fania Records
Classic Fania salsa tracks are reworked by legendary New York producer and DJ Joe Claussell. The stunning and modern two disc album contains Claussell’s reworkings of songs by Lou Perez,… Read more.
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Mo Kolours’ ‘Sega’ Beats
Half-Mauritian singer-percussionist Mo Kolours steps forward with his debut release, EP1: Drum Talking. This beguiling, otherworldly record sees him drawing heavily on the ‘sega’ music of his ancestral island homeland… Read more.
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Unsound Festival Shots by Stephen Cardinale
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Free Track: Prommer & Barck “Sleeping Beauty” from “Alex And The Grizzly”
Two legends of the Berlin dance & soul music scene — Christian Prommer & Alex Barck — have collaborated to release a full length record that reflects their many influences and… Read more.