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FREE SONG: Afrissippi 'Ngoppe Kam Mi Yaha'
FREE SONG:'Affrissipi 'Ngoppe Kam Mi Yaha''
AFRISSIPPI is a group featuring GUELEL KUMBA who comes from Senegal, West Africa. The nucleus of AFRISSIPPI was born when Eric Deaton, apprentice of the late JUNIOR KIMBROUGH, invited Guelel to explore the hill country sound of North Mississippi.
Eric carried Guelel to the home of bluesman R.L. BURNSIDE where they discovered the eerie similarities between some of Guelels Senegalese folk melodies and those of R.L. & JUNIOR, the patriarchs of the hill country boogie and cottonpatch trance blues. With R.L.s blessing, Guelel & Eric recruited his son and grandson, Garry & Cedric Burnside, as rhythm section.
AFRISSIPPI channels ancient boogie music & todays Mississippi hill country groove through the Delta Recording style - Its like the blues trying to be born!
01:09 PM, Sep 30 2008 in Tune Your World
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FREE SONG: Baden Powell - 'Tributo a Dorival Caymmi'
FREE SONG:'Tributo a Dorival Caymmi!'
Brazilian composer and singer Dorival Caymmi, who catapulted to fame when Carmen Miranda performed one of his songs in 1938, died Saturday. He was 94.
He died of kidney cancer and multiple organ failure in his Rio de Janeiro home, his granddaughter Stela Caymmi told the Globo TV network.
Caymmi's lyrics were inspired by the beautiful women and folklore of the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, where he was born. A deep, velvety voice also helped make him one of the country's most beloved
artists.
The song FREE SONG:'Tributo a Dorival Caymmi!' was composed by Baden Powell and is a beautiful acoustic guitar instrumental. Enjoy!! and celebrate this great musician's life!!
01:08 PM, Aug 19 2008 in Tune Your World
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FREE SONG: Angelique Kidjo w/ Peter Gabriel - 'Salala'
Peter Gabriel just launched two new digital music ventures: We7 (an advertising-driven music site) and TheFilter.com ( a music recommendation site).
FREE SONG:'Salala!' - w/Peter Gabriel
We7 lets users choose between buying recordings and downloading a free version with a 10-second ad. Royalties from downloads on We7 are paid to the record companies, which then pay a portion to the artists. The company, based in Britain, already has a licensing agreement with one of the majors, Sony Music Entertainment.
With it's focus on label artists We7, while offering a new model, seems to cater more to the labels than to the artists. Indeed, Gabriel is quoted in the New York Times saying: “I don’t believe in the death of the major record companies, but as an artist, I’d love to see them reinvented as service companies.”
We7's gimmick is simple: you get your songs for free, in MP3, but each one has a short audio advertisement before the music starts. That’s it. I'm not quite sure this is the path to the new revolution though. My response to listening to a free downloaded track (along with the ad) was 'I don't think so...!' The ad is intrusive, despite being short, and did nothing to make me want to download more songs from We7. Imagine a playlist made entirely of We7-sourced songs, with an ad played between each and every one!? Much worse than commercial radio... I just can’t see the MySapce generation rushing out to download ad-infested files like this. And those that do will not find it too hard to delete the ads in an audio editor.
TheFilter.com provides music, film and video recommendations based on user preferences. And the site keeps track and publishes what their audience is listening to with interesting results: TheFilter.com recently said that the number of people listening to downbeat music from the likes of Morrissey and The Smiths has soared in the past months too. (Autor's note: I have to say that my personal reaction has been just the opposite -- lately I've been listening to more and more upbeat music that I can dance to...)
Gabriel's early entreprenuerial ventures include Real World Records and Womad, the World of Music, Arts and Dance festival. Womad, a showcase for world music that currently presents annual concerts and workshops in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. His Real World label has an expanding catalog of 150 albums by artists from around the world. (One of Calabash's success stories was working with Thomas Mapfumo's self-produced album as a digital-only release which caught the ears of Gabriel and was re-released on the Real World label.)
The FREE SONG:'Salala!' is from Angelique Kidjo's album 'Djin Djin' and features Peter Gabriel's vocals -- and comes to you Ad-Free!! ;-)
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05:08 AM, Aug 11 2008 in Tune Your World
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Ska Cubano - FREE Song: 'Ay Caramba!'
When it comes to Ska Cubano, rarely has the expression a match made in heaven been so apropos. Take classic rhythms from two of the worlds most musically influential islands, Jamaica and Cuba, mash them together like mint and sugar, add ample of amounts of intoxicating melodies and a dash of jest; the result is a magical musical cocktail that has been setting dance floors ablaze from London to Tokyo. Check out today's FREE Song:
The idea of creating a Cuban ska band originated with Peter A. Scott, a British entrepreneur and music lover whose business ventures brought him regularly to Jamaica and Cuba. Scott invited Natty Bo, a renowned London ska singer and devotee of all things retro, to travel with him to the city of Santiago de Cuba, often called the cradle of Cuban music because of its influential role in the development of popular Cuban music, to record with some of the best local musicians. Natty Bo, also a popular London DJ, was an avid collector of old Cuban 78s, and suggested bringing other flavors into the mix such as Colombian cumbia, Jamaican mento and Trinidadian calypso.
While in Santiago, Natty Bo heard Cuban crooner Beny Billy, the living reincarnation of the legendary Beny Moré, belting it out in a bar, and knew then and there he had found his vocal counterpart on the project. Back in London, Natty Bo formed a band featuring the leading maestros of Cuban and Jamaican music, and the group set about bringing the irresistible Ska Cubano sound to the concert stage. The rest, as they say, is history, or at least, historical revisionism, as Ska Cubano posits a world where the music of Caribbean cousins Jamaica, Cuba and beyond developed a closer kinship back in the day before reggae and salsa shook the globe.
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09:07 AM, Jul 30 2008 in Tune Your World
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Thione Seck FREE SONG: 'Mouhamadou Bamba'
Former member of Star Band de Dakar and Orchestra Baobab, Thione Seck has been an important figure on Senegal’s music scene since the 1960s. In the late 70s and early 80s Seck was one of the originators of mbalax, which has been Senegal’s most popular sound since then. Check out today's FREE Song:
Seck was always a fan of Egyptian superstars such as Abdel Halim Hafez and Oum Kalsoum as well as Bollywood playback singers Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. These singers have influenced his singing style, sometimes subtly, sometimes in a more obvious way. - An interesting mixture of Africa and Asia, - Senegal and India, among others...
Even though Seck grew up in Senegal, he says that a childhood fascination with Hindu films led him to favor Eastern modes. He told Afropop, "It's like the scales of the Spanish, Hindu, Greek, Arab musicians. Each time I compose a song, I put a few notes from this eastern scale, because that's what I love the most." The contrast between the band's edgy alertness and Seck's air of spiritual intoxication is likely to raise the hair on your spine. Do you agree?
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04:07 PM, Jul 18 2008 in Tune Your World
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Free Song: Boubacar Traore - 'Mouso Teke Soma Ye'
FREE SONG:'Mouso Teke Soma Ye'
Boubacar Traore (Kar-Kar) has been dodging musical stardom for most of his life. In his youth, Boubacar Traore was known as the Malian Chuck Berry or Elvis Presley. People woke up every day to hear him singing on the radio. His most popular song at that time was "Mali Twist" which he has likened to a national anthem for the newly independent nation of Mali.
Traore is an artist who has affected an entire generation. His is the voice of a nation, its hopes and its fears. He is a storyteller, and his songs deal with daily living, the many facets of love, political conditions and solidarity. Sometimes they are small parables, resonant with meanings we'll never be able to understand, but clear to his friends. Perhaps the final words are best said by one of his peers, Ali Farka Toure: "If the maximum is five, I give ten to Kar Kar".
He insists he's no blues man. "Blues is blues," he says. "It's American. But there is also blues in Europe and blues in Africa. The languages are different, but you can see that all these kinds of blues have the same parents--same father, same mother." Get More Music by Boubacar Traore
09:06 AM, Jun 10 2008 in Tune Your World
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André Bourgeois and Mano Bap - FREE Song: 'Pentagrama'!!
Today's FREE Song is by André Bourgeois and Mano Bap!
André Bourgeois and Mano Bap are influenced by the 1960's and 70's jazz, and the experiments of Kruder and Dorfmeister and Erik Truffaz.
They have distanced themselves from the all powerfull Drum'n' Bass and have developed a sound that draws on the best of the technology and the acoustic. Bourgeois and Bap use a computer to record musicians -- not because they are strivng for the artificial, but because they are striving for emotion.
Today' s Free song will delight you with its editing, post production and sound texture. It's a breath of fresh air, for sure! Bap and Bourgeois lead us far beyond all musical and nationality allegiances, so watch out!
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09:05 AM, May 27 2008 in Tune Your World
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Radio Mundial - FREE Song: 'Tambor'!!
Today's FREE Song is by Radio Mundial:
Radio Mundial (World Radio) is a musical collective originally formed by Puerto Rican/Peruvian vocalist and guitarist Jean Shepard and Chilean Swedish DJ and producer Andy Delano. Together with band members Gianni Mano (congas), Geraldo Flores (timbales), Andy Sanesi (drums) Gustavo Amarante (bass), they unleashed the dynamic sounds of their lush harmonies. Jean's cuatro (Puerto Rico's national instrument) also brings exciting percussion and a unique song-writing style.
The full Radio Mundial experience was born as the band soon began playing its modern fusion of Afro-Latin-inspired funk to packed stages in and around New York. Quickly they built a loyal following of devoted fans, and caught the ears and eyes of legendary music men and women. Check it out!!
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09:05 AM, May 26 2008 in Tune Your World
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Hugo Diaz - FREE Song: 'Volver'!!
Today's FREE Song is by Hugo Diaz:
Here is some remarkable mouth harp music from one of the greatest Argentinian players of all time. Hugo Diaz was born on August 10th 1927 in Santiago de Estero. At the age of five he began to play the harmonica, and less than two years was already performing regulary for a local radio.
On this track you will hear the grunts, like a wild animal’s, and the unique way he has of drawing out a very high pitched note or of rounding off a sequence with a low note, like a bullfighter delivering the death-blow. There is some styling guitar solos going on here as well. Enjoy this hidden gem!!
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10:05 AM, May 14 2008 in Tune Your World
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Mozambican musician Feliciano dos Santos, campaigns for clean water, wins Environmental Prize
Listen To Massukos's Album 'Bumping'
Feliciano dos Santos, leader of the group Massukos, just won the Goldman Environmental Prize for using music to raise awareness about health, water and HIV/Aids issues.
Harnessing their popularity to fight poverty, Massukos make music that is not only phenomenally beautiful but also a powerful force for change. Massukos have an enviable reputation as the country's most successful band but they are also making their mark as initiators of social change. Originating from Niassa in northern Mozambique, one of the poorest parts of Africa, Massukos speak out against the hardships that have affected their lives. Passionate about what they do, the band travels for miles to remote villages to deliver simple life-saving messages such as “more condoms less partners”.
"I started using music when I realised that it was a good way to send a message and bring people together," Santos told BBC News.
"Even when you play a loud radio, people are drawn to it. Even when it plays sounds that are not about dirty water, they just want to listen to the sounds. I realised that music had this power, so for this reason we thought it would be good to mix it with what we wanted to achieve."
Santos said the $150,000 Goldman prize money would not change his life but it would help focus attention on what was happening on the ground in Mozambique and Africa.
"It shows that even if you live in poor places, such as Niassa, you can have an influence on the world. Let's not talk about the money, let's do things that can change the world. Don't think about awards, think about quality of life."
Santos said the $150,000 (£75,000) prize money would not change his life but it would help focus attention on what was happening on the ground in Mozambique and Africa.
Listen To Massukos' Album 'Bumping'
Tune Your World: Learn how you can microfinance Masukos' work...
10:05 AM, May 6 2008 in Tune Your World
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Ekayani's 'La Raihna' video debuts at NYC's Hit Factory
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September 29th Ekayani and the Healing Band will debut their brand new video, 'La Raihna', at the HIt Factory, the legendary recording studio that produced albums by John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, U2, Paul Simon, and many others. The release of this video continues the momentum the New York and Miami-based singer and songwriter has generated in the past year, with the release of two Number One singles, two videos, multiple feature newspaper articles, and more than two dozen radio outlets playing her music both in the United States and abroad.
The video, directed by New York City filmmaker, photographer, painter and musician Kurt Ritta, uses a number of New York City scenes, including Central Park, Coney Island's Mermaid Parade, and a location in the Lower East Side to tell the ballad’s story of a multi-part mediatation on love. Ritta’s background as a painter allows him to bring an artist’s eye to the filming, with special attention to the color palette of the scenes being filmed. The video’s mood varies from moody and reflective, as in the scenes shot at Café Charbon, which resembles the kind of French cafe where Ekayani wrote "La Raihna" during her seven years in Europe, to light and funny, as in the “Brazilian” sequence shot at Coney Island, to romantic and sexy (the water sequence).
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04:09 PM, Sep 28 2006 in Global Videos
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Brazilian-born Lenine showcases his music in his first U.S. tour
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Brazil seems to have an endless supply of musical talent that has found its way to the States. In recent years, there’s been no shortage of Brazilian artists
discovered by American audiences, including Bebel Gilberto, Cibelle, Bossacucanova, Seu Jorge and Vinicius Cantuaria.
One of the most recent to land here is Pernambuco-born singer/songwriter Lenine, who might just be the most prolific to have emerged in the last decade. Even before his recording career had taken off proper, he quietly made his own albums back home. (he has a huge catalogue)
At his live show in New York's Central Park, Lenine transcended his northeastern Brazilian roots, jumping into heavy funk, hip-hop and rock territory, meshing these with other Latin influences and delivered a fiery, high-energy performance.
Lenine has run his music career as an independent, managing to maintain artistic control over his recordings in spite of working with major labels -- quite a feat and an inspiration for other artists to follow.
I had the chance to hear Lenine speak at a conference in Recife last winter where he offered advice to emerging artists. He told this story about a meeting between a blind rabbit and a blind snake who are trying to figure out who they have just met and they agree to take turns by touching each other to try to learn what kind of animal they are. The snake goes first and says, 'Oh you have long ears and soft fur and a fluffy round tail -- you must be a rabbit' And then the rabbit takes it's turn and says, 'Oh you don't have any ears and you're all slimy and disgusting -- you must be a label manager!!'
Lenine's tour was in support of a new self-titled album which is a collection of his best studio recordings. If you are not yet familiar with his work -- this is a great start.
Here's a video from the live New York show of the song “Jack Soul Brasileiro” which is a tribute to Jackson do Pandeiro, one of the
greatest—and most underrated—of Brazil’s innovators during the ’50s.
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04:09 PM, Sep 15 2006 in Global Videos
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Más Y Más, Latin music in the style of The Clash...they bring a unique combination of flair, passion and originality to the fore. The Anglo-Spanish trio play up a storm, at times sounding twice as large and hitting those vital Latin/Afro-Cuban/flamenco beats absolutely bang-on every time. Check out this new video footage the band shot at the 'Frog and Onion' in Nottingham.
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04:09 PM, Sep 14 2006 in Global Videos
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Vasen - 'Hejsmanspolketter (Heisman Polkettes)'
We admit to a fondness for the Nordic folk tradition, and with Väsen we
are never disappointed. Not only do they choose wonderfully catchy tunes
to rework, they also convey a tremendous amount of infectious enjoyment
with their playing.
They have come full circle, starting out
as an acoustic experiment, becoming part of a highly successful Nordic
rock review, striking off on their own and adding a drummer, and now,
years later, they are an acoustic trio again. This video is from a live
performance in Japan, and is a suite of brief polkas -- so brief they
are called polkettes!
03:09 PM, Sep 14 2006 in Global Videos
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If you haven't heard of Hector Buitrago you soon will. He is best known as co-founder of the Colombian Latin alternative band Aterciopelados, whose critical and commercial success of "Gozo Poderoso" landed the band on the Top 10 of the Billboard Top Latin Albums Sales chart as well as a coveted appearance on the ‘Tonight Show with Jay Leno’. On his own Hector Buitrago produced Andrea Echeverri's eponymous Grammy nominated album and now releases his own album "Conector", a play on words meaning both "With Hector" and "Connector". 'Damaquiel' is a beautiful excursion into his colorful dawn.
03:09 PM, Sep 6 2006 in Global Videos
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