World Music Magazine

Music: O-bla-di O-bla-da / Hamilton de Holanda (Brasil)

2010-04-20T12:08:00.001-07:00

Five questions to: Joan Baez

2010-04-20T11:02:00.000-07:00

For most of the fifty years since she debuted at the Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez has dedicated her life and music to fighting for equality and social justice, and for bringing about positive change in the world. A beautiful singer, a strong person:

Question 1 - Your celebrity helped bring attention to the antiwar movement, and your arrests and activities were often nightly news. What gave you the strength to get through it all?

Joan Baez - There was this Swedish ambassador who did some extraordinary things during the coup in Chile. He walked in front of a bunch of tanks with his flag in order to bring people--I think it was a Mexican embassy--across the plaza to safety. It was a very, very dangerous thing to do, and when I met him, I asked him what helped him do that. He said, "I can't tolerate injustice." And I thought, "Oh, there's the phrase I've been looking for." Whatever that (feeling) is, it's just there, and I can't stand it. It's not like I don't like it, it's that when I see it, I'm just driven to doing something about it, and I'm fortunate enough that because of the fame, doors open to me, a lot of them. So I use that, and as I said in the documentary, these are not sacrifices for me. The sacrifice would be if I couldn't do that.

Question 2 - You've performed all over the world and have continued fighting for social justice and equality in places like Chile, Thailand, Bosnia...can you link some of the positive changes to your appearances there?

Joan Baez - Well sometimes, there are some blatant ones that are so pleasing, like the Velvet Revolution. (Vaclav) Havel said the last drop before it spilled over was my singing that song to him in Boinaslava. When he wrote that, I was knocked out. You know, you're only a part of something that never feels as though it's part of that larger part of something that made such a big change. But if that led into the Velvet Revolution and the guy says so, then that's something to really be proud of.

Question 3 -R: And all your activism in the South had to have helped make a difference.

Joan Baez - When I talked with Bishop Ernest Palmer in Tuscaloosa about the changes that we made in the college that day, then yeah, I know that there were some irreversible changes that took place on that evening during that concert. So, I know there are some things that have happened as a result of what I was up to, always with other people. I had the tools and I used them.

Question 4 - Did you love it when Havel joined you on stage with your guitar case during one of your concerts?

Joan Baez - (laughs) That was so sweet! Yeah, it's a joke now, he's always said he's my roadie. I'm going back at the end of this tour for a celebration for him. The Prague Symphony Orchestra has arranged "Swing Low..." and "Imagine" for me to sing with him.

Question 5 - Still, you continue the fight.

Joan Baez - You know, I've never been an optimist. People say, "Oh, how do you stay such an optimist?" But I never was, I've always been a realist and it doesn't look so terrific right now. I don't see anything terribly helpful as far as climate change goes. We're in too much denial about it. It's like to survive, we stay in denial. But in the meantime, living as decently as possible seems to be incredibly important, you know, not just throwing in the towel and becoming a pig.

(From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/how-sweet-the-sound-an-in_b_320193.html )

Image: Movits! (Sweden)

2010-04-20T10:52:00.001-07:00

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2010-04-20T08:51:00.000-07:00

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News: Protegid, the new album of Carmen Souza

2010-04-20T08:37:00.000-07:00

The poetic voice is as original as the musical one.

The lyrics this Cape Verdean singer has written have a vivid, passionate energy; her sound is sometimes pure Billie Holiday, sometimes like the young Cleo Laine. Backed with rippling accompaniments from a band blending Afro-Latin and contemporary jazz effects, she beats up a very unusual storm. Just one song – "Sodade" – plugs her into the grand Cape Verdean tradition, but shows how far she has moved from its original exponent, Cesaria Evora

(From: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-carmen-souza-protegid-galileo-music-1935755.html)

Profile: The political sound of a Tuareg band

2010-01-21T10:08:00.000-08:00

Tinariwen (Tamashek: "The deserts", plural of "ténéré" meaning "desert") is a band of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. Formed in 1979, they rose to prominence in the 1980s as the pied pipers of a new political and social conscience in the southern Sahara, and the icons of a whole generation of young Touareg living in exile in Algeria and Libya. In the early 2000s Tinariwen started to gain a following outside Africa, first in the world music community, and then in the wider rock scene, thanks to frequent tours and appearances at major festival in Europe and the USA. After releasing their second CD album 'Amassakoul' in 2004 they become one of the most successful African groups in the world, and won several prestigious awards. They sing about the suffering and exile of their people, the semi-nomadic Kel Tamashek of the southern Sahara, and about their beauty of the desert home.

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2010-01-21T10:05:00.000-08:00

From Argentina

Image: Peace train / Yusuf Islam (England)

2010-01-18T08:30:00.000-08:00

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Five questions to: Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)

2010-01-17T15:27:00.000-08:00

For anyone who grew up in the ’60s or ’70s, the voice of Cat Stevens was a permanent and very beautiful part of the cultural landscape. From 1966, when he released his debut album, Matthew & Son, until 1979, he was one of the biggest pop stars in the world. In December of 1977, Stevens converted to the Islamic faith, and shortly thereafter took the name Yusuf Islam. Two years later he turned his back on music entirely, and spent the next 28 years devoting himself to spiritual studies, raising his children, and philanthropic work. He’s received numerous awards for his efforts to promote world peace, and has given away quite a lot of money. In conversation, Yusuf is sincere, modest, and witty, and he seems content with the life he has made for himself. It has been generally assumed that something about him changed when he converted to the Islamic faith, but, in fact, the music he’s making today addresses exactly the same themes that were central to the first chapter of his career: peace, the many wonders of the world we live in, and love.

Question 1 - You were at the peak of your career during a period when rock stars were elevated to an extraordinarily exalted position in the culture. The music industry that fostered that phenomenon has dissolved and been replaced by the Internet, which has changed the relationship between musicians and their audience. Has the public perception of musicians changed?

Yusuf Islam - It’s true that the Internet is an equalizer, and everybody can be a star now. Musicians are more touchable these days, and that’s a good thing. It’s certainly the way I like to live my life, and it’s why I don’t do concerts in big arenas—I prefer to be in touch with my audience.

Question 2 - When you were at the height of your success, did you enjoy it?

Yusuf Islam: Yeah. Nobody could not enjoy being the center of attention and having such adoration. But I felt that it was a responsibility, too, and I often changed my track so people couldn’t predict where I was going next. I didn’t quite know myself, but I was trying to be sincere whichever direction I went.

Question 3 - During the mid-’70s, you devoted most of your time to searching for some kind of spiritual anchor. What prompted that?

Yusuf Islam - Being larger than life, or being projected as such in the music business, leads you to question yourself. Some people try to forget about it by taking drugs or too much drink, but I was never like that. I was aware that there were very serious, big questions, and I was petrified about what might be in store for me.

Question 4 - What did you find in the Islamic faith that was lacking for you in other spiritual paths?

Yusuf Islam - It was the most direct and encompassing message I’d ever encountered. I was confused by many of the spiritual books because they used metaphysical and theological terminology I didn’t understand. But the Koran was very clear, especially about the fact that every soul eventually must meet its Maker and then be questioned. That, to me, was a wake-up call.

Question 5 - What’s the most widely held misconception about Islam?

Yusuf Islam - That there’s no link between Islam and Christianity and Judaism. There wouldn’t be Islam if there wasn’t Christianity or Judaism, because it’s all one long line of revelation. Seeing it from that point of view it makes you ask yourself why Muslims sometimes separate themselves from that large family that leads to Abraham and, even before that, to Adam. The only answer is that we’re conditioned to do it by thinking, Hey, I do things better than he does.

(From: http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:Vj73V97kBkgJ:www.interviewmagazine.com/music/yusuf-islam/+Yusuf+Islam+interview&cd=4&hl=pt-BR&ct=clnk)

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Yusuf's Cafe Session

Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)

The Very Best of Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens/Gold

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2010-01-17T11:47:00.001-08:00

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From Spain

Music: Entre dos aguas / Paco de Lucia (Spain)

2010-01-17T11:26:00.000-08:00

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News: New York Flamenco Festival 2010

2010-01-17T11:00:00.000-08:00

New York Flamenco Festival 2010's gala, Todo Cambia (Everything Changes) will take place Thursday, February 11 at 7:30 PM. The performance features important new figures in flamenco dance: the sensuous Pastora Galván, a versatile dancer able to navigate easily between classic and modern flamenco; Manuel Liñán, a master of technique who is steeped in tradition and known for his dramatic choreography; the passionate Belén López, who has caused a sensation in flamenco circles in recent years; and Rocío Molina, the fiery dancer. Video of Belén López: Belen Lopez. Video of Pastora_Galvan

New York City Center, W. 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, NYC
$35, $45, $55, $75, $90
Special $200 World Music Institute benefit tickets include wine & tapas reception with artists.
Call (212) 545-7536 for gala details
Available at CityTix (212) 581-1212 www.nycitycenter.org

To buy products about Flamenco, click in the title:

DVD:
Guitarra! A Musical Journey Through Spain
Light and Shade (with Paco de Lucia)

CD:
Nina de Fuego
Nouveau Flamenco
Masters of Flamenco Guitar

Profile: The beat of the World

2010-01-16T18:22:00.000-08:00

Composer, performer, and educator John Arrucci has shared his music and knowledge with thousands of people worldwide.

A music professor at Princeton University in New Jersey, USA, for more than 23 years, Arrucci has traveled the world lecturing on and performing music in Brazil, Cuba, India, Nigeria, parts of Europe, and elsewhere. His knowledge of classical, jazz, North Indian, Afro-Cuban, and other styles of indigenous traditional music gives him a unique perspective on the creation of music and its profound impact on human culture.

Arrucci's work has been featured in more than 10 films. He recorded music for several television programs, including The Oprah Winfrey Show , and composed music for AT&T, Coca-Cola, Saab, Volvo, and Snapple. His work has also been commissioned by members of the New York Philharmonic and the Manhattan Marimba Quartet.

In 1997, Arrucci's composition "Metaphors" won second place in the jazz category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, an international competition with more than 30,000 entries.

Arrucci gained much of his broad knowledge of music by studying in other countries. After graduating from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, he was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Smithsonian Institution to study the tabla, an Indian percussion instrument, in Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India.

"Music truly is the international language," says Arrucci. "It's conversational. Every place I visit, I'm always embraced because of music."

(From: http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/100113_news_arrucci.aspx)

Out of the map: Brugges, Belgium

2010-01-16T18:10:00.000-08:00

Celtic Ireland is an independent family-run establishment designed to the highest of traditional Irish standards and decorated in a superbly imaginative way to bring our patrons an understanding and appreciation of the cultural heritage of ancient Ireland. The major inspiration for the wall and ceiling hangings was from the Book of Kells, the most spectacular of a group of manuscripts created in Ireland.

Open daily from 11am until late!

At Celtic Ireland, they offer shows of Irish music and a wide selection of beers, including draught Guinness, Kilkenny and Cider, along with a variety of popular Belgian Beers. Fancy something different? Why not try something from this extensive selection of Whiskeys.

Celtic Ireland's kitchen brings you both traditional Irish cuisine as well as a touch of flavour from around the world

Live music every night!

Adress: Burg 8
8000 Brugge, Belgium
050 34 45 02

Podcast: Other World 13

2010-01-16T17:41:00.000-08:00

1 – Infidelite Mado / Franco Luambo e TP OK Jazz (Congo)
2 – Rebel with a bullet / The Moon Invaders (Bélgica)
3 – Tico-tico no fubá / Orquestra Brasileira de Música Jamaicana (Brasil)
4 – Vieux Megot / Samarabalouf (França)PHOTO
5 – Polka de San Lorenzo / Aljibe (Espanha)
6 – Voltei amor / Trio Mocotó (Brasil)
7 – My reflections / Osunlade (EUA)
8 – Qué amá mamãe / Ana Costa (Brasil)

To listen this podcast, copy this link:

http://otherworld.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-07-15T20_35_20-07_00

Image: Mamurenga / Victor Kunonga (Zimbabwe)

2010-01-16T05:22:00.000-08:00

To buy the CD "Zimbabwe Today", click here

Audiotrip to: Zimbabwe

2010-01-16T04:51:00.000-08:00

The first compilation of Zimbabwean music released in over ten years, Zimbabwe Today is an exciting collection of new music from Zimbabwe’s greatest young stars. With songs in both English and Shona, the album seeks to bring local music to the Zimbabwean diaspora, while introducing the beautiful sounds of Zimbabwe to international audiences.

A portion of all proceeds from this album will be donated to Tariro: Hope and Health For Zimbabwe’s Orphans. Tariro is an organization which benefits Zimbabwean orphans by sponsoring educational costs and mentoring children in need.

Zimbabwe Today is the debut album of the exciting new record label, Wide World Artists. Wide World Artists’ mission is to improve the lives of musicians from developing countries by bringing their music to international audiences.

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2010-01-16T02:35:00.000-08:00

From France.

Image: Forever young / Joan Baez (USA)

2010-01-16T01:54:00.000-08:00

Click to buy the CD Joan Baez - Greatest Hits

News: Festival in Egypt in April

2010-01-16T01:46:00.000-08:00

The Arts Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has the pleasure to announce its World Music Festival 2010 (Europe - Mediterranean), to be held from 23 - 28 April 2010, in the city of Alexandria. A call has been launched for Musician from Allover Europe and the Mediterranean.

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2010-01-16T01:32:00.000-08:00

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Haiti: poor economy, rich culture

2010-01-14T03:16:00.000-08:00

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The Haitian people are very artistic and creative and possess a very colourful folk art which is world famous. The crafts include basketry, embroidery, needlework, leather goods, pottery, papier-mâché, and metal work. Sequin Flag-making is an art form unique to Haiti. The colourful flags were originally created only for religious ceremonies, but in recent times have been sold as pieces of art to international buyers.

The drum is the most important Haitian instrument, with its roots tied to Africa’s Vodun system of beliefs. The main rhythm families include:
• Dahomey - Three cow-skin drums (Katabo, Gonde, Manman) are played by three people using 2 sticks, hand &bow (agida), and 1 hand/1 stick, respectively.
• Rada - Three cow-skin drums (Boula, Segon, Manman) are played by three people using stick, hand and bow similar to the Dahomey.
• Petwo - Two goat-skin drums (Ralé and Manman) are played by hand only.

Donations to Haiti: read above.

Earthquake: Donations to Haiti

2010-01-14T02:04:00.000-08:00

To help the Haitian people, with Unicef or Care, copy this link:

http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake/#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-sk&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=haiti%20charity

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2010-01-13T18:43:00.001-08:00

From China

Music: Menino, menina/Adriana Partimpim (Brazil)

2010-01-13T18:35:00.003-08:00

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News: A new talent from Tunisia

2010-01-13T18:23:00.000-08:00

The young Tunisian singer Wafa Boukil who was discovered during a TV program “Tarik El Noujoum” (the equivalent of Star Academy in Tunisia) is fast becoming a star on the web thanks to “the digital success” of her new single titled “Tir Biya”.
Her hit has been played on Arab radio stations in Morocco, Jordan and the UAE and is continuously being downloaded. The song’s lyrics have been composed by Hatem El Guizana on a music by Sami Ben Said and has two versions as confirmed by Wafa Boukil in a statement to “Tunisiaonlinenews”.The first version is produced by Oussama Abdel Jawad while the second is the work of Dj Danger.
Wafa boukil also told “Tunisiaonlinenews” that her choice of the internet as the main support for her song was dictated by the number of young people who use the web in quest of musical downloads.
The singer is also envisaging other versions of “Tir Biya” in many languages including English.
According to Dj Danger the song is witnessing a great success in Turkey.
“Tir Biya” is also strongly featured on the web especially in House music websites.

(From : http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/?p=31785)

The place of the sound: Cairo (Egypt)

2010-01-13T17:33:00.000-08:00

The type and style of dancing which we now call belly dance, can be traced back over 6000 plus years. The early pagan communities often worshipped a matriarchal deity and extolled the magic and fascination of the ability of women to create life. There is a lot of historical evidence which links the ritual of fertility dances at that time, with symbolic re-creations of giving birth, to modern belly dancing. The sharp hip movements, deliberate muscular contractions and spasms, as well as sinewy undulations, demonstrate strong connections to the body's responses during labour and delivery. The dances spread from Mesopotamia to North Africa, Rome, Spain and India. It is thought gypsies travelled and spread belly dance. This blending can be seen in the use of the neck slides introduced from India and the transformation of hip shimmy to foot stamping in flamenco dance.

One of the ways that gypsies supported themselves during their journeys was by providing entertainment for the people of the communities in which they stopped: Belly dancing is especially popular in Turkey and Egypt.

Performances in Egypt did not only involve women. Gypsies also danced for the public at celebrations, wedding processions and in front of coffee houses and market places. Referred to as the ghawazee , their repertoire was a mix of music and dancing, including improvised performances with veil, sticks, swords and candles. Generally, public dancing was tolerated by the authorities, because they earned a substantial revenue by taxing performers' profits. However, religious complaints finally outweighed the financial benefits and public ghawanzee dancing was outlawed in the city of Cairo in 1834. Between 1849 and 1856 the ban was lifted and dancing was allowed in Cairo again, although the sanction against dancing in public remained. The dance moved inside to a music-hall type environment and Egyptian cabaret-style dancing was born.

Cairo, Egypt, the Triumphant City, known officially as al-Qāhirah is one of the world's largest urban areas and offers many sites to see. It is the administrative capital of Egypt and, close by, is almost every Egypt Pyramid, such as the Great Pyramids of Giza on the very edge of the city. But there are also ancient temples, tombs, Christian churches, magnificent Muslim monuments, and of course, the Egyptian Antiquities Museum all either within or nearby the city.

Cairo, Egypt is an amazing city full of life and movement, and it is that way almost 24 hours every day, with the noisy honking of horns, children playing in the streets and merchants selling their wears and services. And here, the Egyptians are most at home in this powerful, modern and ancient city

(From: http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:4B3y2ndF5o0J:www.worldbellydance.com/history.html+%22origins+of+belly+dance%22&cd=2&hl=pt-BR&ct=clnk) and (From: http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:CdiXhxs-kpYJ:www.cairotourist.com/+cairo&cd=9&hl=pt-BR&ct=clnk)

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From USA.

Image: Bodurov Trio - Kircho (Bulgaria)

2010-01-12T03:37:00.000-08:00

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Audio trip to: Bulgaria

2010-01-12T03:28:00.001-08:00

"Stamps from Bulgaria is the result of a long-term investigation into Bulgarian Folklore and its correlation with other music traditions and instruments. For me, there were two personal challenges in this project: as composer and as pianist.

My approach as composer was to avoid rearranging these songs, but rather to treat them as any other compositional element such as a major triad, a rhythmical phrase, intervals, etc. Thus establishing a process of de- and re-construction, which will eventually result in a new musical form, which is sometimes closer to the original than others. On selecting the songs, I searched carefully for any personal and emotional connection and/or something unique (such as odd time measure, lyrics, or just a melody), which also contained enough dramatic potential, yet leaving room for exploration. As a pianist I referred to the traditional singing and instruments in an attempt to apply their specific characteristics on the piano keyboard. I treated the piano as a melodic rather than harmonic instrument, which is its most common function.

All songs come from different regions of Bulgaria. Some are more popular than others. It is of course arguable which songs are actually Bulgarian, but this issue gives another dimension to my research and poses the question of national identity - a much discussed issue in a modern multi-cultural society".

Dimitar Bodurov, pianist

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From Spain.

Five questions to: Cesaria Evora

2010-01-11T13:34:00.000-08:00

Although she's approaching 60, Cape Verde's "barefoot diva" only caught the world's ear a few years back when her velvety voice drove 500,000 Frenchmen crazy. Soon, that voice -- humble, dark, and tinged with an ageless melancholy -- made morna, the haunting music of her African island home, famous. It also catapulted the single grandmother to international fame. Three Grammy nominations and innumerable comparisons to Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf later, Cesaria Evora answer thosefive questions:

1- There are so many new styles on CAFE ATLANTICO. Was it a new experience for you making it?

Cesaria Evora - The music may sound different, but the original Cape Verdean sound is in there. So it was really nothing new. The differences are the Spanish songs and the Brazilian songs, but that was the producer's idea. I always liked those songs though.

2 -Did you travel to Cuba for the recording?

Cesaria Evora - I went to Cuba for one week, just to record the vocal tracks. All the music was already completed in Havana. Also, I traveled to Brazil for one week I was in Rio, where I recorded a duet with Marisa Monte. That's on the French edition of CAFE ATLANTICO. To Cape Verdean people, whether it's Brazilian, Portuguese, or Spanish, it's the same. We have a lot of things in common. Like the food in Brazil and Spain is similar to Cape Verdean food. The social life in Brazil is exactly the same as it is here; it's not that much a difference. We listen to a lot of Brazilian and Spanish music, so it has a lot of influence on our music as well.

3 - How did you like Cuba?

Cesaria Evora - I was only there for one week. When you go for a mission like that, there's no time to really get to know a place. You have rehearsals, you go to bed early, go to the studio. I went to a few restaurants, and that was nice, but I didn't get to see too much.

4 - So you enjoy cha-cha-cha and danzon?

Cesaria Evora - You know, the first song I recorded in Spanish was "Bésame Mucho." I've always loved singing that. It was used for the soundtrack to "Great Expectations," and it was a gold record in America, I think. Yes, I love cha-cha-cha, and I can dance it, too.

5 - Who are some of your favorite singers?

Cesaria Evora - Nat King Cole. He's fantastic, and I've always loved him and I always will, even though he's gone. There are some American artists I like -- Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince....

To buy CDs of Cesaria Evora, click in the title:

Nha Sentimento
Cafe Atlantico
The Very Best of Cesaria Evora

To buy DVDs of Cesaria Evora, click in the title:
Live d' Amor: Cesaria Evora In Concert
Live in Paris

(fROM: http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/interview.asp?CTR=99119)

Music: Perro Cruzado / Granada Doaba (Spain)

2010-01-10T12:40:00.000-08:00

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Profile: A multicultural Indian

2010-01-10T01:26:00.000-08:00

“Gori tera gaon bada pyara, Mein toh gaya maara, Aake yaahan re….” The voice that has enthralled generations and soothed a million souls, including Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, belongs to the legendary K.J. Yesudas, who turned 70 in January.
Rahman, in a tribute to the veteran playback singer who is fondly called ‘Gana Gandharvan’, once said: “The most beautiful voice in the world is that of Yesudas.”

With more than 40,000 film songs in several languages, including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Malay, Russian, Arabic, Latin and English, in his kitty, Yesudas’ journey in the world of music continues.

As has been a practice on every birthday of his, the versatile singer, who is always dressed in a flowing white kurta and a white dhoti, paid obeisance with his family at the Kollur Mookambika temple near here Sunday.

In a singing career that began in 1961, he is the only singer who has bagged seven National Film Awards for best singer in the Indian film industry, a record no singer has equalled, let alone surpassed. While five of the national awards come for singing in Malayalam films, in 1977 he won the award for the song “Gori tera gaon bada pyara…” from the Hindi film ‘Chitchor’ and in 1983 for a song in the Telegu film ‘Meghasandesham’.

In 2006, Yesudas sang 16 film songs in four South Indian languages on a single day at a studio in Chennai. The veteran singer has also played the role of a cultural ambassador. In 1965, he was invited by the Soviet Union government to perform at music concerts in various cities in the USSR and also sang a Russian song over Radio Kazakhstan.

His home state Kerala has bestowed upon him the status of ‘official singer of the state’. Yesudas is perhaps the only singer whose father Augustine Joseph and son Vijay Yesudas complete three generations of successful singers.

Despite all the glory now, he found the going tough when he came from Kochi to study music in the capital city of Kerala. He used to regularly have his food at a small hotel near Swathi Thirunal Music College. One day, when he sat down to have his lunch there, the owner of the hotel told him that he can have his food only after he pays his dues that came to around Rs.35.

This left Yesudas deeply hurt but many years later when he came to know that the hotel owner was admitted to a hospital, he went there and gave him a lot of money. He, however, told him that “I will not repay the Rs.35 that I owe you. Let that remain a debt so that the relation between us continues”.

Another incident which left Yesudas deeply hurt was when just before his singing career started, the All India Radio refused an audition test for him, saying his voice was not good. That has, however, changed now.

Endowed with a “divine” voice and a penchant for hard work, it was a triumphant journey for Yesudas, winning scores of accolades, including the coveted Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. On Nov 14, 1999, Yesudas was presented with an honorary award by UNESCO for “Outstanding Achievements in Music and Peace” at the “Music for Peace” event in Paris.

Eminent blind music composer Ravindra Jain, who introduced Yesudas in Hindi films, had once said that if ever he got back his vision, the first person he would wish to see is Yesudas - the man with the golden voice.

(Frm: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/legendary-playback-singer-yesudas-turns-70_100301644.html)

Podcast: Outro Mundo 12

2010-01-10T01:18:00.000-08:00

1 – Movits! / Appelknyckarjazz (Suécia / Sweden)PHOTO 2 – Tony Allen / To many prisioners ( Nigéria) 3 – Teresa Cristina e Grupo Semente / Um calo de estimação (Brasil) 4 – Radio Salamandra / China (Espanha / Spain) 5 – Una Mas trio / Clear as water (Alemanha) 6 – Jorge Benjor / Os alquimistas estão chegando (Brasil) 7 – Cesária Évora / Avenida Marginal (Cabo Verde) 8 – Mahala Rai Banda / Mahalageasca in Felix B Jazzhouse dub (Romênia / Romania) 9 – Adelson Viana e Banda Alta Tensão / Hino Nacional Brasileiro (Brasil)

To listen, copy the link:

http://otherworld.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-05-31T05_35_35-07_00

Out of the Map: Granada, Spain

2010-01-10T01:11:00.000-08:00

The 'Sala El Tren' is a music venue, known to host a number of concerts. This is one of the most happening places in Granada, which is full of energy and life. The venue has live music concerts and some of the best DJ performances. This place is a must to visit if you are a music lover. The venue hosts a number of shows every month, so look for upcoming shows and be there. If you think the music played by the DJs here is rocking, you can hire them for your private parties and have a blast. Check out the website for details and timings of upcoming events.

(From http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:7q3GPFJb_zYJ:realtravel.com/a-475648-granada_attraction-sala_el_tren+%22sala+el+tren+is+a%22&cd=1&hl=pt-BR&ct=clnk)

Image: Mecan Dede - Istanbul (Turkey)

2010-01-09T03:07:00.001-08:00

News: Festival in the Desert (Mali)

2010-01-09T02:48:00.000-08:00

For the first time, the 10-year-old music event is being held on the outskirts of Timbuktu rather than at a desert oasis further north of the city.
Some Western tourists have been kidnapped for ransom in northern Mali in recent months.
That has prompted warnings from some western governments for their citizens to stay away the area.
The vast area of the Sahara Desert is now being used as a hiding place for a relatively small number of militants from a group known as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
On Wednesday, a strongly worded statement from the French foreign ministry warned its citizens to stay away from the festival - to the anger of some Malian officials.
"We do not understand the attitude of our French friends," Malian Tourism Minister N'diaye Bah told the AFP news agency.
He added that "all necessary precautions" had been taken.
"Everything is proceeding normally. We are at peace," he said.
The organisers say transport between the various events will be improved, as will the campsite's security, to ensure the safety of the festival-goers.
The three-day festival usually takes place in Essakane, a Saharan oasis about 65km (40 miles) from Timbuktu.
It evolved from a cultural Tuareg event, when the nomadic people came together to exchange information, make music and celebrate.

"(From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8448200.stm)

Music: Magic Malinga / OMFO (Germany)

2009-12-24T04:36:00.000-08:00

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Profile: Rock in aboriginal language

2009-12-20T15:31:00.000-08:00

The Warumpi Band is an Australian band from the bush, coming from Papunya, Northern Territory, Australia.
The band was formed in 1980 by Neil Murray, a Victorian "whitefella" working in the region as a schoolteacher and labourer, George Burarrwanga, from Elcho Island, and local boys Gordon and Sammy Butcher. Over the years, many different people played in the band at various times. The only consistent elements were Murray and Burarrwanga, with Sammy Butcher generally being available so long as band commitments did not take him too far from home for too long.

In 1983, the band recorded "Jailanguru Pakarnu", the first song using an aboriginal language in a rock'n'roll format. This created some mainstream media interest, and the band made a few trips to the big cities of Melbourne and Sydney for gigs and TV appearances.

In Sydney, they built up a loyal following in the Sydney northern beaches pub rock scene, and played as support to Midnight Oil. In 1985 the band released their debut album Big Name, No Blankets, featuring the track "Blackfella/Whitefella".

(From: http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:VXjeqM3ct1MJ:www.amazines.com/Gordon_Butcher_related.html+%22Warumpi+band+is%22&cd=9&hl=pt-BR&ct=clnk)

Music: Cumbia del Rio, Celso Piña (Colombia)

2009-12-20T15:25:00.001-08:00

The place of the sound: Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)

2009-12-20T15:10:00.000-08:00

Cumbia is believed to be a variant of the African Guinean cumbe music. Cumbia started in the northern region of Colombia, mainly in or around Cartagena during the period of Spanish colonization. Spain used its ports to import African slaves, who tried to preserve their musical traditions and also turned the drums and dances into a courtship ritual. Cumbia was mainly interpreted with just drums and claves.

Walking through Cartagena de Indias, the enchanting port city on Colombia's Caribbean coast, is like stepping into an old painting.

The city's textures and images drench your senses at every turn. Brilliant flowers drape the balconies of the 16th- and 17th-century Spanish colonial architecture lining the streets. The buildings are awash with oranges, purples, pinks and yellows, as they have been for hundreds of years. The sea crashes in shifting shades of blue at the feet of La Muralla, the weathered Spanish fortifications that encircle the city.

Youngsters in vibrant folkloric garb dance in the plazas. The girls wear flowing white skirts and red scarves on their heads, while the boys don matching white linens and twirl fake machetes.

(From http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:SABtD5d-ygsJ:www.dancing-latin.com/cumbia-dance.php+cartagena+rumba+cumbia&cd=17&hl=pt-BR&ct=clnk
and
http://www.nydailynews.com/travel/2009/03/01/2009-03-01_cartagena_is_colombias_charming_portside_gem.html )

New: The Classic sound of Bollywood

2009-12-17T13:54:00.000-08:00

This beautiful Sample library was recorded on location in New Delhi, India, home of the Bollywood Film industry, by celebrated soundtrack composer, Gaurav Dayal. 'Classic Bollywood' includes extremely useful and magical music loops, percussion loops and vocal phrases for music and soundtrack producers around the world. All of the content is 100% royalty-free for use in your music releases and soundtracks with no hidden costs.

Now, for the first time, ProducerLoops.com brings you the glorious and TRUE sound of Indian cinema, from classic 1960s style soundtracks to contemporary Bollywood soundtracks. Classic Bollywood features a mix of Indian melodies & Western arrangements. All composed, produced and recorded by one of the greatest composers Bollywood has ever known.

In addition to the percussion loops, this library features the exotic sounds of an Indian string orchestra (recorded live) along with lush melodic male/female solo vocals and chorus phrases. All vocals have been sung in native languages rather than just alaaps. These loops will work beautifully with any genre be it mainstream World, Pop, Hip Hop, House, Electronica, Orchestral or any other style.

(From http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=125843)

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2009-12-17T01:50:00.000-08:00

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2009-12-17T01:45:00.001-08:00

From Brazil

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2009-12-17T01:32:00.001-08:00

From Puerto Rico

Five questions to: Idan Raichel

2009-12-17T01:20:00.000-08:00

Only a few years ago, Idan Raichel was just some dreadlocked guy in a Tel Aviv basement, composing music on his synthesizers. First schooled on the accordion at the age of nine, Raichel branched out to Latin American and gypsy music. His time in the Israeli Army band solidified his musical skills. While there, he also came into contact with many Ethiopian Jews, which tuned him into the greater frequency of world music.

Soon, it wasn’t just Raichel and his synthesizer anymore. He was utilizing upwards of 70 musicians, changing a cast on every episode. In 2006, after releasing two proper albums in his native Israel, Raichel’s self-titled “greatest hits” album became a channel to international success.

Question 1 - What’s your songwriting process? Do you always work with the same musicians?

Idan Raichel -The idea of the Project is to have a new “cast” for each song. It gives us the ability to be very precise by the sound and vibe that we want to create, the right leader and right musicians that will support him.

Question 2 - The Israeli perception of pop, and of music in general, is very different than in the United States — it feels, as a listener at least, like there’s a lot more freedom in Israeli music, like when you drop a jungle beat on a slow song like “Bein Kirot Beiti.”

Idan Raichel - I always start a song with the vocals and I let the melody and the rendition of the song guide how the rest of the song develops. Then I just add what the singer needs to support him or her. If he needs only an acoustic guitar, then we give him that. If he needs something more electronic to contrast with what he is doing, we add that.

I like many different types of music, so I just try to use the best thing to enhance the melody and the singer’s voice. If it needs a contemporary beat, I’ll take it in that direction. The vibe is what is most important. I feel lucky that the listeners have an open mind and can follow where the music goes.

Question 3 - Some of the songs on your new album are in languages that most of your listeners don’t speak. What do you want people to get out of those songs?

Idan Raichel - I would like the listeners to hear themselves in something they maybe don’t understand completely. Sometimes, distance and language can be a challenge, but music has a way of overcoming these difficulties.

Question 4 - Do you feel more constrained when you’re making an international album than when you’re making an Israeli one?

Idan Raichel - No, our music in any case is Israel music, even if we distribute or performing with it out of Israel, so for us it is just a challenge to sing to the world in our native languages, Hebrew, Arabic, Amharic, Spanish, and so on…although the only official language in Israel is Hebrew. We have all these languages because we are all immigrants from other parts of the world.

Question 5 - Do you write your own Spanish lyrics? How much of the project is collaborative?

Idan Raichel - Working with [Colombian-born, New York-based] Marta [Gómez, Raichel’s vocal collaborator on several songs on the new album] is a pleasure. On “Within My Walls” I wrote songs in Hebrew and Marta took the song and wrote her own version in her native language so each song that is in another language is a real collaboration.

(From: http://www.myjewishlearning.com/blog/culture/interview-the-idan-raichel-project/)

Podcast: Outro Mundo 10

2009-12-15T14:44:00.000-08:00

1 – Gecko Turner / Limon em la Cabeza (Espanha / Spain)
2 – Clube do balanço / Paz e Arroz (Brasil)
3 – Bantu / Lagos Jump (Nigéria)
4 – Sonia Pérez / Quiéreme (Cuba)
5 – Shantel e Mahala Rai Banda / Iest Sexy (Alemanha -Germany / Romênia)
6 - Cabruêra / Samba Negro (Brasil )
7 – Toots and the Maytals & Shaggy / Bam Bam (Jamaica) FOTO
8 – Radio Salamandra / China (Israel / Espanha – Spain)
9 – Ceumar / Rosa Maria (Brasil)

To listen, copy this link:
http://otherworld.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-04-19T11_14_25-07_00

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Image: Pizzicato Five (Japan)

2009-12-15T13:42:00.000-08:00

News: Juanes, the best Latin for Billboard

2009-12-15T13:36:00.000-08:00

Billboard, a magazine which documents the music movement in the United States, nominated Juanes as the best Latin artist of the last ten years. In addition to his musical career Juanes received the award for his tireless contribution and commitment to Colombia’s social issues.

Billboard highlighted many of the musician's achievements over the decade and declared him to be one the stars of the new Millenium.

Following the release of his debut album as a solo artist in 2001, Juanes' three subsequent albums went straight into Top Latin Album positions and six of his pieces reached number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart - the piece 'Me Enamora' maintaining the top spot for some 20 weeks.

Billboard further highlighted that regarding lists of the biggest selling Latin music of the decade, Juanes was the only one with works in the Top 5 of all categories, reported entertainment site Vive.In.

(From http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news-lite/97-news/7350-juanes-wins-artist-of-the-decade-billboard.html )

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2009-12-11T17:19:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Cuban clothes.

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2009-12-11T17:17:00.000-08:00

Jazz in Nigerian style

CD Cover Art: Black Gold

2009-12-11T02:12:00.000-08:00

The electronic jazz of Black Gold, from Nederland, in a beauty cover

Music: Te quiero igual / Kevin Johansen (Alaska)

2009-12-11T02:07:00.000-08:00

Profile: From Alaska to the world

2009-12-11T01:59:00.000-08:00

Kevin Johansen is the biggest Argentine rock star ever to come out of Alaska. Really.

His canny combination of English and Spanish lyrics coupled with eclectic musical forays into rock, rap, reggae, salsa, samba, cumbia, country, and tango have made him one of Argentina's most popular musicians.

Now Johansen is turning his attention back to his native country. This month, he will embark on his first big tour of the United States in support of his album "Sur o No Sur," which will be released by Sony Music in November. Johansen and his band, The Nada, have scheduled stops in New York, Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles, where they hope to win over fans with the same breezy, bilingual tunes that have already made him a staple on Argentina's airwaves.

"The only reason that my songs come out in Spanish or in English, or both, is because of my background and the places I've lived," he says.

And that background is varied. Johansen was born in Fairbanks, Ala., in 1964 to an Argentine mother and an American father. He spent most of his childhood in the San Francisco Bay Area before the family moved to Argentina when he was 12. As a teenager in Buenos Aires, Johansen embraced Argentina's culture, customs, and language. Still, the bilingual singer found himself curious about his American heritage.

"When I was 25, I moved up to New York to try to find out how North American I felt, and how South American I was," he says with a laugh during a recent interview on his sunny patio in Palermo Viejo, a trendy neighborhood of Buenos Aires. In New York, he says, "I found out that I felt comfortable with both cultures."

(From http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1024/p18s01-almp.html)

Out of map: New York, USA

2009-12-11T01:46:00.000-08:00

There are 8 million stories in the Big Apple, and many of the good ones have involved depraved nights at this Bulgarian bar. That is, before the Ramada Inn bought its Canal Street perch. Though bras still hang from the ceiling at the new space and the four-tops are still rough-hewn, the LES incarnation shows shades of Disneyland: stained-glass doors, log-cabin walls, and a Bavarian wrought-iron chandelier upstairs where the gypsy bands serenade from the balcony. Those hunting for the old depravity need only ask the bar minx for a ladling of alcoholic apple cider or a bottle of Astika, a Bulgarian pilsner, and then tramp downstairs, where the familiar sign “Get Naked, Get A Free Shot” encourages the sweaty swarm of fashion brats and ex-pats to get every bit as raw as their brick- and stone-walled surroundings. Even with a few roomy tables in the back, not a Slavic soul in site sits once mustachioed maniac D.J. (Eugene) Hütz starts spinning his romper-stomper mix of Eastern European gypsy and retro-Euro, occasionally topping it off with Joy Division’s needless encouragement to “dance, dance, dance.” — Daniel Maurer

(From http://nymag.com/listings/bar/mehanata)

Location: Mehanata Bulgarian Bar 113 Ludlow St New York City, New York 10002 (212) 625-0981

Image: Madredeus (Portugal)

2009-12-08T07:06:00.001-08:00

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2009-12-06T19:01:00.000-08:00

A Spanish cover with humour

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2009-12-06T18:53:00.000-08:00

The Norwegian duo in one of the worstest covers of all the times...

Image: Fela Kuti (Nigeria)

2009-12-06T01:40:00.001-08:00

The Nigerian artist Fela Kuti

News: Show for Human Rights

2009-12-06T01:26:00.000-08:00

Marking International Human Rights Day, Thursday, December 10 with a special post-performance tribute to Amnesty International's life-saving work, the creators of Broadway's acclaimed new show FELA! will inspire theater-goers to take action to help free individuals worldwide who are imprisoned unjustly -- like the Nigerian revolutionary musician and political activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was decades ago.

Following the performance, Tony Award-winning director / choreographer Bill T. Jones will urge support for Amnesty International's annual Write-a-Thon, which uses the proven power of letter writing to make a difference in the lives of prisoners of conscience, human rights defenders, victims of torture and other people whose human rights are trampled around the world.

FELA! is a new musical directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones with a book by Jim Lewis, in which audiences are welcomed into the extravagant and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti

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Five questions to: Manu Chao

2009-12-06T00:57:00.000-08:00

The french /spanih artist Manu Chao promote live CD/DVD Baionarena and the download Radio Station: La Colifata - an album recorded at La Colifata psychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires .

Question 1 -Baionarena, the live CD and DVD was released on Monday 19th of October. What made you decide to do this compilation?
Manu Chao - Coincidence. We were touring in France, and I hadn’t toured there for 7 or 8 years so it was like seeing part of my life again, it was a great tour. There was an opportunity to record one of the shows in Baiona, which is where my mother comes from. It was also the last gig of the tour so after that we could have a big party.

Question 2 - You’ve also made Radio Station: La Colifata featuring patients from the psychiatric hospital of the same name. How did this collaboration come about?
We made the live recording with my music and their lyrics. It’s a free download, if people want to donate money they can, but they decided the music should be free. The lyrics are absolutely incredible.
Manu Chao - The first time I heard about the patients was six or seven years ago in Barcelona. My neighbour was the Argentinean filmmaker Carlos Laronda and he’d been filming La Colifata for 15 years. He wanted to make a movie but had no money so he edited it in my home. The first time I met one of the patients was in Brazil, at an anti-globalisation meeting. After that a few of them came to meet me in Barcelona and we made some CD’s together. They’ve also performed with me and Radio Bemba and were in the music video for Raining in Paradise which was directed by Emir Kusturica. Every Saturday afternoon Radio Colifata is broadcast live from the park of the hospital.

Question 3 - The lyrics are the patients’, along with your music?
Manu Chao - Yes, the lyrics are the important part. I think this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve done in my life, in music. My only worry is the language barrier, of course if you speak Spanish you get the poetry. If you don’t it’s more difficult, however curiously in France they say “man, I don’t understand anything but I start crying” so maybe it works. I don’t know, the first reactions are good.

Question 4 - ou have an extremely loyal following, particularly in the Latin world, and you’ve played to very large crowds. How do you feel when you’re on a stage, with thousands of fans singing along to your songs?
Manu Chao - A week ago in Cuba, I was invited to play a show for 200 people, they said “come with your acoustic guitar, and bring your friends”. Due to word of mouth there were 20,000 people! I don’t know how it happens but there are a lot of people around the world that like our music. Why I don’t know.

Question 5 - You don’t ever wonder why?
Manu Chao - No, I think about my next song, or what I’m going to do next. Thinking about why things happen is bad. It’s not really my problem. What I know is that this happened naturally, I’m not a guy that goes on TV or the radio every day, so it’s not a marketing thing. When I go to a bar where there’s a lot of good music and to try and make me happy they play my music, I really think it’s the worst thing they’ve played all night!

(From http://www.openmagazine.co.uk/sound/article/exclusive-manu-chao/)

Music: Mapale / Toto La Momposina (Colombia)

2009-12-05T13:08:00.000-08:00

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2009-12-05T01:30:00.001-08:00

Clombian artist Toto La Momposina (La Bodega)

New: The classic from Jamaica

2009-12-04T12:36:00.000-08:00

The title of the compilation album released in November is perfect: "Crucial Reggae". For the Jamaican rhythm, few artists are as crucial as Desmond Dekker. He has been recording music for nearly forty years until his death in may 2006. He was the first Jamaican artist to be treated as a superstar and make success in the UK. Desmond was one of the pioneers of the parents and skinhead reggae. It was mentioned in songs by various musicians over the years, as they did in The Beatles song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da". This collection is simply irresistible, with classics like "007 (Shanty Town)", "Israelites" and ten other hits. A classic.

To buy this CD, click here

Image: Fanfare Ciocarlia - Manea Cu Voca (Romania)

2009-12-04T09:01:00.001-08:00

The place of the sound: Zece Prajini, Romania

2009-12-03T09:40:00.000-08:00

In Zece Prajini there are several fanfares, which compete in engagements, television appearances, recordings on cassettes and CDs, and tours abroad. There is even a fanfare whose German agent taught to play foreign music: Serbian, Mexican, and Spanish. One of the most famous is Fanfare Ciocarlia, a hit in gypsy music. The Village is a quiet and poor place, but with a happy people and very good parties.

Out of map: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2009-12-03T09:29:00.000-08:00

São João de Meriti is not a favela, but it is as poor as. It's a city close to Rio de Janeiro, but without the same glamour. While thousands of tourists visit Rio and dance the samba, many don't even know where Meriti is. There is a school that teaches young people to play and sing the Brazilian rhythm. It is the Association of Composers of the Baixada Fluminense (AMC). There is samba shows on Saturdays, with feijoada, the traditional Brazilian dish made with black beans. The beer is cold and the music is good. Young music students of AMC usually receive important names in samba, as Monarco, Noca da Portela, Nei Lopes, Dorina and several others. A great program.

Location: Rua Duque de Caxias, 536 - Vilar dos Teles - São João de Meriti (located 60 miles from downtown Rio de Janeiro)
Ticket: Free (Feijoada: $ 3.5)

Podcast: Other World 9

2009-12-03T02:30:00.000-08:00

1 - Beethova Obas/ Rasanble – Haiti 2 – Club des Belugas
/ Hip hip chin chin – Alemanha (Germany) 3 – Sergio Mendes e Zap Mama / Les Eux de Mars – Brasil / Bélgica (Brazil / Belgium) 4 – Patience Dabany / Makoule – Congo/Gabão (Congo/Gabon) 5 – Rodrigo y Gabriela / Diablo Rojo – México (FOTO) 6 – Beatles N Choro / Help – Brasil (Brazil) 7 – O-Shen / Siasi – Nova Guiné (Papua New Guinea) 8 – Alceu Valença e Aurinha do Coco / Coco do rala coco – Brasil (Brazil)

To listen, copy the linK:
http://otherworld.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-03-25T04_09_00-07_00

Profile: The Colors of Putumayo

2009-12-03T02:10:00.000-08:00

16 years ago, the American label Putumayo has become a reference for World Music. Besides the quality of the artists and songs, the theme of collections often surprising. All contributed to the success, but one of the main features are the CD covers, illustrated with naif drawings, a colorful format and always cheerful. Some people buy the Putumayo CDs only because the covers. The author of this mark is Nicola Heindl, an English artist, respected around the world. The relationship between her and the owner of the label, Dan Storper, started by chance. "A friend introduced me to Dan and he liked a cartoon he saw in London," she says. Since then she won the task of translating the design to the cultural characteristics of hundreds of countries. "It is difficult to accurately represent a country, unless you spend several months living there, but I try to do it the best way possible, in an accessible and universal style".

The first step in the process of creation of Heindl is to hear the music. Then begins to investigate in books, museums and Internet. Color is one of his obsessions. "When I was six years, kept hidden in my pants a paper painted in various colors, to keep them safe," she says. While music CDs from Putumayo enchant the listeners, the forms designed by Heindl create the branding, linking ancient cultural traditions to contemporary art.

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