Holiday Time!
Posted by Sisca Cute Love U in *Info* on Thursday, July 16, 2009
See you in August! Ciao!
Omara Portuondo - Le World... Cuba (2002)
Posted by Sisca Cute Love U in *Music*, *South and Central America*, Cuba on Wednesday, July 15, 2009
«Omara Portuondo is the grand old lady of Cuban music. While her early recordings made her a star in Cuba, her participation in the 1996 album and video documentary, The Buena Vista Social Club, brought her to international attention. Her solo album, The Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portuondo, released in 2000, reinforced her status as one of Cuba's greatest musical ambassadors.A native
Malkit Singh - King of Bhangra (2004)
Posted by Sisca Cute Love U in *Asia and Middle East*, *Europe*, *Music*, India, United Kingdom on Monday, July 13, 2009
«Malkit Singh was born in the village Husainpur near Jalandhar. He is the oldest child of five. He started singing at the age of four and attended a local school in his village where is talent was recognised. He then carried his talent through to college where he participated in competitions and won many awards. And now has taken his music from the Punjabi vernacular to cross-cultural experiments
Vampisoul goes to Africa: AfroBeat Nirvana (2008)
«In this specially priced compilation, you'll find a variety of Nigerian Sounds from the late 50's to the 80's and showcases some of the finest artists including Tony Allen, Orlando Julius and of course Fela Kuti. Mixing jazz, soul, rock, psychedelia and more with traditional African sounds and rhythms, the music that emanates from this fine collection is a testament to the rich, modern musical
Musidanças 06 (2006)
Posted by Sisca Cute Love U in *Africa*, *Europe*, *Music*, *South and Central America*, Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe on Sunday, July 5, 2009
A rare (and great) collection of lusophone music from Portugal, Brasil, Mozambique, Capo Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinée-Bissau and Angola. «A Sara Tavares um dia lançou-me o desafio. Porque não fazer uma compilação com a participação de artistas que actuariam no Festival Musidanças desse ano.Desafio feito, desafio aceite e assim em 2006 surge este CD Musidanças, que mostra a música de
Ayo - Joyful (2006)
«Folk-soul chanteuse Ayo [her name means "joy" in Nigerian Yoruba] emerged as one of Europe's biggest new pop stars of 2006 with her breakthrough debut LP, Joyful. Born to a Nigerian father and Romanian gypsy mother in Cologne, West Germany, on September 14, 1980, as a child Ayo absorbed the musical traditions of her parentage as well as influences including American soul, reggae, and Afrobeat,