Artist: Afrocubism

Having been to many other festivals, and having camped, my partner at the fest and I clashed on our descision as to where to stay, and she won. I've camped many times, most recently as Sasquatch and loved it. However the lack of running water and porta-potty's were a drawback, not to mention the fact that you had to put up with noise if trying to sleep. Bonnaroo's camping situation seemed a lot more organized, with quaintly named camping divisions including Ferris Bueller, Apollo Creed, Bobby Brown, a whole area with Star Wars themed names etc. Each of these became [...]

Choices are typically seen as a good thing. Regardless, I'm usually the person that yells, "Just effing decide." "Point and choose." Progressively getting frustrated when people take more than five seconds to favour one thing over an other (especially on a short menu). Today, I'm proven to be hypocritical in how I advise people weigh their options as I've been pondering for weeks. Bonnaroo go-ers are faced with many dilemmas today. None more disappointing for me than having to make a decision between Black Star and Major Lazer . Having never seen Mos Def and [...]

In a humorous video hosted by John Anderson of ESPN, the lineup for Bonnaroo 2012 has been announced. Headliners include, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phish, along with the recently reunited The Beach Boys and Grammy award winners Bon Iver and Skrillex. The annual music festival will take place June 7-10 in Manchester, Tennessee. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, February 18 at 12P/EST. Bonnaroo 2012- • Radiohead • Red Hot Chili Peppers • Phish [...]

Bonnaroo recently announced the line-up for this year's festival. Looks to be a great show! • Radiohead • Red Hot Chili Peppers • Phish • The Beach Boys (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks) • Bon Iver • The Avett Brothers • The Shins • Foster The People • Skrillex • Aziz Ansari • Dispatch • Feist • The Roots • Alice Cooper • Superjam • Black Star • The Word (John Medeski, Robert Randolph and North [...]

Bonnaroo 2012, see ya there!

The lineup for Bonnaroo 2012 was just released and features Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Bon Iver, and the Beach Boys all at the top of the artist list for this year's festival. Read on for the full lineup... Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup http://www.bonnaroo.com Radiohead Red Hot Chili Peppers Phish The Beach Boys Featuring Brian [...]

Der Sender zdf.kultur macht den Heiligabend zum Festivaltag und sendet ab 05:15 in der früh, Mitschnitte des Festivalsommers 2011. Mit dabei sind u.a. Auftritte von The Drums, White Lies, der We Have Band, Clueso, dEUS und vielen mehr. Erklärt Eurer Familie mal, das dieses Jahr nicht 'Tatsächlich Liebe' geschaut wird. 05.15 Roskilde 2011, Femi Kuti [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Four days seems like a great idea on paper but the pressure on the legs alone makes standing for the final day a triumph of will. You look on those people with the fold-up chairs sitting in the middle of a jumping crowd with a little less scorn (though it must be said, still with some scorn). Possibly the most untimely and unpleasant booking this year is the deathcore of Bring Me The Horizon . Playing on the Odeon stage, their punishing sound can be heard 500 metres from the festival entrance and with nothing else of [...]

Find any official Stern Grove web presence, and you'll see that the lineup will be announced May 2. Well, yesterday it leaked, and although it was quickly "unleaked," you can't truly unleak stuff on the Internet. This isn't Orwell's 1984 (yet), so because I know, I want all the music junkies to know. (Good thing [...]

West Africa, and its tonalities, instruments, and rhythmic traditions, is responsible for a much larger share of American music than most know or would care to admit. African-Americans, who themselves were descended centuries ago from residents of countries such as Benin, Togo, and Mali, brought along with them the minor pentatonic scale (which, with the addition of the tritone, was transformed into what we now consider the blues scale), stringed instruments including the banjo, more syncopated rhythms than Europeans were used to, and a rich tradition of improvisation. These musical qualities stretched across the Americas, with Cuba showcasing the most [...]

Travel back for a moment to 1997. It was the year of Titanic and Jurassic Park, as well as OK Computer and Either/Or. But it also saw one of the most important world music releases in a long time - Buena Vista Social Club, the collaboration between Roy Cooder and Juan Marcos de González that featured a large number of traditional Cuban artists and brought the sound of Havana to the limelight, reaching as high as #80 on the overall Billboard charts and sitting at #1 in several world music charts. Fast forward thirteen years to 2010 and [...]

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When the music of Mali and Cuba mix, the sound is pure joy. Case in point is the new AfroCubism release, which unifies talented players from both arenas. Take a listen on Today's Top Tune " Karamo " (The Hunter).

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Filed under: The Hit List , Around the World A project 14 years in the making, an artist who gathered force at home for two decades before finally getting international exposure, eccentric sounds that sat since the '70s and were ripe for rediscovery and two icons whose visionary prowess is only enhanced by experience - these were among the most-arresting 2010 world music releases. Not that there weren't a lot of noteworthy new talents arriving this year. And anyway, in a realm where [...]

In 1996, World Circuit Records owner Nick Gold and his co-producer Ry Cooder traveled to Havana with the intention of teaming musicians from Mali with local Cuban artists to make a record exploring the musical links between the two cultures. But the Africans' passports were lost and the project had to be scratched. With studio time booked, Cooder and Gold decided to record the Cubans on their own and the result was Buena Vista Social Club , which has sold millions of copies worldwide and was listed in 2003 [...]

Filed under: Around the World There wasn't a lot of talking in Madrid's Studio Sonoland on a day near the end of 2008 when a group of Cuban musicians and a group of West African performers gathered for the first time. It was a momentous occasion, the belated realization of a dream producer Nick Gold had pursued for 12 years, something left hanging back then when a group of African performers Gold had tried to bring to Havana but who couldn't make it due [...]

Afrocubism Stream : Afrocubism - "Al vaivén de mi carreta" From Nick Gold, the man behind Buena Vista Social Club comes AfroCubism , a new all-star collaboration between artists from Mali and Cuba exploring Afro-Cuban music. The album will be released on October 19 on World Circuit/Nonesuch and a special performance will take place at The Town Hall on November 9, 2010 ( Buy Tickets ) with Eliades Ochoa y Grupo Patria, Bassekou Kouyate, Toumani [...]

by chico The original batch of musicians behind 1997's Buena Vista Social Club have reassembled for a recording session entitled Afrocubism . The album is out on October 19th and is sure to be a valiant compilation of sound for those who cherish authentic music from the nations of Mali and Cuba. Check out this mini documentary released on NPR here and stream the first single “Al vaivén de mi carreta” here .