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Randy Weston | African Rhythms | Jazz Pianist, Composer, Lecturer - 0 views

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    Encompassing the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa, "Weston has the biggest sound of any jazz pianist since Ellington and Monk, as well as the richest most inventive beat," states jazz critic Stanley Crouch, "but his art is more than projection and time; it's the result of a studious and inspired intelligence...an intelligence that is creating a fresh synthesis of African elements with jazz technique."
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Arto Tunçboyacıyan + Serj Tankian : Avant Garde World/Folk/Jazz/Improv - 0 views

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    Multi-instrumentalist, multi-talented avant-garde folk artist Arto Tuncboyaciyan, and Singer Serj Tankian, team up for an improvisational, innovative, medley of rock/jazz,metal/Armenian/Turkish/African/Chinese/Japanese kaleidoscopic music...
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Don Cherry: 1936-1995 | Biography | Howard Mandel, Jazz Journalist - 0 views

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    Don Cherry was one of the most individual and idiosyncratic voices in contemporary jazz and world music, and also one of the most significant figures of his era. In an age of technically fearsome trumpet players, Cherry preferred to emphasise expression and musical communication over speed and technical prowess, and evolved an utterly distinctive sound and style in the process.
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Duniya Project on CBC Radio 2 - 0 views

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    A musical odyssey between Montreal and Mumbai melds the ancient tradition of Indian ragas with contemporary jazz with forays into flamenco, funk and gamelan. Duniya, which means 'world' in several Asian and African languages
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Arto Tunçboyacıyan and the Armenian Navy Band : Winner of BBC Award for World... - 0 views

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    Of the Armenian diaspora, Arto Tuncboyaciyan grew up outside Istanbul. His music celebrates Armenian sorrow + loneliness, also in African-American jazz and blues; it's melancholic, joyous, loving, consoling...
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Art BLAKEY | The African Beat (1962) - 0 views

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    Jazz blog.
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Kouame Sereba : African/Acoustic/Folk/Jazz/Soundscape - 0 views

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Roskilde Festival English 2008: Bands: MAMAR KASSEY - 2008 - 0 views

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    Niger is trapped between Algeria, Mali, Bukina Faso and other countries in the northern part of Africa. No ocean in sight to quench the thirst. Only the Sahara's endless desert. Front man Yacouba Moumouni & ensemble mix West & North African traditions.
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Ethnomusica! Musicaviva! ::: Avivagabriel's YouTube - 0 views

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    Mostly music videos (world, jazz, folk, chamber, drumming) and progressive political videos.
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Can Blacks Play Klezmer? Authenticity in American Ethnic Musical Expression | Journal 1998 - 0 views

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    Can Blacks Play Klezmer? Authenticity in American Ethnic Musical Expression   David Borgo   Sonneck Society for American Music Bulletin vol. XXIV no.2 (Summer 1998)
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Shango's Dance -::- Roots Music -::- MySpace - 0 views

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    "Shango's Dance" performs jazzy interpretations of the songs and dances from the Santería & Yoruba religious tradition. (The powerfull rhythms and chants the Santeros use to worship their West African ancestors and gods.)
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Richard Bona ::: Last.fm - 0 views

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    Born in 1967 in the village of Minta in East Cameroon, Bona grew up in a home filled with music. He began to perform in public at the age of five, singing in the village church with his mother and four sisters. His earliest instruments were wooden flutes
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::: Cyro Baptista ::: Beat the Donkey ::: Multicultural, Polyphonic, Untamed Percussion! - 0 views

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    Multicultural, polyphonic, highly creative and entertaining group that takes rhythms beyond their natural frontiers and creates a brand of music too innovative and varied to be labeled.
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