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Majestic Cantora Brasileira |
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 Virginia Rodrigues
Duke Performances
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
October 25, 2007
Brazilian singer Virginia Rodrigues is gifted with a prodigious voice. Not only does she have a beautiful tone, but she can also sustain it for an unbelievably long time. Rodrigues is currently touring the United States and I had the pleasure of attending her concert at Duke University. The prestigious university, located in Durham (North Carolina) has an excellent performing arts series that includes word music, jazz and classical. Virginia Rodrigues ' concert is part of a series called Cantoras Brasileiras, which focuses on some of the most interesting female voices coming out of Brazil.There is...
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New Book Talks About Moroccan Gnawa Trance and Music in the Global Market Place |
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 Middletown (Connecticut), USA - In the new book Traveling Spirit Masters, Deborah Kapchan explores how a group of Moroccan ritual musicians from the sub-Saharan Africa diaspora have come to participate in the world music market. These musicians are known as the Gnawa, and their traditional belief is that they can heal those afflicted with possession and other ills. It is thought that the Gnawa placate offending spirits with music, incense, colors, and animal sacrifice.
The regular rhythms of the Gnawa's heavy metal castanets and the bass melodies provided by the hajhuj (a three-stringed instrument, which is also called sintir and guimbri) induce a...
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Robin Foenander and Keith Potger release Further Down The Road in Australia |
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 Sri Lanka-born stars now living in Australia, Rob Foenander and Keith Potger have released a country song 'Further Down the Road' in Australia.The song is a composition of Rob Foenander and has a real Country & Western feel, it is a 'drivetime' song and should do well in the world of country music. This song is a country hit in the making.
Rob Foenander comes from a distinguished musical family in Sri Lanka - his uncle is Cliff Foenander who achieved international fame when he performed in South East Asia and Las Vegas with the Fabulous Echoes. Rob is a musician in his own right, performing in Melbourne and across Australia. He also has his own radio program at a radio station in Melbourne.
Keith Potger who was born in Colombo achieved cult status with the Australian folk group the 'Seekers' in...
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Braying Camels & Desert Music: Interview with Philippe Brix |
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 I once read a French proverb that was something to the effect that "impossible" is not a French word or that the French do not know "impossible." That certainly seems to be the case with producing a music festival in the middle of the Sahara Desert. More importantly, in this age of cynicism, it is refreshing to know that visionaries exist among us, even if they would never call themselves visionaries. What seems impossible to one person or group seems like a worthy cause to others and so people come together and manifest something beautiful in the world.
(Lo'Jo's manager) and Lo'Jo not only represent one of the most unique world music groups around, but have taken their gifts a few steps further by...
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