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“Ali & Toumani”
Posted March 10, 2010“Ali & Toumani” on World Circuit, the last album recorded by Ali Farka Touré with his musician friend and partner Toumani Diabaté is no. 1 in the world music charts in France this week.
Diabel Cissokho (Senegal) and Ramon Goose (UK)
Posted March 10, 2010Diabel Cissokho and Ramon Goose are over in France to promote the release of their album “Mansana Blues” on Dixiefrog with several tv, radio and press interviews and live performances. They will be playing five nights at the Beauvais Festival before returning to Paris for a concert/showcase at the Sunset on March 18. In the UK, the album will b... more
Jacky Terrasson
Posted March 10, 2010Pianist Jacky Terrasson will present his new trio release on Concord, “Push” with four nights at the Sunside club in Paris the week of March 15.
Ludic'
Posted March 10, 2010“Ludic’”, the album recorded by French singer and writer Sublime, based in Tokyo and composed and produced by Jun Miyake, has been nominated for the German Music Critics Award, in the section “crossing borders”.
Tino Gonzales
Posted February 24, 2010Tino Gonzales, blues artist, author, composer and producer, has a new website
definitely worth looking at for blues fans and fior all that love good blues melodies and sound. Current album “Funky Tortillas” on Blues Avenue, and a new one is in the works.
Sylvain Chauveau's new album on Type Records
Posted February 17, 2010Sylvain Chauveau will have his new album released on UK label Type Records on March, 22. “SINGULAR FORMS (SOMETIMES REPEATED)” is his first vocal solo album since 2005 (the album “Down To The Bone”, acoustic covers of Depeche Mode, had been a sizeable success).
Synch news
Posted February 16, 2010Synchronization : three projects are up and running now : “Lovely Bones” directed by Peter Jackson, score by Brian Eno; “Everything will be fine” directed by Christoffer Boe, score by Sylvain Chauveau (Denmark only, international launch to follow); and “Le Mac” including the evergreen “Kung Fu Fighting” (Carl Douglas/Carren/SMV).
Funky Eno
Posted February 16, 2010Swiss/French magazine Vibrations has a special on “Funky Eno” which is definitely worth investigating.
'Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté' additional tracks
Posted January 21, 2010the track ‘Kenouna’ from Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté latest album “Ali & Toumani”, is since yesterday available for free (in exchange for an email address) from the World Circuit website.
Brian Eno "On gospel, Abba and the death of the record..."
Posted January 20, 2010On gospel, Abba and the death of the record…. Once again, a very interesting conversation with Brian Eno to read in The Guardian.