All posts with tag: jazz

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  interview May 2, 2013

  HIP DEEP INTERVIEW: Naresh Fernandes on Bombay’s Jazz Age

  Naresh Fernandes is one of the experts we spoke for for our recent Hip Deep episode African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent. He’s a journalist and author, and writer of the book Taj Mahal Foxtrot – the definitive history of … Read more »

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  contest April 16, 2013

  Hugh Masekela Ticket Giveaway!

  South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela is, without a doubt, an international treasure. Hugh was present from nearly the beginnings of South African Jazz, playing in the orchestra of the fabled “King Kong” musical, joining forces with the now-legendary Dollar Brand … Read more »

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  blog February 21, 2013

  2/21: The Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet CD Release Party

  Catch the release party for, Party Like A King, the new album from The Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet, tonight at Zinc Bar. It’s no wonder that The Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet is the standard-bearer in contemporary Afro-Peruvian Jazz. With their … Read more »

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  review December 17, 2012

  Guzo

  Although we are definitely little late on this one, albums of quality shouldn’t be allowed to slip under the radar. And Guzo, the newest record from Samuel Yirga, a young Ethiopian pianist/composer whose playing has been making waves in the … Read more »

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  blog July 20, 2012

  Spotlight: Bibi Tanga & the Selenites – “Kangoya”

  Bibi Tanga has had one heck of a life so far. As a son of a diplomat, Tanga was born in Central African Republic but grew up in various major cities across the world from Moscow to Paris to New … Read more »