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By Sandeep Bhagwati on October 7, 2011
By Sandeep Bhagwati on 7 October 2011 in
STORIES
Wer die Weltkarte der Musik betrachtet, sieht, dass die westliche Kunstmusik eine Art Esperanto ist. Ob in Shanghai oder Boston: Überall spielt man Bach und Stockhausen. Das ist schön. Ist es auch gut?
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Classical Music, Edward Said, Europe, Latin America, Mitsuko Uchida, North America, Uday Bhawalkar, Weltmusik, World Music, Younghi Pagh Paan |
By norient on May 19, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter on 19 May 2011 in
AUDIO
Die CD «Afritanga – The Sound of Afrocolombia» beleuchtet das aktuelle Musikschaffen in Kolumbien aus verschiedenen Perspektiven.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Colombia, Latin America, Latinamerica, Trikont |
By norient on May 6, 2011
By Moses Iten on 6 May 2011 in
AUDIO
A selection of the most influential cumbia songs, from its beginnings as Caribbean folk music to the latest digital mutations.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Caribbean, Colombia, Cumbia, Cumbia Cosmonauts, Cumbia Electrónica, Dossier World Music 2.0, El Remolon, Latin America, Latinamerica, Melbourne, Moses Iten, Saca La Mois |
By Sydney Hutchinson on April 1, 2011
By Sydney Hutchinson on 1 April 2011 in
STORIES
After Christmas, after New Year’s, when in the US we are simply trying to get back into our normal routines, Dominicans are gearing up for carnival.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Caribbean, carnival, Dominican Republic, Don Quixote, Latin America, lechón, Los Confraternos, Pueblo Nuevo, Santiago de los Caballeros |
By norient on February 14, 2011
By norient on 14 February 2011 in
AUDIO
For their series of mixtapes on cities and their sounds, Domus Magazine traveled to Mexico City and catched up with journalist and blogger Daniel Hernandez.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Cumbia, Daniel Hernandez, Daniel Perlin, Dossier World Music 2.0, Hip Hop, Latin America, Mexico, Mexico City, Rockabilly, Ska, Tribal Guarachero |
By norient on June 27, 2010
By Wayne Marshall on 27 June 2010 in
STORIES
That beat you’ve been hearing — the steady boom-ch-boom-chick rattling the trunks of passing cars and moving masses in the club — isn’t just another fleeting hip-hop trend. It’s the new sound of the Americas.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Dem Bow, Dossier World Music 2.0, Globale Nischen, Hybridity, Latin America, New York, Panama, Puerto Rico, reggaeton, Transnationalism, Wayne Marshall, World Music 2.0 |
By norient on June 10, 2010
By norient on 10 June 2010 in
AUDIO
Cumbia Cosmonauts releases their first official Cumbia Mixtape.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Australia, Cumbia, Cumbia Cosmonauts, Latin America, World Music 2.0 |
By Thomas Burkhalter on December 31, 2009
By Thomas Burkhalter on 31 December 2009 in
BLOG
Peruvian Experimentalists crossbreeding Andean Music with Industrial Noise
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Argentina, Cumbia, DJ Rupture, Global Ghettotech, Latin America, Mexico, World Music 2.0 |
By Laura Martinez on June 14, 2008
By Laura Martinez on 14 June 2008 in
ACADEMIC
Laura Martinez analyzes Mexican Rock music as system of sharp social distinctions based on musical taste, language, and dress. Furthermore, rock music creates a dialogue between the culture of different groups, opening a possible path to overcome isolation and Otherness.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Botellita de Jerez, Café Tacuba, Control Machete, Cultural Imperialism, El Gran Silenco, Hybridity, Latin America, Mexico, Rock Music |
By Gregory Scruggs on May 14, 2008
By Gregory Scruggs on 14 May 2008 in
STORIES
With their CD «Proibidão C.V.: Forbidden Gang Funk from Rio de Janeiro» the US-American Label Sublime Frequencies aims to portrait a moment in time in Brazil. Gregory Scruggs however criticises them as uniformed explorers.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged baile funk, Brasil, Copyrights, Diplo, Dossier World Music 2.0, Favela, Global Ghettotech, Latin America, M.I.A, Sublime Frequencies |
By Helena Simonett on October 1, 2007
By Helena Simonett on 1 October 2007 in
ACADEMIC
Die auf Tubas und Pauken gespielte Banda-Musik stammt ursprünglich aus dem Nordwesten Mexikos. In der modernen Variante des Techno-Banda ist diese Musik in Los Angeles ab den 90er Jahren sehr populär geworden. Für die einen gilt sie als Mafia-, Banditen- und Drogenmusik, für die anderen als Ausdruck der gesellschaftspolitischen Realitäten vieler Mexikaner in den USA.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Banda, Chalino Sanchez, Corrido, Drugs, Latin America, Los Angeles, Los Tigres del Norte, Malverde, Mexico, Narco, Nortena, Technobanda, USA |