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Aconcagua - Pablo Carcamo - FREE Song: 'Paseando' (Walking/Spaziergang)!!

Today's FREE Song is by Aconcagua - Pablo Carcamo!

FREE SONG: 'Paseando' (Walking/Spaziergang)

Aconcagua, a project of Pablo Carcamo, brings to you all the pan pipes and flutes from Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and many other South American instruments.

The music, played by the versatile multi-instrumentalist and musical genius Pablo Carcamo consists of traditional from the Andes and original music by Pablo. Soar with the condor to the music played on kenas, zamponas, moceno, rondador, charrango, cuatro, guitars, bombo and various percussion. If you like South American panpipe music you will love today's free song!

FREE SONG: Paseando (Walking/Spaziergang)

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Brother Resistance - FREE Song: 'Jah Never Fail Me Yet'!!

Today's FREE Song is from Trinidad & Tobago!

FREE SONG: 'Jah Never Fail Me Yet'

The name of Brother Resistance has long been associated with the artform called Rapso. It is an art form that many feel he invented. But Brother Resistance himself insists that Rapso can be traced back to the oral traditions of Africa, when the Griot was the historian, counselor and poet of the tribe. After the middle passage, on the sugar-cane plantation, the Griot's name was changed to Chantuelle. The role played by this individual was transformed as well, and he became the voice that made the suffering of the slaves bearable. The evolution of the Chantuelle saw the emergence of the talkers of the early Carnival, the Midnite Robbers, the Pierrot Grenades and also the Calypsonian. The Rapso artiste is therefore the revitalisaton of the old Griot / Chantuelle traditions in perspective of our modern-day society.

Resistance, as he is commonly called, is considered the spearhead of the Rapso movement, a movement born almost thirty years ago, when the late Lancelot Layne successfully challenged the musical and literary status quo of the Caribbean. Drawing on the folk traditions of the Carnival characters of Trinidad and Tobago, Layne recreated the vibes of the "Chantuelle", "Pierot" and "Midnite Robber" to establish the reality of what is today called Rapso. The musical experience, which fueled the new art form, came directly out of the steelband yards, the drum yards and the calypso arena. The vibes and the flavour came out of the social movement of a people for true liberation and self-determination.

The birth of the Network Rapso Riddum Band at the end of the 1970's with its lead chantuelles, Brother Shortman and Brother Resistance heralded the new reality of roots music from Trinidad and Tobago. The music now as defined by Brother Resistance is "the power of the word, in the riddum of the word." In essence, it is the poetry of Calypso blended with the African rhythms of Trinidad and Tobago. It is also referred to as the Rap of Soca. It is interesting to note that paralleling the development of Rapso in Trinidad and Tobago was Dub Poetry in Jamaica (the Poetry of Reggae) and African-American Rap music in the United States of America.

FREE SONG: 'Jah Never Fail Me Yet'

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Distant Voices - FREE Song: Eugenie Thermidor: 'Erzulie Dantor' (Haiti)!!

Today's FREE Song is from an excellent album; Distant Voices!

FREE SONG: Eugenie Thermidor: 'Erzulie Dantor' (Haiti)

The purpose of this collection is not to classify the human voice, but rather to take the listener to a pleasant wander through the voices of the five continents.

This collection presents a great variety of vocal tone colours —acrid, nasal, murmured, suave, expressing serenity or despair— and techniques —the hoarse flamenco voices, the nasal voices of Mandingo jelimusolu, the voiced breath-intake in Siberia, the skilled glottal stops of Iranian singers, the throat songs of Kirghiz nomads, the shrill voices of elder women in New Caledonian choirs, the arty ornamentations of Arab-Andalucian songs etc.

Vocal configuration is just as varied, spanning solo performances, large polyphonic formations and delicate exchanges between the voice and an instrument —as amongst the Roms in Romania, or in Iran. For all lovers of vocal music; enjoy!

FREE SONG: Eugenie Thermidor: 'Erzulie Dantor' (Haiti)

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Shafqat Ali Khan - FREE Song: 'Ishq'!!

Today's FREE Song is by Shafqat Ali Khan!

FREE SONG: 'Ishq'

Shafqat Ali Khan is the young singer who now represents Sham Chaurasi gharana, after the death of his father Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, along with elder brother Sharafat Ali Khan.

Shafqat and Sharafat were trained in khayal singing by his famed father, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan. At the age of 7, Shafqat was singing classical music at Punjab Music Festival in 1980, and soon after he was singing on the radio and was recognized as a classical musician.

Shafqat and Sharafat started singing with their father in concerts and even in a few albums. Now Shafqat sings solo as well as with his older brother Sharafat Ali Khan.
Even though classical music remains his first duty, Shafqat has tried experimenting with Ghazals and east-west fusion groups and has a few albums in this genre too.

This music presents Shafqat Ali Khan in a traditional Sufi setting. The instrumentation: surmandal, harmonium, tanpura, sarangi and tabla. His songs are sung in kafi style (ancient style from Punjab), raga style, as well as light classical, presenting sufi poetry, love songs and devotional songs. Check it out!

FREE SONG: 'Ishq'

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Mily Clement - FREE Song: 'Mandifera'!!

Today's FREE Song is from Madagascar and made by Mily Clement!

FREE SONG:'Mandifera'

When Clément was a child, ceremonies were held in the back yard at his next door neighbour, which were common occurrences. He heard them so often that in the end he could no longer bear those songs and as result, when he began his career in Amilobe as a guitarist. He played nothing but American and African music.

In 1988, he joined Jaojoby but as a drummer this time, after he lost a large part of his guitar playing. Jaojoby is the man who encouraged Clément Mily to write and perform his own songs.
In 1990 clément was invited to provide entertainment during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Island games. His song "Tsy moramora mitidy vola" became a national hit, but Clémentdid not take advantge of the oppotunity, and in 1991 he took part in Afrovision on the Ivory Coast. In 1993 the International Conversation Organization used his song "Mandrora Mantsilany" for a conciousness- raising campaign on the subject of deforestation in Madagascar.

Some special tunes from Madagascar worth checking out!

FREE SONG:'Mandifera'

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Driss El Maloumi - FREE Song: 'Enfance'!!

Today's FREE Song is by Driss El Maloumi, from Morocco!

FREE SONG:'Enfance'

A native of Agadir, Morocco, Driss El Maloumi is one of the most talented oud players in his generation. Accompanied by Lahoucine Baquir on percussion, he leads us into a musical reverie that encompasses not only his Berber musical heritage but the oriental and western traditions beyond academic clichés. Maloumi is also known for his collaboration with Jordi Saval, Montserrat Figueiras, Françoise Atlan and Hesperion XXI, among others.

Driss el-Maloumi was born in Agadir, Morocco in 1970. He went on to study Arab literature at university and also attended the National Musical School of Rabat from 1992-4. As well as Eastern and Western influences, he also incorporated tribal Berber oud playing into his compositions. Driss el-Maloumi has performed throughout Europe, the Middle East and South America.

FREE SONG:'Enfance'

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Senge - FREE Song: 'Roapanolo'!!

Today's FREE Song is by Senge:

FREE SONG:'Roapanolo'

Senge is an abbreviation of the leader's name, Sengemana, which means "pride" in the Antandroy dialect. The population of the Androy region in southern Madagascar has long been scorned and misunderstood. Impoverished by drought, this "land of the thorn bush" is inhabited by people with little education and is known as a land of hunger, thirst and suffering.

The Antandroys are also accused of being dishonest, cruel and aggressive. Senge, whose members are also doctors, decided to stand up for their native region and promote their cultural heritage. The group is inspired by several musical styles and beats: "beko" is a type of sacred vocal polyphony, notably sung during funerals; "sabo" is a variation on beko, performed to chase away evil spirits; and finally "banaike" is a beat accompanied by panting, throat-clearing sounds, danced in the fashion of a man with several zebu heads.

Enjoy the tune!

FREE SONG:'Roapanolo'

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Africa, Madagascar, Traditional,

Jaojoby - FREE Song: 'Jaly Jery'!!

Today's FREE song is from Madagascar, an island nation east of Mozambique in the Indian Ocean, where salegy is very popular and Jaojoby is its acknowledged monarch.

FREE SONG:'Jaly Jery'

Born at the end of the 60s around the time the nation became independent from the French, salegy is electric music with no debt to the West. The compelling 6/8 rhythm, which descends from traditional, ancestral Malagasy music forms, entrances dancers.

It is said to date back to the 15th century when humans first settled on the Red Island. The term salegy, of Indonesian origins, emerged in the 1960s and refers to a new, electric music once Malagasy guitarists transposed popular and traditional music from instruments like the tube-zither called the valiha. We play folklore music that we have electrified, says Jaojoby. If we take away the electricity, it would be like the music of our ancestors. We have only added it to get people to dance; to get more [wide smile] decibels. Before Jaojoby and a few others popularized the sound in the 1970s, there were few salegy recordings, and they were only instrumental.

Jaojoby, the band, is a family affair with Jaojoby's wife Claudine on vocals, son Elie Lucas on guitar, and daughters Roseliane and Eusebia singing and dancing. And dancing is a big part of the show.

FREE SONG:'Jaly Jery'

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Africa, Madagascar, Malagasy Pop, World Pop,

Dene Issebere - FREE Song: 'Ladilikan'!!

Today's FREE Song is by Dene Issebere:

FREE SONG:'Ladilikan'

Following her father who worked abroad for 14 years, she had the chance to soak up various musical cultures, and when she went back to Bamako, Dene choose to express herself through singing. Her first compositions, the results of her multiple encounters, enabled her to take part in several musical events in Mali. She was first noticed in parties organized by her school, and after that, she did not hesitate to take part in other concerts. Being the unique composer/ author/interpreter singing something else than the traditional folklore, Dene quickly raised the curiosity of Bamako’s audience.

Following a performance during a concert of the rap band "King Da Dja" (produced by Salif Kéita) called upon Déné to record their "Tougna". This collaboration would be the first of several very diverse musical collaborations!

Dene privileges 5 instruments in her music: the Calabash, the N’goni, the n’tamani, the guitar and the bass guitar.She likes working on two complementary musical universes, which allows her to associate a Dogon musical culture with pop, modern, inspiration and folk. Her register is not limited to the traditional Dogon inheritance as she also regularly approaches the music of other ethnic groups present in Mali (Songhai, Malinké…).

FREE SONG:'Ladilikan'

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Africa, Mali, Malian Pop, Tradi modern,

Babaloo - FREE Song: 'Cherry yo yo'!!

Take the rock out of punk rock, add mambo, and you've got PUNK MAMBO! Meet Babaloo, and check out today's FREE Song:

FREE SONG:'Cherry yo yo'

Since 1994, the self-proclaimed inventors of Punk Mambo and Hardcore JuJu have been exposing their audience of loonies, clergymen, bearded ladies, acrobats and gangstas to the infectious rhythms and melodies of their unique multilingual sound.

So what are punk mambo and hardcore juju? It is a mix of soukous, mambo, chacha, samba, reggae, ska and cumbia, sauté with some special ingredients and blended with the energy and wise-guy antics of punk. Perhaps it is best to describe the music of Babaloo as the bastard child of King Sunny Ade and the Ramones or Tito Puente and the Sex Pistols. Either way, Punk Mambo will get you dancing and smiling. Impressed?

Babaloo plays a unique brand of international dance party music. Babaloo originated in Jamaica Plain, MA, a multi-cultural enclave of Boston, where the music of local punk rock bands mix with the sounds of Mambo, Bachata, Reggaeton, and Merengue that emanate from car stereos, front stoops, and bodegas. Their music is rooted in Latin and Afro-Caribbean styles, such as mambo, cha cha cha, samba, reggae, ska, and African soukous combined with the energy, presence and irreverence of the best punk rock. Babaloo creates music that is truly infectious in an atmosphere that resemble a trip through the southern hemisphere with Johnny Rotten or Joey Ramone as your tour guide. They are truly a one of a kind experience.

Babaloo is:
El Presidente al Dente AKA B - lead vocals and percussion, S. Goody - freebass, Captain Kickass - guitars and vocals, Washtub AKA Shubs - drumset, timbales, and vocals Nova AKA Ned Zeppellin - congas, percussion, and vocals Max Factoria - trumpet and percussionD AKA John Lebanon - trumpet and percussion.

FREE SONG:'Cherry yo yo'

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Cumbia, Soukous, Latin Alternative