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Peter Gabriel Launches 2 New Digital Music Ventures

Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel just launched two new digital music ventures: We7 (an advertising-driven music site) and TheFilter.com ( a music re… Continue

Posted by Tune Your World on August 11th, 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments (Add)

Você é meu Broder! - The adventure continues in Salvador, Bahia!

Kenny e Mestre Martinho da Cuíca It´s hard to describe in words the wonder of Bahia. There is music everywhere, people walk and talk with a certain mellow swing that is like no other, the history within the walls of the oldest buildings in the oldest city in Brazil and the tradi… Continue

Posted by Kenny Kozol on July 22nd, 2008 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments (Add)

Clube do Balanco - The kings of "Samba Rock"

I LOVE this video -- set in a used record store with album covers papered over the walls and ceiling. It's full of dance and delivered in a smooth, classic, nostalgic style. I had to share this one with you... In the same way that the Rolling Stones payed homage to the masters… Continue

Posted by Brad Powell on July 9th, 2008 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment (Add)

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"What you are doing to promote artists is fantastic, I really appreciate being able to access music from such a wide variety of musicians. thanks"
-- Philippa Arthan

"Fantastic idea!!! Let's hope all fans of world music reach in their pockets and make the fund a reality. Many of the musicians you offer on your site support whole villages with their earnings."
-- Bob Rizzo

"Great idea, hope it's a resounding success (pun intended)." -- Wayne Lobb

"I also microfinance through Kiva - it is a pleasure to help new artists as well."
-- David Wilkinson

"Good Luck ...hope you make the target!!"
-- Glenn Collins

"I have been supporting kiva.org which micro-funds small entrepreneurs around the world - this is a great concept and I'm glad to support your efforts to extend the concept to music. I know far too many excellent musicians who have not been heard and enjoyed because of the daunting task of getting their music recorded, produced and on the market. Bravo!!!" -- Andrew Schmidt

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Featured Artist: Feliciano dos Santos & Massukos

Feliciano dos Santos Featured Artist: Feliciano dos Santos & Massukos

Feliciano dos Santos, leader of the band Massukos, just won the Goldman Environmental Prize for using his music star status to raise awareness about health, water and HIV/Aids issues.

Using music to spread the message of ecological sanitation to the most remote corners of Mozambique, Feliciano dos Santos is empowering villagers to participate in sustainable development and rise up from poverty. In Niassa province, many villages lack even basic sanitation infrastructure. Without reliable access to clean water and waste management systems, the population is highly susceptible to disease. Santos, who grew up in the region, today heads an innovative program that is bringing new hope to Niassa. With his internationally-recognized band, Massukos, Santos uses music to promote the importance of water and sanitation in Mozambique.
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1. Choose a Featured Artist and make a sponsorship via Paypal
2. Calabash transfers funds to musician when artist's goal is reached
3. Receive news and music downloads of artist's recording

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Juan-Carlos Formell & Son Radical
Cuba/ New York
Activity: New Recording
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Estrela Brilhante
Recife, Brazil
Activity: New Instruments & Costumes
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Soulfege
Ghana/Boston
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Samba Tremeterra Dancers
Boston
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Samba Tremeterra Live at Sound Session

On the 12th of July the group Samba Tremeterra performed at Sound Session - the genre defying music festival in Providence Rhode Island. I was there with my video camera to capture their set on the main stage before many...

Music Festivals are Mushrooming and Going Green

Partly because of our changing music tastes, partly because of shifts in the music industry and maybe we're starting to catch up with Europe -- North America has caught festival fever this summer. Dozens of fests -- multiple-day events with...

How Did Lil' Wayne's New Release become a GIANT HIT?

“Tha Carter III”, the new album by the rapper Lil Wayne, just became a rare blockbuster hit. The album sold 423,000 copies on June 10, its day of release, according to Billboard, and it is predicted that first-week sales will...

Tecno Brega and a New Business Model for Music

Wired Magazine's cover story: FREE, by Chris Anderson, explores how the pricing of products from every digital business are headed towards $0.00. Somewhere in the middle of the story Chris mentions street vendors in Sao Paulo, Brazil who are selling...

Obama - The WorldBeat Album

One of the most exciting and progressive aspects of Senator Barack Obama's candidacy is the incredibly wide range of people he continues to energize and inspire. He has become a true world figure now. One way this can be seen...

Playlist: Peacemaking in Iraq - The Impossible Love?

Listen To Playlist: 'Respect for the People of Iraq' Possibly one of the most hopeful events to come out of Iraq just came to pass last month in Finland. Padraig O'Malley, academic, author, and peacemaker, organized a meeting of 36...

Leningrad Cowboys & Red Army Choir

Talk about a cultural exchange! Consider the Finnish rock band called The Leningrad Cowboys. They held a concert in Russia, to the screaming applause of Russkie teen-agers - PLUS they got the Red Army Choir to join them on stage...

Steve Jobs & Me

I'm the same age as Steve Jobs. Well, in the interest of full disclosure, he is, actually, one year younger than me. And we've been living in a sort of parallel universe. We're both entrepreneurs who have been driven to...

Soulfege Band Leader, Derrick Ashong, speaks his support for Barak Obama

On Jan. 31, Derrick Ashong, a 32-year-old musician and leader of the band Soulfege, was carrying a sign for Barak Obama outside the Hollywood theater at the Democratic primary debate taking place that day. Derrick's sign said “¡Sí, se puede!”...

1,000 True Fans to Launch our Music Microfunding Platform!

What's the solution for how to survive as a struggling musician in the 21rst Century? According to Wired Magazine editor Kevin Kelly's article, 1,000 True Fans, an artist needs to find only 1,000 core fans -- defined as those who...
 
 

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