World Music

8/15/2007 Global Beat

A preview of next week’s doubly fine evening of African music – Mon. Aug. 20 : Andy Palacio the Garifuna Collective at the Walker’s Movies Music in the Park followed by Lucky Dube, South African reggae musician, at First Avenue – closing out the first Twin Cities’ AfriFest.

8/15/2007 Echo Chamber

Brand new sounds from the Virgin Islands (courtesy of Mt. Nebo Records:http://www.mtneborecords.com); the latest Zion Train; a Happy Birth Dub set for my daughter (thanks to Lion Army Soldier Red); Ralph Chevry’s:http://www.ralphchevry.com hit Ayiti Cheri; and assorted downloads….including Arrogalla:http://www.arrogalla.org from Sardinia and a Congos / Madonna mash-up.

8/14/2007 Corazon Latino

Canciones del verano: calor, flores, amor, Tish Hinojosa. La vida es corta, asi como el veranito de Minnesota: hay que gozarla/ Songs of summer: heat, flowers, love, Tish Hinojosa. Life is short, like our brief Minnesota summers. Enjoy them both.

8/14/2007 Pam Without Boundaries

New releases featured this morning included the new Fog record, Ditherer, The Rentals’ Last Little Life ep, and something Ellen Stanley picked up at the Canadian Folk Alliance conference, Alex Cuba, a Cuban-born singer-songwriter and hottie now living up there. Why don’t you come south just a little ways Alex, eh?

8/13/2007 Jet Set Planet

Broadway comes to Jet Set Planet! This is a GREAT show. Don’t miss it!

8/13/2007 The Shake and Bake Show
8/13/2007 Kinda Cloudy Radio

heavy roots reggae into electronic/hip hop, then old school funk/soul, a new orleans set, and afrobeat to end it off.

8/12/2007 Bonjour Minnesota
8/12/2007 Filipino American National News
8/12/2007 Wave Project

Finding Love and Happiness Within
Poetry readings and live music by Justina Lichtenbarger with accompanist Mary Beth Bruflodt.

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