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Luísa Maita - Lero-Lero
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Luísa Maita - Lero-Lero
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Released: Jan 1, 2010
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  • Genre: Acoustic / Afro-beat / Alternative

    Location Vermont, US

    Profile Views: 48357

    Last Login: 5/17/2012

    Member Since 8/25/2007

    Website www.cumbancha.com

    Record Label Cumbancha

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. ...... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ .. ...... .. Cumbancha is a new record label founded by Jacob Edgar, an Ethnomusicologist and music producer who for the past eight years has been the head of music research and product development at famed independent record label Putumayo World Music. It has been Edgar's job to travel the world in search of exceptional artists and songs for Putumayo's critically acclaimed and commercially successful compilations of music from all over the globe. Over the years, Edgar kept coming across artists he felt deserved wider recognition and assistance in bringing their music to the world stage, and he decided to form Cumbancha to address that need. .. .. "My experience at Putumayo has taught me that world music is much more popular than is generally recognized. People from all generations and backgrounds are looking for music with roots in cultural traditions, even if that music isn't as visible as it should be in the mainstream media." .... Edgar is a global explorer with an insatiable curiosity for the diverse ways in which people express themselves through music. His research trips in search of music for Putumayo's compilations have taken him to Cuba, Brazil, Turkey, India and dozens of other countries, not to mention hundreds of the world's greatest international music festivals, showcases and performance venues in search of exceptional musical talents. .... "Many of the artists who will appear on Cumbancha have been on a Putumayo compilation over the years," notes Edgar, "so in some ways this new label offers an opportunity for people who have become intrigued by artists on Putumayo's collections to explore their work further." At the same time, Cumbancha will present many artists whose work falls outside of the aesthetic boundaries of a Putumayo compilation, but whose work is particularly compelling or innovative... ......

  • Members

    Visit a Cumbancha artist on MySpace. .... ..Andy Palacio.. .. ..Chiwoniso.. .. ..Dobet Gnahore.. .. ..Habib Koite.. .. ..The Idan Raichel Project.. .. ..Kailash Kher & Kailasa.... ..Kimi Djabaté.... ..Luísa Maita.... ..Novalima.. .. ..Razia.. .. ..Rupa & The April Fishes.. .. ..Sarazino.. .. ..Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars.. .. ..Ska Cubano.. .. ..Umalali.. .. .. ................Hear Globally: A Cumbancha Collection........Cumbancha.......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..........Download..   ..Share........

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