Shushmo´s irresistible fusion has James Brown dancing to a Peruvian festejo played by a buzuq
Author: Catalina Maria Johnson
I love to write and radio about music! The one-hour radio program I host and produce, Beat Latino, airs Sundays at 11am on vocalo.org , Saturdays in Berlin and is archived weekly. Beat Latino specials are also licensed in 20+ states throughout the U.S.A. through the Public Radio Exchange. I contribute regularly to NPR's Alt.Latino, World Cafe , and Global Notes on WBEZ, NPR Music, Gozamos, Revista Contratiempo.
Bomba Estéreo: As explosive as electro-tropical gets
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Carlos Chávez Youth Orchestra at YIM 2011
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Pedro Canales talks about the sonic landscapes of his music
The power of Panamá: Los Rakas
Two cousins and a unique hip hop sound that is taking the world by storm.
When the music is a matter of life over death: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
Talking with Alhaji Jeffrey Kamara about the Positive Revolution
Boukman Eksperyans and the love, truth and justice revolution
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