Articles by Oriana Barbato

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  Cornershop

  Urban Turban – The Singhles Club

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2012

  Cornershop brings us a funky, synth-coloured, hip-hoppish, far-out electronic music blended with full doses of Indian folk roots. Their ope...

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  Caramelo

  Ride

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2012

  This NYC crew blend their urban style with a bit of R&B, a decent amount of flamenco and a touch of jazz/Latin fusion. Reminiscent of Chamb...

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  Radio Jarocho

  Café Café

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2012

  Son Jarocho is a musical style traditional to Veracruz, a state along the Gulf of Mexico. Radio Jarocho (a NYC-based band) serve up ten son...

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  Gurrumul

  Rrakala

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2012

  Gurrumul (a native of Australia's Arnhem Land) is a singer-songwriter that has released another captivating musical gift with his second al...

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  Soja

  Strength to Survive

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2012

  This album, produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews, John Mayer, O.A.R.), packs a dozen modern reggae, well-crafted tunes filled with positi...

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  Rodrigo Y Gabriela and C.U.B.A.

  Area 52

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2012

  I have to congratulate this duo for making an astute move. Working with musical director/pianist Alex Wilson and producer Peter Asher has p...

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  Michel Teló

  Na Balada

  PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2011

  Following in the Sertanejo tradition (a musical style that originated in the countryside of Brazil during the '20s), Na Balada is a poppy,...