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Marco Santiago Releasing "Surrender" on Pacific Pop Productions
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Chris M. Slawecki
Marco Santiago is an American songwriter/musician based on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. He chucked a career as a high ranking professional earning a six figure salary with the National Intelligence Community to return to his first love; music. Surrender, releasing in 2013 is the initial studio release from his company, Pacific Pop Productions. Surrender features more vocals in the soft rock, R&B, jazz and blues venues as well as instrumentals. His demo album, Rudiments, was released in August 2012 ...
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Brazilian Progressive Power Trio Dialeto Releasing "The Last Tribe" on MoonJune Records
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Chris M. Slawecki
Dialeto's The Last Tribe is a “take no prisoners" progressive rock steamroller. From the opening chords, guitarist Nelson Coelho gives clear evidence that the band is ready to tread over new ground — and fully prepared to take it by force! Dialeto's long-awaited international debut shatters the power trio template: visiting styles and textures that could have been just as 'at home' forty years ago as they are today, while remaining undeniably contemporary and accessible. Quirky, unpredictable and overflowing with ...
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Oana Catalina Chitu Releases "Divine" (Asphalt Tango)
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Chris M. Slawecki
Some artists evoke the past, not simply to engage in nostalgia or vintage exoticism, but to engage with great creativity and find new ways to explore neglected forms. Oana Cătălina Chiţu, a singer born in Romania and based in Berlin, has done just that, by digging into the sultry yet virtuosic repertoire of Romania’s pioneering answer to Edith Piaf, Maria Tănase. On Divine (Asphalt Tango Records), Chiţu’s lush alto leads a band that can turn on a dime, powered by ...
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Grupo Cha Cha Releases "This is the Life"
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FlipswitchPR, LLC
Sometimes, the Latin music scene can feel like a man’s world. This hasn’t stymied Grupo Cha Cha, led by classically trained, jazz-loving flute and saxophonist Lise Gilly. Uniting a diverse crew from all different musical backgrounds, Gilly and her group have defined their own sound by celebrating their own, wide-ranging approach to Latin roots and jazz. “Our sound is a bit different from your typical Latin band. There’s definitely a female touch, as half the band are female musicians and ...
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Whaling Ciy Sound Releases "Lineage" by Dave Liebman and Michael Stephans
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Mixed Media Promotion
Since he began to seriously pursue a career as a jazz artist back in the 1960s, Dave Liebman has been on a transformative journey towards becoming a true original in the genre. After assuming sideman slots with the likes of Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, and Chick Corea, to name but a few, he has certainly earned his stripes. Those who've followed him more closely understand that he has become a deep and soulful storyteller in jazz in a way few ...
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Easy Star Records Releases Cas Haley's "La Si Dah"
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Press Junkie PR
When Cas Haley set out to make the follow-up to his successful 2010 release Connection, one thing drove him in the writing and planning for the sessions. “I kept thinking,” says the Paris, TX-based singer/songwriter, “if I died tomorrow, and my kids had only one musical statement through which to know me, what would I want that record to be?” The resulting record, La Si Dah, is packed with what makes Cas Haley who he is: personal lyrics, musical diversity, ...
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Vieux Farka Touré Releases New Album "Mon Pays" (Six Degrees)
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Press Junkie PR
His homeland in crisis, Touré responds with music. “I wanted to pay homage to our musical heritage," says a reflective Vieux Farka Touré. Being that his native Mali has been splintered by territorial fighting between Tuareg and Islamic rebels since January 2012, his new album, Mon Pays (Six Degrees Records), is devoted to reminding the world about the beauty and culture of his homeland. “For me it is a statement for the world that this land is for the sons ...
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Analog Players Society Release Followup EP "CKY to JFK"
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Press Junkie PR
Fresh on the heels of their critically acclaimed Hurricane Season In Brooklyn album, drummer and studio don Amon returns to his Analog Players Society project with a 3 track excavation entitled CKY to JFK Vol. 1. Setting out to explore his original West African influences, this project is once again a collective effort spearheaded and curated by Amon in his home turf of The Hook Studio and features a revolving cast of singers and musicians close to the cause, this ...
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