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Curumin Releases "Arrocha"

Source: Press Junkie PR
July 13, 2012

"'Arrocha' means to hold on with a lot of pressure," Curumin says from his Sao Paolo home, describing the meaning behind his new album title. “In Bahia it’s a rhythm, a way of dancing where you hold your girl very close. That pressure is something we feel here in Sao Paolo. It’s a very big city and you are always surrounded by people. On this album I’m trying to make more sensual music, speaking with a lot of feeling and ...

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Drummer/composer Duduka Da Fonseca Exhibits The Best Of Both Worlds On His Latest Samba - Jazz Exploration

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
July 13, 2012

Featuring Anat Cohen, Helio Alves, Guilherme Monteiro, Leonardo Cioglia & Duduka Da Fonseca Anzic Records to Release Samba Jazz - Jazz Samba on July 17, 2012 “Drummer Da Fonseca perhaps the best Brazilian trap drummer of his generation, plays with an uncommon mix of finesse and drive" - Mark Holston, Jazziz Magazine Drummer/Composer Duduka Da Fonseca is a blender, set at high speed. The Brazilian drummer (born in Rio De Janeiro in 1951), who arrived in New York City in ...

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Wing Beat Fantastic: Songs Written By Mike Keneally And XTC’s Andy Partridge

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
July 12, 2012

Wing Beat Fantastic (Exowax Recordings, July 17, 2012 release), the magical new album from composer/ producer/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Mike Keneally, is the highly anticipated result of a songwriting union between the famed rock experimentalist and legendary XTC tunesmith Andy Partridge. Their collaboration produced eight new songs, combining Partridge’s innate sense of angular pop melody and beautifully intelligent poeticism, and Keneally’s experimental bent and surrealist tendencies. For Partridge fanatics, the album will be a trove of rare new material from a songwriter who’s ...

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Young Ukulele Star Brittni Paiva Releases "Tell U What" Produced By Tom Scott

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
July 12, 2012

At just 23 years of age, Brittni Paiva (pie-VAH) is the preeminent female ukelele player from Hawaii. This native of Hilo is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist with a prodigous gift who has been embraced by a global audience. Her latest album, Tell U What (July 10 release, Brittni Paiva Music), showcases her true talent along side a group of highly respected musical legends – Michael McDonald, Tom Scott, and Arturo Sandoval. Scott produced the album, noting “we’ve put Brittni and her ...

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Vocalist Connie Evingson's "Sweet Happy Life," A Tribute To Songwriter Norman Gimbel

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
July 12, 2012

For her ninth album, SWEET HAPPY LIFE (Minnehaha Music, July 10, 2012 Release), vocalist Connie Evingson (pronounced EE-ving-sen) samples the songbook of Grammy and Oscar winning lyricist Norman Gimbel. “With a healthy dose of bossa nova and samba from Gimbel’s frequent collaborations with Brazilian composers Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfa, Marcos Valle and others (“Girl from Ipanema”, “Meditation”, “Sweet Happy Life” aka “Samba de Orfeu”, etc.). The record also includes swinging jazz standards (“Bluesette”, Canadian Sunset”), a moody jazz version ...

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ESL Music Announces Shawn Lee "Synthesizers in Space" July 24

Source: Press Junkie PR
July 12, 2012

“For me, being creative is a natural bodily function, like breathing and eating,” Shawn Lee says from his London studio as he reflects on the whirlwind effort and inspiration he experienced in developing his latest album, Synthesizers in Space. It began at a music store called Switched On in Austin, TX and the discovery of a vintage “mystery-box” instrument hidden amongst the old synths and organs that created sounds and textures unlike anything currently in his sonic arsenal. The result ...

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Shout! Factory to Reissue Two Acclaimed Donny Hathaway Live Albums July 17

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
July 12, 2012

Shout! Factory has announced plans to celebrate renowned soul artist Donny Hathaway with a new 2-Disc reissue titled Donny Hathaway Live + In Performance, to be released on July 17. The set features 2 albums of live material produced by Jerry Wexler & Arif Mardin, including the critically acclaimed Donny Hathaway Live album on Disc 1, and Donny Hathaway In Performance on Disc 2. A dedication written for Donny Hathaway Live + In Performance has been provided by Hathaway’s daughter, ...

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Concord Music Group Releases Five New Titles In Very Best Of Jazz Series

Source: conqueroo
July 11, 2012

Titles include the works of music legends Dave Brubeck, Vince Guaraldi, The Bill Evans Trio, Thelonious Monk, and Cannonball Adderley LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Concord Music Group is launching five new titles in its Very Best Of jazz series, which showcases some of the very best tracks culled from the recordings of some of the most influential artists in the history of the genre. The five new titles, which highlight the work of Dave Brubeck, Vince Guaraldi, The Bill Evans ...

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