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NEW BOOK – Improvising Sabor – Cuban Dance Music in New York Added: January 23rd, 2021
Improvising Sabor: Cuban Dance Music in New York begins in 1960s New York and examines in rich detail the playing styles and international influence of important figures in US Latin music. Such innovators as José Fajardo, Johnny Pacheco, George Castro, and Eddy Zervigón dazzled the Palladium ballroom and other Latin music venues in those crucible years. Author Sue Miller focuses on the Cuban flute style in light of its transformations in the US after the 1959 revolution and within the vibrant context of 1960s New York.
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Sue Miller features on the Radio programme Tropicana Musical in Brazil Added: December 11th, 2020
Sue Miller was interviewed on the radio programme Tropicana Musical in Brazil by ethnomusicologist and broadcaster Edwin Pitre and is now available as a podcast.The interview on the history of Cuban charanga is mostly in Spanish and features music from Orquesta Tata Peireira, Arcano y sus Maravillas, Fajardo y sus Estrellas, Orquesta Aragon, Orquesta Belisario Lopez, Orquesta Broadway, Charlie Palmieri y su Charanga Duboney, Johnny Pacheco y su Charanga, Estrellas Cubanas, Orquesta Sublime and Charanga Rubalcaba.
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New book Improvising Sabor pre-order half price in the 2021 special offer Added: November 30th, 2020
You can get my new book Improvising Sabor: Cuban Dance Music in New York for only $20.21 until December 15th 2020 if ordered online which is a bargain especially for the hardback version.
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Charanga del Norte’s new album Pachanga Time features on Spanish Radio Added: September 29th, 2020
Kiko Helguera of Radio 3 de España features Charanga del Norte’s new track ‘Mack the Knife’ from their new album Pachanga Time.
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Charanga del Norte’s music aired on Global Soul Radio Added: September 16th, 2020
DJ Irfan Rainy features Charanga del Norte’s new track ‘Bronx Pachanga’ from their new album Pachanga Time on his global Soul radio.
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Si Cheeba feature new Charanga del Norte release on his Ship Full of Bombs Radio Show 4 September 2020 Added: September 4th, 2020
Si Cheeba aka Simon Fane features the new Charanga del Norte release ‘Pachanga Time’ on his Ship Full of Bombs Radio Show on 4 September 2020.
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Charanga del Norte featured on Global Village Radio Added: September 4th, 2020
With Hispanic Heritage Month underway later in September, Global Village highlights new Latin jazz from JOSE RIZO’S MONGORAMA, the UK’s Charanga del Norte, the John Santos and The John Santos Sextet; and contemporary sounds from the multi-national Ladama lineup, the reunited Los Mocosos, and the first Spanish-language album from the The Mavericks
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UK Charanga Showcased by DJ and Latin Music historian John Child on 31 August on Aracataca Show. Added: September 3rd, 2020
A third feature of Charanga del Norte’s new album Pachanga Time on Aracataca radio by John Child highlighting the talent of Charanga del Norte’s pianist Kim Burton.
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Charanga del Norte in Detroit riding the Freedom Principle Added: September 3rd, 2020
New releases of music from the African diaspora on ‘The Freedom Principle’ show – DJ Tom Flemming in Detroit features a track from Charanga del Norte’s new album ‘Pachanga Time.’
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Aracataca Radio showcases Charanga del Norte Added: August 23rd, 2020
Aracataca’s John Child plays a new live cut from Sue Miller & Charanga del Norte; new salsa releases from Grupo Niche, N’Klabe ft. Farina + La Tribu De Abrante, Celesté “La Fiera” ft. Pablo “Chino” Nuñez, Kiki Valera, Josean Rivera and Carlos Nevárez; new and vintage Latin jazz from the Chie Suzuki Trio and Willie Bobo; and salsa africana from Cuarteto Patria & Manu Dibango. Plus rare salsa vinyl from Arabella ft. Alfredo Linares together with classic Venezuelan salsa from Pibo Marquez ft. Teo Hernández.