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Sue Miller – Cuban Flute Improviser, Writer & Academic

Charanga del Norte in Detroit riding the Freedom Principle

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.’

Aracataca Radio showcases Charanga del Norte

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.

Review of ‘Pachanga Time’ album by Groovement

Charanga del Norte’s new album ‘Pachanga Time’ gets the thumbs up from Groovement  – MANCHESTER & GLOBAL BEATS / JAZZ / HIP HOP / ELECTRONIC / SOUNDTRACK & MORE ‘Driving you towards buying new music from these excellent artists.’

Charanga del Norte’s new album Pachanga Time aired on ‘Sounds like This Radio

Charanga del Norte’s track ‘Bronx Pachanga’ from their new album Pachanga Time is featured By DJ Chris Welch on ‘Sounds Like This’ Radio.

DJRitu features Charanga del Norte’s PachangaTime in ‘A World in London’

DJ Ritu has included Charanga del Norte’s track ‘Bronx Pachanga’ from their new album Pachanga Time in her August Mix.
“Music to make you dance, weep, or chillax on this week’s A World in London! Get the globe in episode 15 of DJ Ritu’s Unlocked podcast series, with awesome new Latin vibes from Charanga Del Norte, multi-cult lockdown collaborations by guitar hero Simon Thacker, soulful Bosnian ballads from Amira Medunjanan, and British-Asian classics by pioneering vocalists Sheila Chandra & Najma Akhtar, plus a mini-tribute for Balla Sidibe, founder of legendary Senegalese band Orchestra Baobab. Listen live on Resonance 104.4fm at 6.30pm, Wednesday 5th August or anytime at Mixcloud!”

Charanga del Norte feature on Aracataca Radio on 3 August 2020

Latin DJ specialist John child features Charanga del Norte’s Bronx Pachanga on his Aracataca Radio Show. You can  hear the show here: https://www.totallyradio.com/shows/aracataca/episodes/aracataca-03-aug-2020?fbclid=IwAR2vXbBy9XWHnul5ArXp8a_1TSg-MQbd0Al08CZSUmjVKck8EJNTQWTtTf0#_ Aracataca’s John Child spins new and rare charanga from Charlie Donato y su Son Ideal ft. Marcial Istúriz, Sue Miller & Charanga del Norte ft. Eddy Zervigón and Charanga Típica Tropical; along […]

Charanga del Norte feature on the Basic Soul Show

The Basic Soul Show 3 August 2020   Basic Soul Show w/c 03–08-2020: Daniel Szlajnda – In Between [ U Know Me Records] Khruangbin – First Class [Dead Oceans] Takuya Kuroda – Change [ First Word Records] Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella – The Higher Love [ Schema Records] Lupe Fiasco & Kaelin Ellis feat. […]

Charanga del Norte on Dublin City FM

DJ Nigel Wood of Dublin City FM Radio features the music of Charanga del Norte and their new album Pachanga Time this August. See the website for playlist details here http://www.djnigelwood.com/radio-playlists.html

Extinct Audio supply ribbon microphones to Charanga del Norte, Laura Marling and Lianne la Havas

The firms Xaudia and Extinct Audio provided period specific microphones for our British Academy funded research project. See their site for more details. Other artists using their ribbon microphones include Laura Marling and Lianne la Havas. Seems Charanga del Norte have been ahead of the curve with their Pachanga Time album!

British Academy Turning Points: Are older music technologies better at capturing ‘liveness’ in recordings? by Dr Sue Miller

Have contemporary technological changes in recording and the search for perfection been to the detriment of musical skills? Do today’s digital approaches create recordings that are too mechanical and lacking in the human touch? While older unedited recordings maintain their ‘liveness’ in the case of many Latin recordings of the mid-20th century, is it possible to go back to those days, now that digital layering and editing are part of the creative process? What is lost by removing the ‘imperfections’ of live performance in the mix?