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World Music Features
Nouvelle Vague
France's Nouvelle Vague takes a different approach to stealing from the past. Instead of aping the originals, they seasoned already great post-punk songs with a loungey bossa nova spice.
By Tad Hendrickson
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Gogol Bordello
New York City’s Gogol Bordello makes music an exciting proposition with its mix of Ukrainian, gypsy, punk and cabaret styles.
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David Darling and Wulu Bunun
The Wulu Bunun’s music could have been recorded as field recordings or in a nearby studio, but David Darling and album producer Shu-Fang Wang wanted the album to be a true collaboration.
By Tad Hendrickson
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Kiran Ahluwalia, Rekha, Falu and Sheetal
They don’t have that much in common, but they’re here to tell you that ethnicity cannot be homogenized and that South Asian artists continue to change and grow.
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Nouvelle Vague
The name Nouvelle Vague is the French translation bossa nova, which in English means new wave. That the songs draw from new wave, post-punk and punk genres is really beside the point.
By Tad Hendrickson
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Rosa Passos
Rosa Passos began performing in the late ’60s, but was overlooked for her straightforward approach to bossa nova, eschewing the rock bombast and glossy production values popular at the time. As someone who adheres to the tradition, she is undaunted by the bossa nova’s rich history.
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Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes, made up of Rita Lee Jones and brothers Arnaldo and Sérgio Baptista, rarely played outside Brazil before breaking up. Risking jail, kidnapping and torture, the band somehow managed to flourish as an audacious teen sensation and foment the rockin’ Tropicalia rebellion.
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Marisa Monte
One of the biggest Brazilian artists in the ’90s, Marisa Monte sold millions of records and toured the world, playing an imaginative brand of pop that drew upon her homeland’s musical roots in samba, but reached abroad for other sounds as well.
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The Chieftains
In 2007, the Chieftains will celebrate 45 years together, with founder Paddy Moloney still at the helm. Many talented players have come and gone, but this Irish juggernaut continues to tour far and wide.
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