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SF 40460
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1996 release. "Puerto Rico in Washington presents the musical traditions of bomba, plena, and jibaro recorded at the 1989 Festival of Amercian Folklife. Spontaneous, powerful, and resonant, this recording of Marcial y sus Pleneros and Cuerdas de Borinquen is the first to capture the energy and creative genius of these masters as they draw the audience into their performances. Extensive notes with photos and lyrics in Spanish."
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SF 40494
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"Originally from Mali, Guinea, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau, these artists are now part of the global beat of New York City's music scene. Though their music has a distinctively contemporary Afropop sound, they are all jalilu-practitioners of ancient performance traditions dating back to the 13th-century Empire of Mali. This exquisite recording showcases singing by masters of the soaring vocal style of jaliya and virtuoso instrumental playing on the bala, kora, n'goni, tambin, djembe, dundun, guitar, and bass. A testimony to the vitality and creativity of immigrant communities in America, this music and its performers seamlessly combine contemporary life in urban New York with ancient African traditions."
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