La Bodega CD: US release date
La Bodega, the new CD by Toto La Momposina will be released in the US on Nov 11th. The CD is already availale for download via the shop.
Release dates for Europe and the UK are to be confirmed.
Toto La Momposina new album now available online!
Just click on the tracks below to hear excerpts and you can click on a download site to buy!
Cimarron Dates
Cimarron return to Europe this summer! July 17th Teatro Lara, Madrid, Spain July 19th Colombiamente, London, England July 23rd Glyndwr University, Wrexham, Wales with Catrin Finch July 24th Womad Festival, Charlton Park, England July 5th Sfinks festival, Belgium
Ministry Of Sound Compilation
Pete Tong Presents Wonderland 2009 (2CD)
Toto features on this new compilation CD with the track by Michel Cleis called La Mezcla. This will be the biggest club track of the year and has already become a fixture on Radio 1's club shows.
You can buy the compilation at: http://www.cdwow.com/CD/VARIOUS-MINISTRY-OF-SOUND-COMPILATION-Pete-Tong/product/view/9043153
La Mezcla
A review of the new tune featuring Toto. This from "Shazam". To see the full site click here. Although the opening parties to Ibiza's clubs have barely finished Swiss producer Michel Cleis is already staking a serious claim for dance track of the summer with his Latin dance epic, 'La Mezcla'. Like his Swiss compatriot Samim, who had a massive crossover hit in 2007 with 'Heater', Cleis mixes traditional Columbian music with modern techno and house elements to create a dizzying dancefloor brew. 'La Mezcla' first came to prominence over a year ago when top underground DJ's such as Ricardo Villalobos and Luciano began making it the centrepiece of their sets. Unusually, only a small run of unlabeled 12" vinyl were initially commissioned meaning that copies of 'La Mezcla' where impossible to get hold of digitally - legally or otherwise. This gave 'La Mezcla' an almost unique scarcity value as bedroom DJ's scratched their heads trying to get hold of a copy while the track simultaneously became the theme tune to underground clubs in London, Ibiza and Berlin. Featuring rattle snake style shakers that flit around layer upon layer of deep Latin percussion, 'La Mezcla' is 13minutes of hypnotic energy that is driven by an infectious Amazonian pan flute melody. The record builds slowly but purposefully till it reaches a crescendo of congas and the record climaxes with a haunting folk vocal from traditional Columbian singer Toto La Momposina. Digital promo copies put out by the achingly hip German label Candenza have already been causing mayhem amongst the DJ community with Pete Tong recently making the record the 'Essential New Tune' on his Radio 1 show. Now with 'La Mezcla' signed to the hugely influential Strictly Rhythm label it looks as though Michel Cleis could be looking to experience some unexpected mainstream success to add to his all encompassing triumph on the dance scene.~Stephen Titmus. Copyright (c) Shazam Entertainment Limited 2009. All rights reserved
WOMAD and Astar
WOMAD plays host to 2 Astar artists this year. Colores De Mi Tierra from Colombia will be performing on the Thursday night having been working with local schools. All the children from those workshops will be up there on stage too!
Cimarron make their WOMAD debut this year too. We will be selling special advance copies of their new album at the shows (it will not be fully released until the new year) so make sure you get yours. The band will also be signing copies at the Songlines tent after their performance on the BBC stage. Come along and say hi.
New Toto la Momposina Tour Dates
Totó la Momposina returns to the USA in August for some high-profile performances:
Aug 7 – New York Queens Theatre in the Park
Aug 9 – San Francisco Stern Grove
Aug 11 - 14 –Los Angeles Grandperformances
http://www.grandperformances.org
Aug 15 Orange county Great Park
Aug 21 James L Knight Center Miami www.jlkc.com
Cimarron at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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Cimarrón are in the USA performing at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington. On Friday 3rd of July they will present their collaborative show with Catrin Finch in the Folkways Salón. www.festival.si.edu |
Asere - new album and ep
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Asere are working on their new album and we will release an EP with three brand new tracks later this year. |
Toto La Momposina concert DVD now available
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Totó's new concert DVD of here performance at WOMAD a few years ago along with some footage of her in Colombia is now available in the US and also from this site. Go to the "Shop" to order |