A Round World Music Productions, Inc.
"Building a better world tune by tune"™
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| A Round
World Music Productions, Inc., established in 2001, captures hearts and
minds with original music from around the globe. Artists of top caliber
from around the world are the heart and soul of A ROUND WORLD. These artists
reveal the importance of music in their personal lives and as an expression
of a larger consciousness of the world. As children, these musicians learned
to "speak" a musical language uniquely their own, one that reflects
their traditions, family histories, dance and movement, culture, lifestyle,
and so on. When they embraced music as a profession, each took on a commitment
to convey the beauty and depth of their own culture.
A ROUND WORLD will continue to fill the pipeline with other great artists from around the world on an on-going basis including the talented Flamenco artist Alfonso Mogaburo Cid of Seville. |
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A ROUND WORLD has also begun the process of creating media programs that engage and inspire children to celebrate and learn about the artists' cultures and visions. If you are interested in products for children, don't forget to ask Doug about "Tune Travels (TM)." |
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Doug
Deutsch
Founder and Executive Producer A Round World Music Productions, Inc. 28 West 88 Street, Suite 4A, New York, NY 10024 917.885.7475 doug@aroundworld.net |
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Sample
Tracks in MP3 and Artist Bios
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>Gokh-Bi
(Senegal)
Master musician and composer Muhamadou Salieu Suso, born into a family of traditional Gambian musicians/historians, is a leader in the United States' African music scene. Suso, on Gambian kora, was featured on the popular "Travel Series" (Six Degrees Records) "African Travels," along with NYC collective of DJs and musicians known as Organic Grooves (O.G.).
Since the '60s, composer and respected virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Omar Faruk Tekbilek has been a major force in the spread of Mediterranean music, noted particularly for his masterful combinations of Sufi, Arabic and Turkish folk music with contemporary vocals and instrumentation. Faruk, a 2003 nominee for a BBC World Music Award, is now firmly established in the world music scene, and has worked with Don Cherry, Karl Berger, Ginger Baker, Ofra Haza, Peter Erskine, Trilok Gurtu, Simon Shaheen, Bill Laswell, Mike Mainieri, Michael Askill, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jai Uttal, Hossam Ramzy and Glen Velez.
Irish folk-rock
singer/songwriter Susan McKeown was born and raised in Dublin, where
she was first attracted to traditional songs in both English and Gaelic.
She moved to NYC in 1990 after forsaking a career in opera, and has
since received abundant praise from critics for Rolling Stone, Time,
The Irish Voice, Pulse, Boston Globe, NY Newsday, Christian Science
Monitor and many others.
Percussionist, capoeirista and Brazilian rapper Davi Vieira was born and raised in Bahia, and studied dance, music and arts with Brazil's most esteemed traditional masters including Raimondo Bispo Dos Santos (Mestre King). He recently toured North America and Europe as percussionist and back-up vocalist with Columbia recording artist, Angelique Kidjo and currently stars in the lead role of the NYC production of the off-Broadway hit, "STOMP."
Azaka, which refers to an association of friends who promote Haitian culture, preserves the richly hypnotic percussive traditions of Haiti, Pan-African funk, and reggae, and blends them with modern instruments in electrifying and danceable performances. Their love of Haitian roots music developed naturally as they explored the many musical traditions in the far reaches of their native land. |
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