Tag Archives: Downtempo

HOPE SHINES ON, BUT JAPAN STILL NEEDS OUR HELP

Posted on July 15, 2011 by admin

Hip-hop music blog Word is Bond joins the global effort to support post-earthquake relief work in Japan with the compilation album Hope for Tomorrow. As most people across Japan settled down for bed on March 11, a powerful 9.0-magnitude earthquake … Continue reading →

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SOMA FM: THROUGH THE INTERNET TO THE WORLD

Posted on May 12, 2011 by admin

San Francisco-based online radio station SomaFM serves up a familiar and eclectic offering of music to listeners around the globe. One late night during grad school in Seattle a number of years ago, I stumbled across  SomaFM while looking for … Continue reading →

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IAN WIDGERY: NIGHTTIME IN SHANGHAI

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

Ian Widgery reflects on the past eight years since he redefined the sound of jazz-age Shanghai and pioneered a global craze. Seventy-eight RPM vinyl records and curious-looking wax cylinders imprinted with the voices of some of China’s most legendary and … Continue reading →

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APSARA: WELCOME!

Posted on April 23, 2011 by admin

Welcome to Apsara, a new blog that highlights innovative, genre- and tradition-crossing music from around the world through insightful interviews, articles, and reviews. We were honored to interview Ian Widgery, one of the two music producers behind the now-legendary Pathé 100: The Original … Continue reading →

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