In our new podcast series, we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’ in front of it). As the...
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“From the forthcoming album ‘Havana Meets Kingston – Part 2‘ this stunning version of ‘Lagrimas Negras’ features legendary Cuban singer Beatriz Márquez together with some of Jamaica and Cuba’s most accomplished musicians. This exclusive video footage shows Cuba’s capital city in a very different light, captured during the various...
Check out the new collaborative single released by Havana Meets Kingston… ‘The Fire From Africa’ is part of the second chapter of the project, coming out in late 2021. The song “blends roots Jamaican reggae with Afro-Cuban chants, bringing together traditional and spiritual elements of both islands and...
‘Beat con Flow‘ is the first single extracted from the new collaborative EP by Australian reggae, dancehall and hip-hop producer Mista Savona & Cuban singer, composer and producer Cimafunk. The song is part of the upcoming Havana Meets Kingston II Project out in 2021 on Baco Records, Cumbancha & ABC Music,...
No need to book your travels for the summer, let them come to you! WOMAD music festival is one of the most exciting parties this year. Travelling the world through live music in four days, it is a unique chance to discover an eclectic range of the most talented acts...
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Australian beatmaker and DJ, Jake Savona’s latest album Havana Meets Kingston seeks to unite two powerful and distinct musical islands with a wealth of Cuban and Jamaican guests and collaborators. Don’t expect a seamless hybrid of styles – the tracks fall roughly into either Latin or reggae – it’s not...
Every month, Groovalizacion Radio selects the 10 best albums in the field of innovative, cutting-edge World Music 2.0 – One ‘special recommendation’ plus nine albums in no particular order. Discover this months’ selection in this handy mixtape. Find the full archives HERE GROOVALIZACION RADIO RECOMMENDS: Mista Savona – Havana Meets Kingston (Baco Records)...
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