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Merengue, the quintessential music of the Dominican Republic

  LosMocanos.com Few cultural forms are more associated with the Dominican Republic than merengue music and the brisk, shuffling, hip-wagging dance that goes with it (no one’s exactly sure where the name comes from – sweet, frothy beaten egg whites or the “mareng” or “méringue” music of neighboring Haiti).  Going back more than 150 years, like tango in Argentina it once scandalized the prim and proper because of its ribald lyrics and sexy moves. Well, that’s sure as heck a thing of the past…

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What went down at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, Sweden

  SVT/EBU The world´s premier song contest just completed its spectacular 68th edition with the usual lineup of singing, dancing, special effects, silliness and seriousness, pulling in a TV audience of hundreds of millions plus thousands of fans who flocked to Sweden´s third city from 90 countries. Plus this year there was a degree of history making (non-binaries, take a bow!), along with controversy in the form of scandal (thanks to a goofy Dutchman) and protests (thanks to Israel´s…

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Music is a huge part of the allure in Branson, Missouri

  Welcome to the town of Branson, set in the rolling Ozark Mountains of southwest Missouri some four hours from St. Louis. In contrast with the rather pastoral area that surrounds it, Branson is an island of fun and frivolity, exciting thrill rides, and a long and varied list of entertainment options – along with a choice of more educational and even highbrow alternatives. They combine to create a destination that is somewhat, shall I say, different. Here’s a place where kitsch becomes catchy,…

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9 U.S. small towns and cities with big music chops

Hundreds of people who were jammed into an amphitheater swayed and clapped their hands in time to music. Not far away, a much smaller crowd listened with rapt attention as a trio combined the sounds of mellow jazz with hip-hop. Music fans gather in large cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas to treat their ears to favorite melodies and harmonies. Others around the country enjoy their preferred tunes and performers where they live, or close by.

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  • Becki Carr December 8, 2009 at 7:34pm
    Just a bit of self-promotion - Sixthman currently produces music-themed cruises for fans of everything from doo-wop to country/folk to rock and roll! Check out VH1's Best Cruise Ever, Malt Shop Memories Cruise, Cayamo (with Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earl, Brandi Carlile, and more), and Zac Brown Band's Sailing Southern Ground. sixthman.net

    We love bringing music lovers together and welcome any questions or feedback!
  • Terence Baker November 19, 2009 at 10:20pm
    While in Jerusalem, I found a great store selling CDs (probably mass-copied in a back of a house) and stocked up on Umm Qulthum disks. For those of you unfamiliar with her (and her name, which means Mother Singer, is transliterated in many ways), she is Egypt's greatest singer. Rumour is that wars and skirmishes were planned for when she was not on tour. Four million people turned up to her funeral when she died in 1975, and her coffin was temporarily "kidnapped" and taken to what her followers believed was her favourite mosque. Some of my friends in the late 80s/early 90s had a London-based band, Flavel Bambi Septet, which covered her music. The band might still be going.
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