Celtic and Nordic Folk From Ogham Ensemble

La Ciudad de México might not be the first place you would expect to hear Celtic and Nordic folk music. That is unless you knew composer and musician Alex Daniels and his bands were performing it. Daniels is in three bands that cover a lot of geography— Kali Deryav (music from the Balkans, Turkey and the Caucasus), Ogham Ensemble (Celtic and Nordic music), and Tres Tristes Tangos (Klezmer and Tango).

Alex says, "I feel that I need to learn different musical languages (and learn them as deeply as I can) to have what it takes to make the music I want to do, but it also makes me very happy to play in these groups."

This lively set of tunes from the Ogham Ensemble is a real treat. You can also enjoy most tracks from their Ogham album.

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NATIONALITY: Amer S: México: Ciudad de México
CLASSIFICATIONS: Celtic; Nordic; Folk
LANGUAGE: (instrumental)
FILED UNDER: Digital: Traditional: Euro: West, North
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Grupo Laberinto

All Music describes the music of Grupo Laberinto (Labyrinth) as boisterous, amiable, good-natured, playful, exuberant, fun, rollicking, cheerful, confident, earnest, and energetic.

"Formed in 1987 in Ciudad Obregón in the Mexican state of Sonora, Grupo Laberinto specialize in corridos, rancheras, boleros, and a danceable, tropical blend similar to merengue. The group made its recording debut playing this latter style, but it quickly expanded its horizons to include rancheras, corridos, and ballads in its repertoire, a stylistic shift that widened the group's appeal to other parts of Mexico as well as the United States." -- All Music

La Bomba Tropical Del Pacifico
[anthology]

Me Voy Como Vine
[2012

Totalmente Ranchero
[2006]

Laberinto's label, Discos Musart, shares some of their work on last.fm.  Enjoy the albums La Bomba Tropical Del Pacifico (an anthology of early hits), Me Voy Como Vine (2012), Totalmente Ranchero (2006), and tracks from other albums.

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Music License: All Rights Reserved
Artist Location: Sonora, Mexico

Planet Hopping Week: Mexican: Eva Maria

We are concluding our globe-trotting adventure! The last stop on our Planet Hopping Week is Mexico.

Our final artist is famous ranchera and ballada singer Eva Maria (Eva Maria Ramirez-y-Santana). She shares four of her albums on Jamendo.

Her award-winning album Dos Caras is a classic.

Eva Maria's other albums on Jamendo:

• Reencuentro
• A Mis Hermanos (Luz de Luna)
• Fuego Nuevo

Music License: Creative Common Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Artist Location: Ciudad de México, México

Day of the Dead

Alphabetical playlists of artists whose songs are bringing the magic to this year's

Día de los Muertos at Rancho Oddio

Party and procession music from around the world

Vol 1  A-N  ||  Vol 2  O-Z  ||  Vol 3  Later Additions

Related Mixes: :: mezcalli: Lado/B Los Muertos -- a diverse celebratory mix (32 tracks) :: katya-oddio: Memento Mori, a remembrance soundtrack -- a somber, respectful mix (14 track)

Fonogramaticos 13 and 14

Club Fonograma, the fun source for music of Central and South America, offers you two new Fonogramáticos, their periodic compilations.

• Volume 13: Sebastián, 25 tracks, "Dark Iberoamerican Surf"
• Volume 14: Historias del Desencanto (Stories of Disenchantment), 26 tracks

Pop, rock, electro, folk, dance, soul, remixed classics such as Pedro Infante, and more treats. There is even a cover classic Blondie song "Don't Leave Me Hanging on the Telephone" on volume 13. These latest volumes are as interesting, fun, and catchy as ever.

The compilations represent artists from Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Chile, USA, Peru, Panama, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil.


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