24.07.2007: Orientation, Chavela Vargas, Raffle, Cuba now
1. Orientation assistance at Danza y Movimiento music
2. Chavela Vargas: Cupaima (CD + DVD)
3. Africando: CD raffle
4. Cuba - journey for spontaneous travellers
1. Orientation assistance at Danza y Movimiento music
It isn't really easy to not loose orientation when looking at a large catalogue
of CDs. This is why we are trying to help our customers by offering special
pages of recommendations. There, you can look for new releases amongst
the genres Tango, Salsa, Merengue and Bachata , but there are also
categories like "Innovative Tango", "Reggaeton" , "Folklore and
Songwriters" and many more. Have a look:
Recommendations
Or you might have found an interesting CD, but you cannot really imagine
what it's like. The length of the CD and the release date are indicated, and
you can also see the name of the CD label in many cases as well as the track
listings and the audio samples. Still, it is also helpful to read other peoples'
opinions on the CD. Everybody can write his personal impression on a
product, but there are also reviews of music journalists and DJs. The
following CDs, for instance, are described in siginificant comments. You
simply have to click on "Reviews":
Combo Tango: Milonga del Angel
Tango Fusion Club Vol. 2
United we Swing by Spanish Harlem Orchestra
So far, most of the reviews are in German, but we are happy to include
international comments! So go ahead, give us your opinion and win a CD
from Africando!
2. Chavela Vargas: Cupaima
Not every music we deal with is dance music. Of course, there is for example
Tango, Merengue and Salsa but there are also productions of exceptional
artists we would like to present to our customers. The Mexican artist
Chavela Vargas, one of the most impressive singers and personalities of
Middle and South America, has made her dream come true and she has
rerecorded many of her most famous and most popular songs with new
arrangements: The 87-year-old singer is not only accompanied by two
guitars, as usual, on the CD "Cupaima" but also by traditional Mexican
instruments like special flutes and percussion instruments. This project,
supported by the University of Guadalajara was also documented for a
movie. Thus, a documentary was created with live recordings of some studio
sessions and intensive conversations with Chavela Vargas on life, her songs,
the world, her childhood. This movie with English subtitles is included as a
bonus DVD to the audio CD. By the way, "Cupaima" won the prize for
"DVD-video-production" awarded by "Deutsche Schallplattenkritik".
Chavela Vargas: Cupaima
3. Africando: CD raffle
Africando from Africa plays first class Salsa, which you shouldn't miss! The
band's world tour just came to an end and we brought you three copies of
the latest album "Ketukuba".
Ketukuba
These three CDs can be won by the recipients of our DyM-News. You just
have to tell us your opinion on "Ketuba" or any other CD from our music
shop until July 31st!
4. Cuba - journey for spontaneous travellers
It is really time yet to think about Christmas vacation. But if you
prefer to travel spontaneously to Cuba still in July or August, you don't have to
become desperate. Our good contacts in Cuba allow us to organise a travel
programme for you according to your personal preferences. No matter what
you would like to do- dancing, taking percussion classes or learning Spanish
- we arrange everything for you and can also pick you up from the airport in
Havana or in Santiago de Cuba. So just arrange a flight and we will take care
of everything else!
Cuba
Many regards from Hamburg
Tanja Darwish and the DyM team
