Ramon Taranco: This Just In

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From Sunday March 14th to Saturday the 20th, Ramon's SPIRIT OF MUDDY WATERS will be on BLUES DELUXE - one of the most popular blues radio shows in the USA with over 2 million listeners weekly.

Produced by Dave Johnson out of Arlington Texas, Blues Deluxe airs on 107 stations: across 33 US states, DC, Canada, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia & several exotic island vacation spots (look them up for yourself); on AM, FM & non-terrestrial stations. To make it easy for everyone who isn't automatically tuned into one of these stations, Roots Music Report has the show available on their website. www.rootsmusicreport.com
www.bluesdeluxe.com

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Mantiki II was the final track played on the March 8th edition of "Jazz from the Market" with Charles Burchell on New Orleans' WWOZ. This airplay marks the debut of Ramon's music on New Orleans radio.
http://www.wwoz.org/programs/playlists/2010/03/08/4+00pm/78995

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ENGLAND... Stockport (south of Manchester) UK; March 12: Spirit of Muddy Waters; PURE 107.8 FM; Rick Stuart; Roots & Fusion; Fridays 11pm-1am GMT (6-8pm EST) www.pureradio.org.uk


ITALY... March 9; Umbertide; Buffalo Skies; Rock 'n' Blues Today; Radio RCC; Simone Bargelli; Tuesdays 9:30pm http://www.myspace.com/rocknbluestoday

NEW ORLEANS... March 8; Mantiki II; WWOZ; Jazz From the Market with Charles Burchell (contemporary jazz show); Mondays 4-7pm
http://www.wwoz.org/programs/playlists/2010/03/08/4+00pm/78995

CALIFORNIA... Santa Rosa; March 6; St. George Street Overture; KRSH FM; New Orleans & the World; Sat 7-9pm; Linda Seabright www.krsh.com

FRANCE... Paris; from Feb 27th onwards; Sugar Cane Rider, Spirit of Muddy Waters, Isolation Blues, Blues Keep Thrillin' Me in regular daily rotation; KANAL BLUES 24/7 blues stream http://kanal-blues.blogspot.com/2010/02/spotlight-on-ramon-taranco.html

ENGLAND... Stockport (south of Manchester) UK; Feb 26: Snow Scorpion; PURE 107.8 FM; Rick Stuart; Roots & Fusion; Fridays 11pm-1am GMT (6-8pm EST) www.pureradio.org.uk

TEXAS... College Station; Feb 17; Mantiki I; KAMU FM (Texas A&M University) public radio; jazz show http://kamu-fm.tamu.edu (shoutcast)

NEW MEXICO... Albuquerque; Feb 12; St. George Street Overture; KUNM FM - University of New Mexico public radio; DJ Nightrider; Overnight Freeform; 7 days a week www.kunm.org

NEW MEXICO... Albuquerque; Feb 6; Buffalo Skies, Blues Keep Thrillin' Me; KUNM; Henry Gonzalez; Raices; Saturdays 2-5pm www.kunm.org

CANADA... Toronto ON; Feb 3; Yoruba Cuba; Kemet Music Radio; host: Pianki; streaming African & African-influenced contemporary music from the Caribbean and the Americas www.kemetmusicradio.com (shoutcast)

NEW MEXICO... Albuquerque; Feb 3; Isolation Blues; KUNM; Carol Boss; Freeform Afternoons; Mon-Fri 1:30-4pm www.kunm.org

ENGLAND... Stockport UK; Jan 22: Ghost Dance (instrumental re-mix); PURE 107.8 FM; Rick Stuart; Roots & Fusion www.pureradio.org.uk

CANADA... Sudbury ON; Jan 18; Music From the Bermuda Triangle; CKLU; Todd Frawley; Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Mondays 8-10pm EST www.cklu.ca

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CANADA... Niagara Falls ON; Hard Work, Sugar Cane Rider, Music From the Bermuda Triangle (title track); Blues Canada eRadio; DJ: Charsyl; playing great Canadian blues from British Columbia to Newfoundland & every point in between! http://www.live365.com/stations/charsyl

Chicago (Tiki Chally's: USA)... Hard Work; radio COCOLOCO; host: Dave O plays favs like Jimmy Buffett, Neville Bros & Buckwheat Zydeco; show defined as Americana, alt-country, country

CYPRUS...Yoruba Cuba; KANAL 17 - 98.4 FM www.kanali7.com (shoutcast)

FLORIDA... Tallahassee; Hard Work; Blue Sushi Radio; hosts: Sweetwater Fox & Earl Wolf www.bluesushi.com

ENGLAND... Exeter; Yoruba Cuba; hCORE FM; indie http://hcore.fm (shoutcast)

KANSAS... Abilene (USA); Yoruba Cuba; KJIL FM; contemporary indie jazz show www.kjil.com (shoutcast)

PENNSYLVANIA... Mill Rift; Hard Work, Music From the Bermuda Triangle, Sugar Cane Rider; Mill Rift Radio; freeform, college & Americana

UK... location n/a; Mantiki One; 181.FM Ambiant Channel; Fusion Jazz show www.181.fm (shoutcast)

USA... location n/a; Lounge Act; host Buddy Briscoe; playing Latin jazz, R&B, soul

location unspecified... Ambient Music Radio; DJ: Commander; instrumental music ie movie scores http://www.live365.com/stations/thecommander

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BELGIUM... Brussels; Imagine FM; indie music www.imaginefm.be (shoutcast)

BELGIUM... Brussels; La Petite Radio www.lapetiteradio.org

ENGLAND... Essex; ATUS FM; Afro-Cuban jazz & blues; www.atusfm.co.uk (shoutcast)

GREECE... Corfu; Island Web Radio; rock www.islandradio.gr (shoutcast)

ISRAEL... Galilee; indie www.live365.com/stations/kishorit

LITHUANIA... Tonic Internet Radio; pop, rock, dance www.tonic.lt

SPAIN... JazzSpain; host: Tino Gil http://jazzspain.cjb.net

URUGUAY... Montevideo; Buffalo Skies; Pimba FM; streaming easy listening world music www.pimba.fm (shoutcast)

USA... Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California; Ferngerms; ambiant channel

USA... Mesa, Arizona; Eclectic City; host: The Night Tripper

USA... Riverview, Florida; Independent Blues Radio; host: dylanator; playing blues from indie artists www.electricblues.com

(location n/a)... Quest4Blues Radio; DJ: Bluzzy; blues, electric blues, contemporary blues

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“Taranco's compositions cover a wide range of styles... each track carries his special musical signature.”

Concerto, Austria's premiere jazz, blues & world music magazine, has a review of Music From the Bermuda Triangle written by Werner Leiss, an active figure in the Vienna music scene. An Adobe snapshot of this review from the March 2009 issue recently popped up on google. You can read the review in it's original German on our "The Word is Out" page or click on this link

http://www.smf-design.at/menu/4.Presse/2.CD%20Fine%20Blend/FuchsSilviaFine_Blend_Concerto09.PDF

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Ramon's The Adventures of Bo Segovia CD has made it onto the Roots Music Report's February 26th 2010 Jazz Chart at #3. http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:NOVdZXP2ixYJ:www.rootsmusicreport.com/index.php%3Fpage%3Dcharts%26name%3Djazz+ramon+taranco+roots+music+report+jazz&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca

During the same week, Bo also made the New York State Top Airplay Chart (for all genres of roots music airplay) at #10. http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:OP8dZlrWi_sJ:www.rootsmusicreport.com/index.php%3Fpage%3Dstatechart%26state%3DNY+%22Ramon+Taranco%22&cd=201&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca

This is the first week Bo has been on the RMR charts.

Roots Music Report is the world's #1 independent music chart. Positioning on the chart is solely based on radio airplay (# of spins) as reported by stations from around the globe who have played the artist's music and have joined the RMR in their effort to promote Americana and international roots music.

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A feature article about Ramon was posted February 20th on Kanal Blues' website which offers translations into 8 languages. So if you are a DJ broadcasting a show in Spanish, Italian, Russian, French or German, you can download Ramon's bio in these languages at http://kanal-blues.blogspot.com/2010/02/spotlight-on-ramon-taranco.html Coming soon: Chinese, Japanese & Korean.

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Ramon is now leading a duo with superb percussionist and drummer, Yahoteh Kokayi. This dynamic and unique ensemble is garnering praise for it's eclectic performances of jazz, blues, ragtime, latin, Flamenco, Spanish classical guitar solos (with percussion) and some of Ramon's original Afro-Latin Fusion World Beat compositions.

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Ramon's Music From the Bermuda Triangle CD is on the EBU's World Music Charts 2009 gift list. http://www.giftmusic.de/wmce

If you are into world beat or roots music of any genre, you've got to check out this facinating list; compiled by Johannes Theurer one of the co-founders of the EBU World Music Workshop and host/producer of "Dschungelfieber" on Funkhaus Europa - Berlin's 24/7 world music radio station which Johannes also founded. http://www.radiomultikulti.de/
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2009 AND 2008 AIRPLAY SUMMARY

Please note that the airplay charts (below) are an alphabetical listing of all known terrestrial (AM & FM radio) and non-terrestrial (exclusively internet broadcasting) radio airplay that happened during 2008 and 2009. Each airplay is listed alphabetically by country, continent and, in the case of Europe, by region. The regional designations are those currently used by the United Nations.

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BELGIUM... Brussels; RADIO NACIONAL BELGA;
Mapamundi (world music); hosts: Juan Antonio Vazquez & Araceli Tziganes (also see Madrid) www.mundimapa.com

FRANCE... Paris; YORUBA CUBA & MANTIKI I; Kanaljazz; host: Alain Bouet www.myspace.com/kanaljazz

FRANCE... Paris; Blues Keep Thrillin' Me, Buffalo Skies, Ghost Dance, Hard Work, Isolation Blues, St. George Street Overture, Sugar Cane Rider, The Adventures Of Bo Segovia (title track) & The Spirit of Muddy Waters MIDNIGHT SPECIAL BLUES RADIO; host: Paul Bondarovski; (also see detailed item below re Taranco's music on station's charts) www.ms-blues.com

FRANCE... Paris; BLUES KEEP THRILLIN' ME & SPIRIT OF MUDDY WATERS; Reddog Media Bluzzradio; host: Alain Bouet http://www.myspace/reddogmedias

GERMANY... Koln; BLUES KEEP THRILLIN' ME & SPIRIT of MUDDY WATERS; WDR Funkhaus Europa (world music 24/7) “Spirits” (gospel, soul & blues) host & station's music director: Tom Petersen (member of the European Broadcasting Union's World Music Panel) www.funkhauseuropa.de

GERMANY... Berlin; SNOW SCORPION, BUFFALO SKIES & YORUBA CUBA; The Essence Show (mix); Global Vortex Radio (Brooklyn, NY); Kara Johnstad hosting from Berlin http://www.myspace.com/theessenceshow www.globalvortexradio.com

GERMANY... Berlin & beyond; Swiss DJ Claudio Carrera is spinning Taranco tunes in clubs throughout Germany

GERMANY... Berlin & Bremen; (various tracks); Pops Tönende Wunderwelt; SFB MULTIKULTI, RADIO BREMEN (Eins) & MDR Sputnik**; **also broadcasting throughout Germany via satellite, on AM & FM radio stations in Berlin (& surrounding areas) & on FM radio stations in north-western Germany. host: Joachim Deicke (member of the European Broadcasting Union's World music panel)www.popwelt.de”

GERMANY... Krefeld; BUFFALO SKIES; “Beatpop Radio” http://beatpop-radio.de

GERMANY... Mannheim; SPIRIT OF MUDDY WATERS; AgF “Auf-gute-Freunde” Radio: 200% power rock http://stream2006.de:9000 www.rock-spot.de/agf-radio

NETHERLANDS... Aalburg; (Rotterdam); SUGAR CANE RIDER & ISOLATION BLUES; Aalburg FM (Netherlands music & pop) www.aalburgfm.nl

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ALASKA... Anchorage; Hit Music Station KGOT* 101.3 FM www.kgot.com

ALASKA... Fairbanks; KIAK* 102.5 FM & clear channel www.kiak.com

ARIZONA... Bullhead City; XRQK FM; varous tracks; Frank Todd Radio's (indie artist) Showcase featuring Taranco www.franktoddradio.com

CALIFORNIA... Los Angeles; numerous tracks - daily airplay; 1.FM Indie104 - iRADIO LA www.indie104.com

CALIFORNIA... Los Angeles; YORUBA CUBA; LA's Hot Country (hybrid country / Texas / Nashville / indie); hosts from this station also DJ at events in downtown LA & Little Tokyo www.lahotcountry.com

CALIFORNIA... Sandberg; several tracks; Radio Brandy: Frank Todd Radio's (indie artist) Showcase featuring Taranco www.franktoddradio.com

CALIFORNIA... Oakland; SPIRIT OF MUDDY WATERS
“Bigupradio” (acid jazz, lounge, rock, gospel, reggae) www.bigupradio.com

DC... Washington; BUFFALO SKIES; PB Radio's Plastic Bohemia; DJ Phoenix plays primarily electronica with diverse musical surprises online and in his nightclub sets www.plasticbohemia.com

DC... Washington; numerous tracks & airplays including MUSIC FROM THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE (title track) WPFW (Pacifica Network) “African Rhythms and Extensions” hosted by Ghanaian Howard University professor, Kofi Kissi Dompere www.wpfw.org

FLORIDA... Fort Lauderdale; BLUES KEEP THRILLIN' ME & YORUBA CUBA; Breakaway Internet Radio (see also Bahamas) www.breakawaynetradio.com

FLORIDA... Tampa; YORUBA CUBA on “Radioio: Real Jazz” www.radioio.com

GEORGIA... Brunswick (Golden Isles); various tracks; JUNIOR'S CAVE PODCAST http://www.jcinternetradio.com http://www.live365.com/stations/juniorscave

MARYLAND... Baltimore (see “PB Radio” listing under Washington DC)

MASSACHUSETTS... Worcester; TANGO SOLITO; WICN (National Public Radio) “Voices of Jazz” host: Michelle Willson
www.wicn.org

MICHIGAN... Ann Arbour; various tracks; WCBN FM; Frank Todd Radio's (indie music) Showcase featuring Taranco www.franktoddradio.com

MICHIGAN... Jackson; THE ADVENTURES OF BO SEGOVIA (title track); FREE RADIO JACKSON http://radiocrystalblue.com

MINNESOTA... Minneapolis; YORUBA CUBA; Love 105 FM (genre: rock) www.love105.fm

MISSOURI... Branson; KDMR* FM “All Indie Music Radio” (National Public Radio station)www.myindienation.com

NEVADA... Laughlin; XRQK FM; varous tracks; Frank Todd Radio's (indie artist) Showcase featuring Taranco www.franktoddradio.com

NEW HAMPSHIRE... Mason; BUFFALO SKIES; High Speed Radio (genre: rock) www.highspeedradio.com

NEW HAMPSHIRE... Meredith; WZEO; Frank Todd Radio's (indie music) Showcase featuring Taranco's music www.franktoddradio.com

NEW JERSEY... Newark; YORUBA CUBA; Newark Public Radio www.wbgo.org

NEW MEXICO... Taos; mega daily airplay all tracks from both CDs; NATIVE RADIO; CEO: Patrick Doyle www.nativeradio.com

NEW YORK... Albany; Widemusic Internet Radio; Frank Todd Radio's (indie music) Showcase featuring Taranco's music www.franktoddradio.com

NEW YORK... Brooklyn; THE ADVENTURES OF BO SEGOVIA (title track); Radio Crystal Blue http://radiocrystalblue.com

NEW YORK... Brooklyn; SNOW SCORPION, BUFFALO SKIES & YORUBA CUBA; The Essence Show; Global Vortex Radio;
host: Kara Johnstad (see also Berlin) http://www.myspace.com/theessenceshow www.globalvortexradio.com

NEW YORK... Brooklyn; YORUBA CUBA; Bashment Radio 103.1 FM (Caribbean Music) www.islandmix.com www.bashmentradio.net

NEW YORK... Buffalo; YORUBA CUBA; “Totally Gospel” (in Spanish)http://scweb-dtc0l-5.shoutcast.com/directory/www.totallygospel.com

NEW YORK... Long Island; Music From the Bermuda Triangle [3x], Spirit of Muddy Waters & Yoruba Cuba; “Beginnings” WUSB; host: Joe Vecchio http://www.wusb.fm

NEW YORK... Long Island; various tracks; RFTK Radio; Frank Todd Radio's (indie music) Showcase featuring Taranco www.franktoddradio.com

NEW YORK... New York City; MANTIKI I; “Digitally Imported Electronic Dance Music” (electronic / lounge / downtempo) www.di.fm

NEW YORK... New York City; BUFFALO SKIES; "Next Wave" internet radio (indie rock) www.live365.com/stations/djbwlir

NEW YORK... NYC; WBAI* 99.5 FM (Pacifica Network); “First Voices Indigenous Radio” host: Tiokasin Ghosthorse www.wbai.org

NEW YORK... NYC; WBAI* Mass Backwards” host: Max Schmid www.wbai.org.

NORTH CAROLINA... Charlotte / Greensboro; Blues Keep Thrillin' Me, Buffalo Skies, Isolation Blues, St. George Street Overture & Yoruba Cuba; UPTOWN JAZZ NETWORK (indie jazz, blues, funk, soul & world music) http://uptownjazznet.webs.com
http://www.live365.com/stations/uptown_jazz_net

OKLAHOMA... Tulsa; various tracks; KZEO; Frank Todd Radio's (indie music)Spotlight featuring Taranco www.franktoddradio.com

OREGON... Portland; Music From the Bermuda Triangle (title track), Mantiki II, St. George Street Overture; KBOO's "An Evening of Afrotainment" host: Bridget B; http://www.kboo.org

PENNSYLVANIA... Philadelphia; Mantiki I; WXPN (public radio); The Folk Show; host: Gene Shay www.xpn.org

PENNSYLVANIA... Temple; various tracks; Xpower Radio; Frank Todd Radio's Showcase featuring Taranco's music www.franktoddradio.com

TEXAS... Dallas; KEGL* 97.1 FM “The Eagle Rocks” www.kegl.com

TEXAS... Houston / Galveston; “Music From the Bermuda Triangle,”
“Isolation Blues” & “Buffalo Skies” KPFT (Pacifica Network)“Son Pacifica” SPOTLIGHT on Taranco - 1hr feature show with live phone interview (Spanish & English) host: Alfonso Rivera, a Mexico City native www.kpft.org

TEXAS... Pearland; (½ hour south of metro Houston); SPIRIT OF MUDDY WATERS played on “Streetcorner” Internet Radio Station www.markanash.com

WASHINGTON... Puget Sound; YORUBA CUBA [10x]; ORS RADIO's “Botucudo” latin jazz show (also see Seoul, South Korea entry) www.orsradio.com

WASHINGTON... Seattle; YORUBA CUBA; KEXP 90.3 FM www.kexp.org

USA... (no location given) BLUES KEEP THRILLIN ME; Royalty-Free Radio (new indie artists) www.live365.com/stations/365legalpro

USA... (somewhere west of the Mississippi!!!) MANTIKI I; KDX Internet Radio www.kdxradio.com

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FINLAND... Helsinki; BUFFALO SKIES [2x] TANGO SOLITO & MUSIC FROM the BERMUDA TRIANGLE (title track) [2x]; “Kauriin Kääntöpiiri” on YLE (Finnish National Radio) hosted by noted music journalist Hannu Blommila (member of European Broadcasting Union's world music panel) www.yle.fi

SWEDEN... Stockholm; The Adventures of Bo Segovia (title track); Swedish National Radio (SR); Kalejdoskop; host & station music director: Marie Vesterholm www.sr.se/p2/kalejdoskop

SWEDEN... Stockholm; MANTIKI II; Swedish National Radio; Kalejdoskop: Late Music with Anna Vilén www.sr.se/p2/kalejdoskop

UK... Bracknell, England; THE ADVENTURES OF BO SEGOVIA (title track); Radio Bracknell http://radiocrystalblue.com

UK... Lancashire, England; Wyrelite Radio; Frank Todd Radio's (indie artist) Showcase; various tracks; www.franktoddradio.com

UK... London, England; XFM* the New Music Station: 104.9 FM (hit music station) www.xfm.co.uk.

UK... Skipton, England; (North Yorkshire 45 min NW of Leeds); YORUBA CUBA played on Fresh Radio (electro funk) www.freshradio.co.uk

UK... Glasgow, Scotland; XFM SCOTLAND* - The New Music Station: 105.7 FM & 106.1 FM www.xfmscotland.co.uk

UK... Cardiff, Wales; RED DRAGON* 97.4 FM & 103.2 FM (indie hit music station) www.reddragonfm.co.uk

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ARGENTINA... Parana (capital city of Entre Rios province; 5 ½ hr drive up the Parana River from its mouth at Buenos Aires); ISOLATION BLUES played on Radio del Plata Parana FM 98.3 www.fmdelplataparana.com.ar

BRAZIL... Orleans, Santa Catarina (southern Brazil near the coast); BUFFALO SKIES; "Conexao Radical" (Radical Connection)www.galvaoeventos.com.br

BRAZIL... Sinop, Mato Grosso; MANTIKI I; Radio Avivanet www.iba12.com.br

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Toronto (Ontario)... St George Street Overture & Babes Elusive on CBC's “Fresh Air” [2 shows] host: Jeff Goode www.cbc.ca

Toronto... MANTIKI I (several airplays); JAZZ FM (FM91); “Café Latino” host: Laura Fernandez www.jazz.fm.

Toronto... INDIE TALENT RADIO* feature show on Taranco & his music airs on “The Song Writer Hour” & “The World Music Show” (available in station's archives) www.indietalent.ca

Montreal (Quebec)... frequent daily airplay - numerous tracks; RADIO ROCK CAFE; Taranco featured on “BLUES CONNECTION” www.radiorockcafe.com

Vancouver (BC)... various tracks; BANANA PEEL RADIO; host: Jeffrey Rubin http://www.bananapeelradio.com

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GREECE... Athens; YORUBA CUBA; CGS Radio www.cgs-radio.com

GREECE... Thessaloniki, Macedonia; YORUBA CUBA; Ekrixi FM 99.7 www.ekrixifm.gr

ITALY... Lucca, Tuscany; BLUES KEEP THRILLIN' ME played on Radio Due Mila (Radio 2000) which broadcasts through 5 provinces in Tuscany & online at www.radioduemila.com

ITALY... Modena; YORUBA CUBA; Radio Byte Network www.radiobytenetwork.biz

SPAIN... Madrid; SNOW SCORPION & BABES ELUSIVE; Radio Elo & Radio Circulo “Mapamundi” (world music show) hosts: Juan Antonio Vazquez & Araceli Tziganes www.mundimapa.com

SPAIN... Guardamar del Segura, Alicante (East Coast); BUFFALO SKIES; Radio Vega Segura 106.7 FM (Public Radio) www.radiovegasegura.com

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HUNGARY... Budapest; MANTIKI I; “PositivHOE Radio” genres: funky jazz, soft rock, ethno, electronic; (also see Yaroslavl, Russia) http://radio.sch.bme.hu http://pozitivhoeradio.toolbar.fm.

ROMANIA... Bucharest; SPIRIT OF MUDDY WATERS; Mojo Club Radio (rock) www.mojomusic.ro

ROMANIA... Bucharest; SPIRIT OF MUDDY WATERS; Radio Vipernet's Blues Channel http://radio.vipernet.ro/blues.pls

RUSSIA... Yaroslavl; MANTIKI I; “PositivHOE Radio” genres: funky jazz, soft rock, ethno, electronic (also see Budapest, Hungary) http://pozitiv.yaroslavl.ru
http://pozitivhoeradio.toolbar.fm

RUSSIA... Moscow; Music From the Bermuda Triangle (title track); DJ Natasha Baccardi spinning Taranco in her club mixes

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AUSTRALIA... Perth; various tracks; Frank Todd Radio's (indie artist) Showcase featuring Taranco; Zero Radio www.franktoddradio.com

AUSTRALIA... Brisbane; BUFFALO SKIES; Rody's Radio www.tibors.net

THE BAHAMAS... BLUES KEEP THRILLIN' ME & YORUBA CUBA; Breakaway Internet Radio (see also Fort Lauderdale, Florida) www.breakawaynetradio.com/ArtistSpotlight.html

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KOREA (South)... Seoul; YORUBA CUBA [10x]; ORS Radio; “Botucudo” (latin jazz) host: John Grimmett www.orsradio.com

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CYPRUS... BUFFALO SKIES; Panikos FM (laika, pop, dance) connect to player through http://panikosfm.pblogs.gr

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The instrumental re-mix of Ghost Dance is now available in our MUSIC Section.

A big "THANK YOU" goes out to TOM ROGERS who mastered the recording at Atomix Studios in LA and to New Yorker ETHAN DONALDSON who recorded & mixed it at Excello Studios in Brooklyn.

....and yet again, Thanks goes out to THE MUSICIANS

ERNESTO SIMPSON (extraordinary Cuban drummer/percussionist, currently based in London)

BUSTER HEMPHILL (funk bass virtuoso, in high demand, plays top NYC clubs, Mississippi-born, former musical director: Harlem Gospel Choir)

WILLIAM GALISON (harmonica heaven, you've heard this native New Yorker play on the Sesame Street theme)

CRAIG HANDY (do you want sax? this boy from Oakland played with Herbie Hancock; so, as Mr. Bo would say, 'for GED it' )

SAMIR SHUKRY (Palestinian violinist with many solo recordings under his belt, hugely popular in France)

TARANCO (Mr. Bo - spookin' us on slide guitar )

"...ghost dance, ghost dance, everybody doin' it but nobody sees..."

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Ramon Taranco + His Havana Blues Revue played to a full house at Greenwich Village's Cornelia Street Cafe; which hosts the NYC Soul of the Blues Summer Festival. The Band delivered a dynamic performance that generated glowing comments from audience members. A good time was had by all. www.corneliastreetcafe.com

CORNELIA STREET CAFE CONCERT POSTER

Vinny Rega, (a senior designer with multinational brand designer CBX), designed the poster for Ramon Taranco's concert in the NYC Soul of the Blues Festival. Vinny also designed the CD jacket cover for the 2nd pressing of "Music From the Bermuda Triangle."

Vinny's poster is displayed in our GALLERY Section.

RAMON TARANCO + HIS HAVANA BLUES REVUE: The Band

HEMPHILL, BUSTER [electric bass; born in Jackson, Mississippi] One of the most virtuosic and versatile bass players around, Buster has played with Shirley Reeves, Bobby Rydell, Chaka Khan, toured Europe & Latin America playing top festivals & venues as bassist & music director of Harlem Gospel Choir; NYC club appearances 5-6 nights/wk ie The Blue Note, Mercury Lounge (recently with Metermaids), SOB's, Sugar Bar, Brooklyn Exposure, frequently at B B King's; numerous recordings ie with Tony award nominee, Daphne Rubin-Vega; Buster plays on The Adventures of Bo Segovia CD's title track, St. George Street Overture, Buffalo Skies & Ghost Dance] read more about Buster at www.busterhemphill.com

TORRES, ABNER [drummer & percussionist] Puerto Rican Torres spent his early years in Chicago and was Miami-based until recently relocating to NYC. He has played with many prominent artists including Julio Iglesias, Shakira, Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, Chaka Khan, Grammy award winner Nestor Torres, Giovanni Hidalgo, Edwin Bonilla, Jimmy Smith, Juan Gabriel, Dr. Lonnie Smith, The Latin Jazz Crew, Desmond Child, Sammy Figeroa, M.D.O., Rene Gonzalez, Danilo Lopez, Kurt Karr, Ricardo Rodriguez, and Othello Molineax. You can hear and watch this stunning drummer in action on you tube or connect to his videos through www.myspace.com/torresabner

ROLLIN' and TUMBLIN' - Taranco improv

Visit our "Kick Back n Listen" MUSIC Section and listen to some wonderful recordings that demonstrate Ramon Taranco's outstanding versatility as a guitarist.

Ramon Taranco and harmonica virtuoso, Carlos del Junco did their breathtaking recording of "ROLLIN' & TUMBLIN" in just one take - a Taranco improv worth hearing again and again.