Ramon Taranco: This Just In

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CALIFORNIA... Chico; August 12; Blues Keep Thrillin' Me; KZFR 90.1 FM; Basically The Blues; Papa John Miles; Thursdays 10pm to midnight http://kzfr.org

TEXAS... College Station; July 15; Sugar Cane Rider; KANM 1580 AM & 99.9 FM - the student-run on-campus station for Texas A&M University (Not to be confused with KAMU FM, the public radio station that broadcasts from the same university & which coincidentally, has played Ramon's music also.)
http://kanm.tamu.edu/

CANADA... Ottawa; July 11; St. George Street Overture & Snow Scorpion; CKCU 93.1 FM; Rockin' the Blues from Canada; Diane Wells www.ckcufm.com

ENGLAND... Stockport UK; June 11; Ghost Dance & Blues Keep Thrillin' Me; PURE 107.8 FM; Rick Stuart; Roots & Fusion www.pureradio.org.uk

RUSSIA... Moscow, St. Petersburg... June 4; Blues Keep Thrillin' Me; Radio Hermitage 90.1 FM; Jazz Latino [new website under construction - formerly at http://www.rhfm.ru]

ITALY... Umbertide; Friday May 21st & Tuesday May 18th; Babes Elusive; Rock 'n' Blues Today; Radio RCC; Simone Bargelli; Tuesdays 9:30pm (3:30pm in NYC) & Fridays 8pm (2pm in NYC) http://www.radiorcc.com/rnbt/index.html http://www.myspace.com/rocknbluestoday

CUBA... Havana; Sunday May 16th; Isolation Blues & Blues Keep Thrillin' Me; La Esquina del Blues (The Blues Corner); host: Miguel de Oca, program director: Sergio Rodriguez; Radio Havana: Cuba's official national radio station; Sundays 9-10pm EST Link to live radio:
http://media.ohc.cu/habanaradio website: http://www.laesquinadelblues.webs.com

CANADA... Mississauga, Ontario; May 16th & 19th; Buffalo Skies; Sunday Morning Soul (Sundays 11am-1pm / Wednesdays 10pm-midnight) with DJ Johnny Max; The Haze FM (on Live365)http://www.thehazefm.ca/ playlist posted at http://www.johnnymaxband.com/sms/playlist.html

USA: FLORIDA... Tampa; May 11th; Blues Keep Thrillin' Me; The Blues Edition of The Afternoon Show; host: Larry Lisk; WMNF (National Public Radio) Tuesdays 2-4pm
http://www.wmnf.org/playlist/daily/2010/5/11

CUBA... Havana; Sunday May 9th; Music From the Bermuda Triangle CD - 3 tracks: Hard Work, Sugar Cane Rider & Yoruba Cuba; The Adventures of Bo Segovia CD - 4 tracks: Spirit of Muddy Waters, St. George Street Overture, Ghost Dance & Buffalo Skies were played during a 1hr exclusive on Ramon Taranco and hi's music; La Esquina del Blues; Miguel de Oca; Radio Havana

ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, PERU, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, UK, SPAIN, FRANCE & MEXICO... widely-syndicated airplay; May 2-8; Spirit of Muddy Waters (in celebration of Muddy Waters' 100th birthday); La Maza Blues; Pablo Pineiro; Radio Universidad Nacional de La Plata www.lamazablues.blogspot.com

GERMANY... Rheinland-Pfalz; April 30th; several tracks; Blues-Road Radio; host: Shenandoe; Fridays at 7:30pm (Germany) - 1:30pm (New York) internet only http://www.bluesz.de/radio
http://www.myspace.com/bluesroad_radio

ITALY... Umbertide; April 30 & April 27; Spirit of Muddy Waters; Rock 'n' Blues Today; Radio RCC; Simone Bargelli

ENGLAND... Stockport UK; April 23: Ghost Dance Instrumental; PURE 107.8 FM; Rick Stuart; Roots & Fusion www.pureradio.org.uk

NETHERLANDS... Utrecht (45 mins SE of Amsterdam); April 16; Ghost Dance; Triple R Roots Radio; DJ Peter Sollet; indie non-commercial internet station that plays & promotes genuine Americana roots music http://www.live365.com/stations/triplerrootsradio

USA: NEW MEXICO... Albuquerque; April 6; Blues Keep Thrillin' Me; KUNM FM - University of New Mexico public radio; DJ Dan; Overnight Freeform www.kunm.org

USA: NM... Albuquerque; April 3; The Adventures of Bo Segovia (title track) & St. George Street Overture; KUNM; DJ Henry Gonzalez; Raices latin music show; Saturdays 2-5pm www.kunm.org

CANADA: BRITISH COLUMBIA... Kamloops; Blues Keep Thrillin' Me; April 5 to 11; At the Crossroads blues show; syndicated to 27 stations across Canada including commercial radio; Brant Zwicker http://www.atcblues.ca/

FRANCE... Paris; Midnight Special Blues Radio; Sugar Cane Rider; Paul Bondarovski; long term airplay rotating tracks monthly (this playlist was posted March 31 2010)http://www.ms-blues.com/playlist_n.php

ITALY... Umbertide; March 30 & April 2; Ghost Dance; Rock 'n' Blues Today; Radio RCC; Simone Bargelli; Tuesdays 9:30pm (3:30pm in NYC) & Fridays 8pm (2pm in NYC)
http://www.myspace.com/rocknbluestoday

FRANCE... Paris; Blues Keep Thrillin' Me, Isolation Blues & Spirit of Muddy Waters; Kanal Blues; Alain Bouet; "Spotlight on Ramon Taranco" article on website http://kanal-blues.blogspot.com/

CANADA: BC... Kamloops; March 29; Blues Keep Thrillin' Me; "Stormy Monday" blues show; CFBX "The X" 92.5 FM; Brant Zwicker (host & station manager) http://www.thex.ca/radio8/dailylog/log%20-%20March292010.php

USA: TEXAS... Arlington; March 14-20: Spirit of Muddy Waters; BLUES DELUXE; Dave Johnson; syndicated to 107 FM, AM, satellite & internet stations worldwide (over 2 million listeners weekly) www.rootsmusicreport.com www.bluesdeluxe.com

INDIA... Bangalore; numerous tracks since March 7th 2010; Sunday night blues show (10pm to midnight); Ravi Khanolkar; WorldSpace Satellite Radio http://www.worldspace.com/hear/ws_music.html

FRANCE... Paris; Mantiki I & Yoruba Cuba; Kanal Jazz; Alain Bouet; ongoing presence on playlist (this one posted March 15 2010)
http://kanal-jazz.blogspot.com/

ENGLAND... Stockport; 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 & 12; Umbertide; Buffalo Skies; Rock 'n' Blues Today; Radio RCC; Simone Bargelli; Tuesdays & Fridays http://www.myspace.com/rocknbluestoday

USA: NEW ORLEANS... Louisiana; 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

USA: 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; Feb 26: Snow Scorpion; PURE 107.8 FM; Rick Stuart; Roots & Fusion; Fridays 11pm-1am GMT www.pureradio.org.uk

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

USA: NEW MEXICO... Albuquerque; Feb 12; St. George Street Overture; KUNM; DJ Nightrider; Overnight Freeform; 7 days a week www.kunm.org

USA: NM... Albuquerque; Feb 6; Buffalo Skies, Blues Keep Thrillin' Me; KUNM; Henry Gonzalez; Raices www.kunm.org

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

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

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

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

FRANCE... Paris; Sugar Cane Rider; Kanal Rock; Alain Bouet http://kanal-rock.blogspot.com/


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USA: TENNESSEE... Nashville; Ghost Dance; East Bank Radio; Randy B; eclectic mix of Americana & Roots music - a view from the "other" side of Nashville http://www.live365.com/stations/eastbankradio

USA: CALIFORNIA... Santa Rosa; Hard Work, Sugar Cane Rider & Music From the Bermuda Triangle (title track); Magikal Audioscapes (internet radio); Ms Maggi; eclectic grooves for the vibe-conscious http://www.live365.com/stations/msmaggi

CANADA: ONTARIO... Niagara Falls; 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

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

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

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

USA: 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

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

PENNSYLVANIA... Mill Rift; Hard Work, Music From the Bermuda Triangle (title track) & Sugar Cane Rider; Mill Rift Radio; DJ Steve Polatnick; freeform, college & Americana http://www.live365.com/stations/breathless

FRANCE... Buffalo Skies; Extreme Radio; rock pop; website offers translations into 12 languages
http://www.x-trem-radio.fr/

POLAND... (internet radio); Ghost Dance; Znajdz Swoje Radio; rock http://radio4you.pl/ (English translation of website)

ITALY... an internet blues channel & an internet rock channel that play international artists
http://www.networkstudio5.it/

UK... internet radio; Mantiki One; 181.FM Ambiant Channel; Fusion Jazz show www.181.fm

USA... internet radio; Lounge Act; host Buddy Briscoe; playing Latin jazz, R&B, soul

Location n/a... internet radio; 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

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

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

GREECE... Corfu; Island Web Radio; rock www.islandradio.gr

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

LITHUANIA... (internet radio); Tonic Internet Radio; pop, rock, dance www.tonic.lt

SPAIN... (internet radio); JazzSpain; host: Tino Gil http://jazzspain.cjb.net

USA: CALIFORNIA... Cardiff-by-the-Sea; Ferngerms; ambiant channel

USA: ARIZONA... Mesa; Eclectic City; host: The Night Tripper

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

USA... internet radio; Quest4Blues Radio; DJ: Bluzzy; blues, electric blues, contemporary blues
http://www.quest4blues.com/

UK... (internet radio); The Power Station; inspirational & soul music http://www.thisispower.co.uk/

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Ramon's music has had repeat airplay on PURE FM's outstanding, interesting and electic show, "Roots & Fusion."

Here's the June 11th Playlist:

1... Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Second Helping
2... Rounding Third – The Holmes Brothers – Feed My Soul
3... Dodecahedron – Jason Ricci & New Blood – Rocket No.9
4... Ghost Dance – Ramon Taranco
....... The Adventures of Bo Segovia
5... Blues Keep Thrillin' Me – Ramon Taranco
....... The Adventures of Bo Segovia
6... Switchin’ In The Kitchen – Asleep At The Wheel – Pasture Prime
7... Look But Don’t Touch – Duke Robillard – Stomp The Blues Tonight
8... Slim’s Thing – Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim – Willie’s Blues
9... I’m Wit’ It – Lightnin’ Hopkins – Goin’ Away
10. Stop – Michael Bloomfield – Super Session
11. I Walk On Guilded Splinters – Dr. John – Gris-Gris
12. The Devil Is Beating His Wife – Doug MacLeod – remixed
13. Downtown Again – Daniel Carlson – Aviary Jackson
14. Me And The Devil – Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here
15. Blade Of Grass – Lee Harvey Osmond – A Quiet Evil
16. Shivver – John Fairhurst – Joys Of Spring
17. Ride On – Little Axe – The Wolf That House Built
18. Small Of My Heart – Madison Violet – No Fool For Trying
19. Things Are Gonna Go Wrong – Joanna Chapman-Smith
....... – Contraries
20. Another Country – John Smith – Map Or Direction
21. Free Bird – Joey + Rory – The Life Of A Song
22. When It Rains – Katie Lied – Echo Games
23. You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ – The Believers – Lucky You
24. Steam – Paul Weller – Fly On The Wall, B-Sides & Rarities
25. Outside In – John Martyn – BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert

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RAMON RETURNS HOME!!!

On Sunday May 9th (9-10pm EST), Radio Havana's "La Esquina del Blues" did a special program exclusively featuring Ramon; airing 7 tracks from his recordings. Many Cubans phoned the studio to say that they loved Ramon's music.

The show's host, Miguel de Oca also played Ramon's Isolation Blues & Blues Keep Thrillin' Me on the May 16th La Esquina del Blues broadcast.

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Rudolf Radnai his praised Ramon's CDs on his ezine http://www.muszeroldal.hu/news/recordreviews2010.html The original Hungarian text is posted on our "The Word is Out" page. The English translation will soon be available.

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Bangalore-based Ravi Khanolkar has been playing Ramon's music on his Sunday night blues show (10pm to midnight) since March 7th 2010. http://www.worldspace.com/hear/ws_music.html

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This is a special treat - being on ATC Blues, Brant Zwicker's superb Canadian blues show; broadcasting from Kamloops BC & syndicated to 27 stations across Canada (in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, British Columbia & Alberta.)

Ramon's Blues Keep Thrillin' Me was on the playlist April 5th through the 11th. This show is now available in the show's website archive of past shows. http://www.atcblues.ca/

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From Sunday March 14th to Saturday the 20th, Ramon's SPIRIT OF MUDDY WATERS was played on BLUES DELUXE - one of the most popular blues radio shows in the USA. Over 2 million listeners tune in to Blues Deluxe each week.

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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MORE AIRPLAY FOR RAMON in the BLUES & JAZZ CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

Mantiki II was the final track played on the March 8th edition of "Jazz from the Market" with Charles Burchell on the New Orleans' heritage public radio station, WWOZ.

http://www.wwoz.org/programs/playlists/2010/03/08/4+00pm/78995

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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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BLUES CONNECTION, Radio Rock Cafe's popular blues show, featured Ramon & his music on Tuesday November 10th 2009. DJ Guy "The Boogieman" Brisebois hits the airwaves every Tuesday from 7-9pm. http://www.radiorockcafe.com

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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; DJ Guy "The Boogieman" Brisebois did a November 10th 2009 spotlight show on Ramon & his music on his weekly blues show, “BLUES CONNECTION” which airs Tuesdays 7-9pm. 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