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Parissa Bouas, Carl Cleves, Hanitra Rasoanaivo of the band Tarika and Njaka, marovany and vahili player, at a press conference in Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar before their joint concert in August 2006
'Tarab:
Travels with My Guitar' Carl Cleves From the Sudan to Northern New South Wales, Tarab is an epic, mesmerizing tale of high adventure and the search for meaning. Carl Cleves escapes national service in Belgium to live in South Africa at the height of the Apartheid era. Read
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HOTTENTOTS MOST RECENT ALBUM LATEST
CD - "Turn Back the Tide" The latest release from the Hottentots is varied, lively and political. The band treat us to their customary energy-filled treatment of several contemporary issues facing us today. The
title sets the theme - if we want to live in a better world we can do
something to bring it about, and it's up to us to make a start. A fine
CD that will please the Hottentots fans." "Turn Back the Tide" features 11 new songs and one song from the Cape Verde islands. Like all previous CDs you can expect a smorgasboard. Besides the ASA award winning song "The Bethlehem Bell Ringer" there are songs to move your feet and songs to move your spirit. Some fine musicians contribute to this album: English songwriter and harmonica player Rory McLeod, cavaquinho player Doug De Vries, Cleis Pierce and Peter Grayling on strings, John Hoffman and Marc Spencer on horns, Andrew Clermont on mandolin, percussionist Tunji Beier and many more. Listen to sample tracks and check out the lyrics ALL
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"Parissa
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