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  • New CubaAbsolutely issue is available!

    Apr 08 2008
    Absolutely the BEST magazine about Cuba: CubaAbsolutely. The new 08/09 issue is here! “I am delighted and honoured that the Embassy is among the sponsors of this edition of Cuba Absolutely. This extraordinary publication burst upon us a year ago a...
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  • El Pikete Live Album Reissued

    Apr 03 2008
    Here is one great advantage of buying your music legally on-line: albums can be updated and you can get your copy first.....and fast. On the LPM website, the reissue for 'Timba de Primera Toma" is now identified by the initials 'E.C.' for 'Edición...
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  • Original Sol d' Menta @ Bunkers Pub

    Feb 09 2008
    Diez años y una noche han esperado los fanáticos de una de las bandas mas importantes de la escena rock de Puerto Rico: Sol D'Menta. En esta noche especial se reunió la formación original del grupo musical: Ricky, Jey, Tito & Che. Los miembors ori...
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  • 2008 Winter NAMM Show Report

    Jan 24 2008
    As with other years, the National Association of Music Merchandisers convention and tradeshow (NAMM) was extremely well attended and dominated by guitar manufacturers. This year the NAMM association announced breaking the all-time record of exhibi...
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  • 8 things you can do in 5 minutes to SAVE THE EARTH!

    Oct 27 2007
    A quick note regarding the environmental advantages of using this site. 'Latina' magazine just ran an article called "8 things you can do in 5 minutes to save the earth". Guess what was #1 on the list?

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  • DJ Medina: A Musicologist on the Ones and Twos **NYC Street Report**

    Oct 26 2007
    In the 90’s, just as Cuban timba was earning its stripes on the New York City music scene, Brooklyn native David Medina, fresh out of art school, got his first gig as a professional DJ, specializing in Latin music parties.

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  • El Pikete to play Karibbean City Sept. 22

    Sep 08 2007
    Dance to the hottest Timba group in the USA: EL PIKETE! They will play at Oakland's 'Karibbean City' on Sept 22 in support of their hit single 'Seco y Guardao!' One night, one show only, direct from Miami.
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  • Cubiky: Explosive Electronica for the Masses ** NYC Artist Report **

    Jul 05 2007
    The Latin American trio, whose music is a non-genre specific blend of techno, psychedelic and industrial rock, have been critically praised for their music and earned over 20,000 fans through MySpace alone.
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  • 3D – Salsa “Lite” with a Twist ** NYC Artist Report **

    Jul 05 2007
    3D came onto the scene in 1999, introducing to the Latin jazz world their unique take on the genre. Founding members Michael Tate and Chris Amelar soon expanded their vision to include keyboardist Lenny Underwood, a horn section, and the occasiona...
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  • Fito Reinoso CD Release - West Coast TIMBA update

    Jun 27 2007
    West Coast's "Sonero Mayor" Fito Reinoso will release his new CD "Comunicación" on Monday, July 2, 2007 at Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland (510 Embarcadero West). Featuring danceable cuban music at it's best, this timba record showcases Fito's...
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  • Llego La Bolá! ** NYC Artist Report **

    Apr 25 2007
    With a little over a year under their belts as a performing band, La Bolá is making a name for themselves among Cuban timba music fans in the New York City area. And for anyone that witnessed their live performance at Crash Mansion on April 12th, ...
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  • Timba artist Danny Lozada rocks San Francisco!

    Apr 12 2007
    As I snatched up the last parking place within miles, the Dodgers were gearing up to once again humiliate the hapless home team. I took some small solace in the fact that the owner of the team was a heavy contributor to the Bush campai...
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  • LPM acquires www.Timba.com

    Jan 04 2007
    Due to its sheer mind-boggling volume of information www.Timba.com is unofficially known as the largest latin music website available today. Seven years in the making, the site easily receives half a million (500,000) visitors a year and ro...
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  • DJ Saoco…De La Habana a Matanzas ** L.A. Street Report **

    Nov 16 2006
    Music is made to be heard. So one could say that DJs are to recording artists what people are to falling forest trees – they let the world know about the other’s existence. Even in the digital age, DJs remain a musical mainstay, for they are the ...
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  • Braily Ramos Debut Concert! **Miami Street Report**

    Nov 09 2006
    Miami is one of the hottest cities in the US where timba bands are born, comprised mainly by some of the brightest musicians in the timba scene. One fantastic example is the debut of the new band being led by front man, Braily Ramos. It all took p...
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  • New timba from Braily Ramos ** Miami Street Report **

    Oct 27 2006
    Up and coming LPM artist Braily Ramos will be performing a special show of his original music with a new 10-piece band at Cafe Nostalgia in Miami, Florida. The music is a collaboration with his brother, also a trombonist and vocalist, Bayro...
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  • Yerbabuena’s "Boricua Roots Music" CD Release! ** NYC Street Report**

    Oct 26 2006
    Yerbabuena, the New York City-based Puerto Rican traditional music ensemble head by musician and singer-songwriter Tato Torres, released their first independent production, "Boricua Roots Music", on Saturday, October 14th, at the legendary Nuyoric...
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  • 10.24.06 Playlist - LATIN PULSE RADIO

    Oct 25 2006
    You won't find a playlist this intense anywhere! Our Latin Pulse Radio player is free and does not require a browser window to be open. If you like a track please click below the album pic to find out more. Nuestro tocador es gratis y no requiere ...
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  • En Clave con Cartaya ** L.A. Street Report **

    Oct 18 2006
    It takes two (times four) to Tango, más o menos, give or take a guest musician or two, according to the musical calculus of Cartaya’s Enclave, the alternative and ultra funky Latin jazz fusion band that performed at Tango’s in Hollyw...
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  • New videos showcase our Artists!

    Aug 30 2006
    Our updated pages now have free videos! Another sign that the internet is providing access to content not available through the traditional channels. Please continue to support independent music.

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  • Two new 'MySpace' artists join LatinPulseMusic

    Aug 03 2006
    Rising Reggae stars Los Goyos and urban poet/rapper Akil Ammar. We found them through our continued...
  • Kazaa to settle file-share lawsuits

    Aug 03 2006
    Kazaa, whose technology was used by millions to illegally swap music and movies, agreed Thursday to pay $115 million to settle lawsuits with the record industry and to launch a 'legitimate' service.

    The Australian peer-to-peer file-shar...
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  • First WWW Salsa DJ Directory

    Apr 21 2006
    Chances are that the very first time you heard that new hot track was dancing to your local salsa DJ. They scour record store shelves and internet sites looking for the latest and greatest, sometimes playing songs that haven't been released yet. C...
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  • File-Swapping Sites Head to Court

    Apr 21 2006
    In June 2005, the United States Supreme Court opened file-sharing service companies to potential liability, ruling that they found them to be intentionally encouraging the theft of copyrighted works. While companies like i2Hub and WinMX have been ...
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  • An attempt to define "Latin Music"

    Mar 27 2006
    Making music is essentially selecting instrumental or vocal tones, also called notes of varying pitch (audio frequency), and deciding when in time, and at what rate, to play them so as to create a distinctive musical sequence with the specific...
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  • Media Report: The case for MP3-VBR format

    Mar 07 2006
    MP3 is a computer audio format used to create acceptable audio quality at reasonable file sizes. Remember that at a constant compression rate of 128kBps (kilo-bits-per-second) a 50MB wave file becomes a 5MB mp3 file.

    In January 2006 Ma...
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  • Large Retail Stores Gain Larger Control of the Music Market

    Feb 14 2006
    As of November 2004, Wal-Mart, Target, and Best Buy stores have gained control of a larger percentage of the music market. Chain stores still control half the music market but these three companies have sold $1.3 billion more CDs than they did in ...
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  • Does a CD have to cost $15.99?

    Feb 13 2006
    Mass retailers like WAL-Mart, Best-Buy and Target have the market power to demand lower prices from major record labels. By relying on traditional distribution these demands are becoming increasingly difficult for the labels to achieve. Labels poi...
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