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Lagos based collector and DJ Temi Kogbe traces connections in African popular culture through vinyl.

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Yoko Shimomura holds a rare accolade, having written music for two giants in the video game music cannon: Capcom and Square. Starting her career at Capcom as part of their Sound Team, she composed for Final Fight, Street Fighter II and other titles before moving to Square. She might be most well known for her swansong at Square, composing for the classic RPG Kingdom Hearts before leaving the company in 2002.

Frank Reyes

Frank Reyes

Frank Reyes has been played on NTS shows including New York Naomi, with Payasos first played on 3 May 2019.

1) Frankie Reyes is the alias of Gabriel Reyes-Whittaker who also records as GB (Gifted & Blessed). Boleros Valses y Mas, his Stones Throw debut, is an album comprised of popular Latin standards, reworked by Reyes with an Oberheim synthesizer. His second album Originalitos is his own compositions performed in the same style. “I thought about how I might capture the essence of this theme using my instrument of choice, the synthesizer. What came to mind was to cover some of the classic Latin American compositions that I grew up hearing around me and have grown to love as I've gotten older, most of them in the bolero style but a few in the waltz, son, and even mariachi style.” By using audio-to-MIDI and sheet music-to-MIDI processing Gabriel has re-contextualized these popular tracks easily overheard while visiting any of Los Angeles' predominantly Latino neighborhoods with a single Oberheim synth. By removing the lyrics, the emphasis remains on the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic aspects of these classics, many still sung by Latin American artists today.

2) Frank Reyes is a bachata singer from the Dominican Republic. He is known as the Prince of Bachata. His work has been recognized by winning a Cassandra Award.

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Frank Reyes

Frank Reyes has been played on NTS shows including New York Naomi, with Payasos first played on 3 May 2019.

1) Frankie Reyes is the alias of Gabriel Reyes-Whittaker who also records as GB (Gifted & Blessed). Boleros Valses y Mas, his Stones Throw debut, is an album comprised of popular Latin standards, reworked by Reyes with an Oberheim synthesizer. His second album Originalitos is his own compositions performed in the same style. “I thought about how I might capture the essence of this theme using my instrument of choice, the synthesizer. What came to mind was to cover some of the classic Latin American compositions that I grew up hearing around me and have grown to love as I've gotten older, most of them in the bolero style but a few in the waltz, son, and even mariachi style.” By using audio-to-MIDI and sheet music-to-MIDI processing Gabriel has re-contextualized these popular tracks easily overheard while visiting any of Los Angeles' predominantly Latino neighborhoods with a single Oberheim synth. By removing the lyrics, the emphasis remains on the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic aspects of these classics, many still sung by Latin American artists today.

2) Frank Reyes is a bachata singer from the Dominican Republic. He is known as the Prince of Bachata. His work has been recognized by winning a Cassandra Award.

Original source: Last.fm

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Sony Music Latin2019
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