Peter Rowan’s ‘The Old School’ Hits the Billboard Charts

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The Old School, Peter’s second release on Compass Records, features traditional and original compositions and is produced by Compass owner/recording artist Alison Brown. Including performances by special guests Michael Cleveland, J.D. Crowe, Stuart Duncan, Chris Henry, Del, Ronnie and Robbie McCoury, Jesse McReynolds, Bobby Osborne and Buddy Spicher along with the members of the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, the album was released April 2013 during the Merlefest events.

The Old School debuted at #6 on the Soundscan Top Current Bluegrass Albums Chart and is getting tremendous support from Bluegrass, American and Folk radio with songs such as “Keepin’ It Between The Lines”, “Doc Watson Morning” and “Drop The Bone”.

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Billboard Magazine’s Latin Music Conference Features Clipper’s Hits

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On April 25th, Telemundo will broadcast Billboard Magazine’s Latin Music Conference live from the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Florida.

Don Omar, called the “King of Reggaeton” will be a featured performer singing “No Sigue Modas (aka Ella No Sigue Moda)” written by our very own Juan Magán.

Two other Juan Magán compositions are also scheduled for the performance -“Bailando Por El Mundo” and “Bailando Por Ahi” which is featured on a cool Sony and Target compilation.  Click here to buy from Target online.

The nationally televised event can also be accessed through Billboard and Telemundo social media platforms.

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Wadada Leo Smith – Finalist for Pulitzer Prize

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Wadada Leo Smith, composer of and performer on the amazing recording, Ten Freedom Summers, released on Cuneiform Records, was a finalist in the 97th Annual Pulitzer Prize for Music.  The award is given to an American Composer of a distinguished composition having its first performance or recording in the United States during the previous year.  Smith’s Ten Freedom Summers recording, released on May 22, 2012, is an expansive jazz work that memorializes 10 key moments in the history of civil rights in America, fusing composed and improvised passages into powerful, eloquent music.

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A Train Artist Performances at SXSW 2013!

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A Train artists Peter Rowan and La Chiva Gantiva have multiple performances at this year’s SXSW:

GRAMMY award winner and six-time GRAMMY nominee, Peter Rowan is a bluegrass singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades.  Rowan performs a Townes Van Zandt Tribute on March 13th (Threadgill’s World Headquarters – 6:20pm) and a KCA Showcase on March 14th (The Stage on Sixth – 1:00am).

La Chiva Gantiva is the explosive Brussels-based band whose sonic cocktail is a most powerful brew with equal parts rock, funk, cumbia, and Afro beat.  They will be performing March 13th (Swan Dive – 8pm), 15th (Speakeasy – 8pm), and 16th (Copa – 12am).

For more information and the full article, please click here.

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