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Lila Downs Receives Latin Grammy Nomination
A Train congratulates Lila Downs, whose debut album for Sony Mexico, Pecados Y Milagros, has already achieved platinum sales in Mexico, for her nomination of Best Folk Album in the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards. Ms. Downs is also the focus … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Newsletter, Lila Downs, News
La Chiva Gantiva on NPR and at the Olympics
La Chiva Gantiva’s song “Cumbiaje” off their Pelao album was hand-picked by the Alt. Latino channel as part of the NPR show’s playlist called Into The Blue: Seven Songs For A Stormy Day At The Beach. The sound of traditional … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, News
Roger Smith Joins The Dave Matthews Band On Stage
Roger Smith, keyboard player with Tower of Power and There Records (A Train’s label) recording artist, joined The Dave Matthews Band on stage in Tampa. It was the first time a keyboard player has been with The DMB since Butch … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, News, Roger Smith
Juan Magan’s Catchy Tune Nominated ‘Best Party Song of the Year’
“Bailando Por El Mundo” which dominated the Top 10 of Billboard’s Latin hits for 31 weeks and charted at #3 for top Latin Pop Songs, was nominated for ‘Best Party Song of the Year’ on Premios Tu Mundo. Juan Magan, … Continue reading
Posted in Charts, Digital Newsletter, News, Publishing
60th Annual Critics Poll
A Train proudly congratulates our winners of Downbeat Magazine’s 60th Annual Critics Poll: Bill Frisell and Zakir Hussain. We are equally proud of our other talented artists whose work was deemed worthy of attention: SF Jazz Collective, Wadada Leo Smith, … Continue reading
Posted in Airto Moreira, Charts, Digital Distribution, Moment Records, News
Krishna Das Launches Yoga Radio
Called by The New York Times “The Chant Master of American Yoga”, Krishna Das is the best-selling chant artist of all time, with over 300,000 records sold. His collaborations with Sting, producers Rick Rubin and Steely Dan’s Walter Becker and … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, Krishna Das, News
Zion High Productions joins A Train Digital
Another new label for A Train is the dynamic reggae force Zion High Productions. Their first release through A Train, Jah Golden Throne, is described by The Bahamas Weekly as “a brand new various artist compilation for 2012 delivering a … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, News, Zion High Productions
Zakir Hussain’s Moment Records joins A Train Digital
Zakir Hussain’s Moment Records is a new addition to A Train’s digital wares. A classical tabla player. Zakir has crossed musical boundaries his entire life, collaborating with John McLaughlin in Shakti, joining Mickey Hart in Planet Drum and the Diga … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, Moment Records, News
Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV)
Victo Records’ Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV), scheduled for May 17-20, has a promising line up including performances by label artists such as Phil Minton, Joe Morris, Wadada Leo Smith and Jean Rene along with John Zorn, … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, News, Victo
Biopic on the life of Bill Monroe featuring music from Peter Rowan
The bluegrass world and the film community are talking about an upcoming biopic on the life of Bill Monroe. Production dates keep shifting as has the cast, but it seems that things might finally be back on track. The film … Continue reading