From: Bob Davis (earthjuice_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 2003-06-06 14:50:46
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You have all been reading my various notes raving about the CD called "Global Soul".
Global Soul is one of the many products from Putumayo World Music.
And I am pleased to announce that Putumayo World Music has joined with Soul-Patrol to become
one of the sponsors of our upcoming Soul-Patrol East Coast Convention!
You can view their sponsorship link up on the Soul-Patrol East Coast Convention website at
the following url:
Soul-Patrol East Coast Convention
http://www.soul-patrol.com/convention/
You will see their link represented by the graphic of the cover of the "Global Soul" CD on
the right hand side of the page, along with the graphical links to the websites of all of our
other Soul-Patrol East Coast Convention sponsors .
Click on that graphic and you will be taken to the Putumayo World Music website!
Here is a description of Putumayo World Music, taken from their website.
Pay special attention to the last paragraph of this description and it will become clear why
Putumayo World Music's sponsorship of the Soul-Patrol East Coast Convention is a "no brainer"
:)
Thanks Putumayo World Music!!!!!!!!!!!!
** Remember, if you want to order tickets to the Convention you may do so directly from the
site or you can contact me...
Soul-Patrol East Coast Convention
http://www.soul-patrol.com/convention/
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Putumayo World Music was established in 1993 to introduce people to the music of other
cultures. The label grew out of the Putumayo clothing company that was founded by Dan Storper
in 1975 and sold in 1997. In the past seven years, the label has become known primarily for
its upbeat and melodic compilations of great international music that are "guaranteed to make
you feel good!"
Putumayo's CD covers feature the distinctive naove art of Nicola Heindl, whose colorful,
folkloric style represents one of Putumayo's goals: to connect the traditional to the
contemporary to create products that people love. By combining appealing music and visuals
while supporting its releases with creative retail promotions and marketing, Putumayo World
Music has developed a reputation as one of the industry's most innovative companies. The
label has produced more than 60 CDs and in 1998 branched out by signing its first artist:
Ricardo Lemvo. Putumayo received its first Grammy nomination in 2001 for Miriam Makeba's
Homeland CD. Other Putumayo Artists include Habib Koiti; and Oliver Mtukudzi.
Putumayo is considered a pioneer and leader in the non-traditional retail area. Putumayo has
built a network of more than 2,500 book, gift, clothing, and coffee retailers that sell, play
and display its CDs. Putumayo also retains a strong presence in record stores around the
world. It has developed retail promotions including Travel the World with Putumayo trips to
Martinique, Senegal and Ireland, in-store events, and consumer gift with purchase promotions
utilizing calendars, beach balls, journals and notecards featuring Putumayo cover art.
In 2000, Putumayo launched the Putumayo World Music Hour, the first commercially syndicated
world music program available on more than 120 commercial and non-commercial stations in the
United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
Dan Storper's vision of establishing a global, lifestyle company is being furthered by CD
distribution in more than 50 countries. In April 2000, Putumayo Europe was established in
Hilversum, Holland just outside of Amsterdam. Latin American, African and Asian sales and
marketing are managed from the New York office.
A member of Business For Social Responsibility, Social Venture Network and Business Leaders
For Sensible Priorities, Putumayo contributes a portion of its proceeds from many CDs to
support non-profit organizations that do good work in the communities where the music
originates. In 2002, Putumayo started the Putumayo Cross-Cultural Initiative, a non-profit
organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding and facilitates community building
through education and outreach.
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Bob Davis
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