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Member Since: 1/15/2008
Band Website: cumbancha.com/albums/umalali/
Band Members: Sofia Blanco
Silvia Blanco
Chella Torres
Desere Diego
Marcelina "Masagu" Fernandez Guity
Bernandine Flores
Damiana Gutierez
Elodia Nolberto
Sarita Martinez
Julia Nunez

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Record Label: Cumbancha
Type of Label: Indie

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ANDY PALACIO FOUNDATION OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

The Andy Palacio Foundation has been officially launched. Love news spoke with Raphael Martinez who told us how the Foundation came about and what are its objectives. Raphael Martinez; Co-Founder o...
Posted by Umalali on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:25:00 PST

Youssou NDour to Tour and Record with Garifuna Musician Aurelio Martinez

Youssou N'Dour to Tour and Record with Garifuna Musician Aurelio Martinez as Part of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts InitiativePrestigious grant unites African music legend with rising Honduran star...
Posted by Umalali on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:44:00 PST

Music Video for "Nibari"

If you have not already seen it, the music video for "Nibari" has been posted on YouTube and embedded directly on the Umalali MySpace page. Check it out and enjoy!...
Posted by Umalali on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:18:00 PST

Andy Palacio Tribute Tour Completes North American Dates; Continues on in Europe

The Andy Palacio Tribute Tour finished it's North American run on a high note last week with a free concert to an enthusiastic audience at Lisner Auditorium in Washington DC. The tour was a celebratio...
Posted by Umalali on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:16:00 PST

Umalali Featured NPR Program "Day to Day"

Umalali: The Garifuna Women's Project Featured on the National Public Radio Program "Day to Day"March 24, 2008  The nationally syndicated news and information program "Day to Day" profiled the new Cu...
Posted by Umalali on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:14:00 PST

Umalali hits 1 in Radio Charts

The new Cumbancha release, Umalali: The Garifuna Women's Project, has already reached the top spot on the Canadian Campus Radio charts and 7 on the CMJ New World Chart in just its second week of airpl...
Posted by Umalali on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:10:00 PST

Umalali "set for a novel of short stories"- The Fensepost Review

None other than Andrew Fenstermaker himself weighed in on the Fensepost review of Umalali: The Garifuna Women's Project. In the piece Fense (as he is known to readers) kept coming back to the intrigui...
Posted by Umalali on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:08:00 PST

NYT Reviews Umalali - an authentic world music fusion

NYT music critic Jon Pareles reviewed Umalali: The Garifuna Women's Project yesterday. In a playlist themed by the "Soft and Tough", a smiling Sophia Blanco of Umalali was featured along side other ph...
Posted by Umalali on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:06:00 PST

Umalali chosen for Songlines "Top of the World"

UK World Music magazine Songlines has chosen "Hattie" from the upcoming release Umalali: The Garifuna Women's Project for their April "Top of the World" feature CD. "Hattie" tells the story of the 196...
Posted by Umalali on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:04:00 PST

Umalali gets "under the skin" of the UK’s fly.

The influential UK web magazine Fly: Global Music Culture recently posted a rave review of Umalali: the Garifuna Women's ProjectIt feels every bit the kind of music you might hear sung on a Caribbean ...
Posted by Umalali on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:56:00 PST