New "free" (as in speech AND cost) music distributor
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Tuesday July 19, 2005 20:21
by Phuq Hedd
Comfort Stand Recordings
Thought I'd share with Indymedia.ie folks. This is completely free music from a new type of record label.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2in Free Software Magazine (which is worth reading for itself), but if you're just in a hurry to get the latests in Lithuanian ambient or whatever then just look for the links at the bottom.
The National Assembly, which is dominated by Chavez, recently passed a law requiring that no less than 50 percent of all music played on the nation's radio stations be Venezuelan. Of that, half must be classified as "traditional, " showcasing the "the presence of traditional Venezuelan values." Chavez backers say the harps and bandolas that now resound through this country of 25 million are playing the overture to a musical revolution.
"We've always had traditional Venezuelan records in stock, but before a few months ago we never sold any -- not one," said Miguel Angel Guada, manager of the Disco Center Superstore in one of the capital's largest malls. "It was all Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and that sort of thing. But now I'd say one-third of our business comes from Venezuelan artists, which is absolutely incredible."
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