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The Jocotoco Antpitta is a rare and little known species discovered in November 1997. It was found in bamboo thickets in the forest of the Tapichalaca reserve. The species is large and distinctively plumaged and the fact that it took so long to be discovered suggests that it has a very limited geographic distribution and/or very specific habitat requirements.
photo: Aldo Sornoza
Brazilian artist Cibelle, who recently recorded a song from her current album for Tropical Forest Project: Ecuador.
photo: Socrates Mitsios
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Today Frome. Tomorrow, the world!
posted by Paul Travers on 22 June 2009Last night Ginkgo Music and Tropical Forest Project: Ecuador had their second mention on radio. Multi-talented Josie Gallo, film & TV editor, radio presenter and member of the crew helping us film the artist interviews for our promotional movie, was presenting a pre-Glastonbury warm up show on Frome FM and kindly gave us a mention. Her radio rocks! Or something.
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posted by Paul Travers on 19 June 2009Oh Lordy, at last
Jorge Drexler’s producer is sending us a song tomorrow(ish), so they have something for us. Phew!
Plus we have a string quartet recording the backing track for Vania Bastos ‘The Rain Makers’ on Friday the 3rd of July; Ben is hard at work as we speak on this.
So we may have ALL recorded […]
Gingko Music mentioned in Classical Guitar magazine
posted by Paul Travers on 15 June 2009Ooh look! While having a bit of a rummage around the internetty thing, I came across an article on Morgan Szymanski in November 2008’s edition of Classical Guitar magazine. Lo and behold, we get a mention: http://www.morganszymanski.co.uk/content/news/featured-artist-classical-guitar-magazine-november-2008/
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posted by Paul Travers on 15 June 2009Thanks very much to Valentin Gerlier, whose track This Is the Waltz adds a bit of 3:4 to the mix on Tropical Forest Project: Ecuador. He’s name-checked us with considerable enthusiasm on the front page of his site http://www.valentingerlier.com
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