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Golden-hooded Tanager in the Andes

Golden-hooded Tanager, (Tangara larvata). The Tanager family of birds are most diverse in the Tropical Andes (143 species in Ecuador), where they are renowned for some spectacular colour combinations.

photo: Doug Wechsler/copyright VIREO

Kate Walsh

We recorded Kate Walsh last Spring - the first artist to record for Tropical Forest Project: Ecuador. Within weeks she had topped the album chart on iTunes with Tim's House.

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Cibelle’s recent London gig reviewed in The Independent

posted by Ginkgo Music on 10 April 2008

Last Sunday some of the Ginkgo Music team went to see Cibelle’s gig in Stoke Newington, reviewed in The Independent this week.

She recently recorded a minimalist version of ‘Instante de Dois’ (a song from her last album The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves) for Tropical Forest Project: Ecuador, and at the gig it was the second song in her set.

She had glittery blue eyeshadow over one eye in a Ziggy Stardust kinda way, and…

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Facebook page!

posted by Benjamin Rous on 19 March 2008

Frog from EcuadorGinkgo Music now has a facebook page.Ginkgo Music's Facebook page

If you’re a facebook user then we’d love you to add us to your profile (just click on “Become a fan” in the top right of the page).

Look forward to seeing you there!

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Devon Sproule on Later with Jools Holland this Friday!

posted by Dominic Sedgwick on 25 February 2008

Great news - Devon Sproule, who recorded her lovely, haunting song ‘Plea for a Good Night’s Rest’ for us in November accompanied by the legendary BJ Cole on pedal steel guitar, is appearing on Later with Jools Holland this Friday (29 February at 11.35pm).

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Last week was a good one for us

posted by Dominic Sedgwick on 18 February 2008

Monday: we met our environmental charity partners World Land Trust at their offices in Halesworth in Suffolk. It was a marvellous meeting – since we first created our partnership agreement with them for the Ecuador project two and a half years ago things have really moved on. World Land Trust are very excited about the project - dare I say it, even surprised by where we are already! Helpfully they are putting the feelers out for Latin American singer-songwriters too. There’s more to tell, some exciting possibilities…

 

Tuesday: Brazilian singer Cibelle recorded an acoustic take of her song Instante de Dois (from her latest album The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves) - the 9th recording for Tropical Forest Project: Ecuador…

Tuesday: Brazilian singer Cibelle recorded an acoustic take of her song Instante de Dois (from her latest album The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves) - the 9th recording for Tropical Forest Project: Ecuador…

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