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  The Songo River Queen II - Maine boat cruises for groups, weddings and functions
The Songo River Queen II - Maine boat cruises for groups, weddings and functions
The Songo River Queen II is a spacious vessel able to easily accommodate large groups of up to 300 people for weddings, corporate outings, anniversary parties, reunions, bus tours, functions, family reunions and any other large group outing you might want to book.
We have boat trips running daily when you are in the area and would like to see the lakes in a comfortable and affordable fashion.
www.songoriverqueen.net   (162 words)

  
  Songo People
The artistic style of the Songo reflects the influence of the Chokwe and the Yaka.
Songo origins are closely tied to their immediate neighbors, and involve decent from the Mbuti and Mbundu who lived in the area prior to the Bantu influx which occurred over the last 2000 years.
The ruling families among the Songo are of Lunda origin, and those who cannot trace their ancestors to the Lunda are considered slaves.
www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/people/Songo.html   (377 words)

  
 What is Songo - Editorials on SalsaPower!
hangüí and other derivations which equally have their origins in the Son, including Salsa, Songo, Timba and other pseudonyms that have been used to differentiate between the styles and formats that have surfaced over the 40 some years that the son has been in existance.
Songo is alive and well today within that formidable, universally well-known group called the Orquesta Los Van Van, and proof of that is the Grammy Award they received in 1999 for the album they recorded in the Estudios ABDALA (Cuba) entitled, “Llegó Van Van”.
It is the culmination of 30 years of transcending the other groups in their genre, and sets apart not only the founder of the group, but all of those who have contributed to the enrichment of Cuban music, both in and out of the Orquesta Los Van Van.
www.salsapower.com /editorials/songo_en.htm   (538 words)

  
 ECHO Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Songo, a village of about 1000 inhabitants, is located on the Bandiagara plateau, about 60km to the west of the Bandiagara cliffs and 14km to the west-northwest of the town Bandiagara.
The history of Songo can be traced in local oral traditions, which report of the successive arrival of the five patriclans inhabiting the village today: the Yanogué, Karembé, Guindo, Dégoga and Seyba.
The Guindo, the third to arrive in Songo, are responsible for the circumcision ritual.
echo.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de /rmv_leiden/dogon/songo   (365 words)

  
 Popular Songo Music of Cuba - Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
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Through the years a variety of popular dance rhythms were performed by popular groups using some version of this lineup.
In this example, a top Cuban dance group performs an eclectic synthesis of Afro-Cuban and North American popular music based on the songo rhythm.
encarta.msn.com /media_461532802_761569844_-1_1/Popular_Songo_Music_of_Cuba.html   (144 words)

  
 African art - Songo ethnic group
The Songo women cultivated a variety of crops because of relatively fertile lands and men hunted or traded with Malange, exchanging ivory and wax for cloth and beads.
Songo chiefs were not wealthy enough to finance caravans able to reach far regions.
Although often mistaken for the Chokwe, the Songo art is of excellent quality and in spite of their small size are structurally imposing.
www.namibweb.com /songoinfo.htm   (126 words)

  
 Songo Tribe
Types of Art:The artistic style of the Songo reflects the influence of the Chokwe and the Yaka.
History:Songo origins are closely tied to their immediate neighbors, and involve decent from the Mbuti and Mbundu who lived in the area prior to the Bantu influx which occurred over the last 2000 years.
Religion:Like their neighbors, the Songo acknowledge ancestral spirits as the center of religious activities.
www.gateway-africa.com /tribe/songo_tribe.html   (380 words)

  
 Songo Songo Gas-to-Electricity Project
The goal of the Songo Songo Gas to Electricity project is to develop natural gas from the Songo Songo gas field in Kilwa District to provide Tanzanians with a reliable source of low cost electricity.
Songas has developed the Songo Songo gas field in Kilwa District, Lindi Region, by constructing the gas processing facilities on Songo Songo island and the pipeline network to transport natural gas to Dar es Salaam where it will be used as the principal fuel supply for five gas turbine electricity generators.
Songas will develop the Songo Songo gas field in Kilwa District, Lindi Region, construct gas processing facilities on Songo Songo island and transport natural gas to Dar es Salaam via pipeline where it will be used as the principal fuel supply for five gas turbine electricity generators.
www.tpdc-tz.com /songo_songo.htm   (787 words)

  
 DW Drum Clinic - Pseudo-Songo - Albe Bonacci
These are Latin inspired patterns with an 8th note cymbal pattern and songo type snare and bass variation.
Not much different from a stock songo except for the 1 and 3 on the kick, and 8th note cymbal pattern that should be accented on the quarter note part 1,2,3,4.
Finally, a 2 bar pattern with songo style in the 1st bar with lots of toms.
www.dwdrums.com /eddept/drumclinic/songo-bonacci.htm   (328 words)

  
 Musical Atlas of Cuba   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A modern Afro-Cuban dance-music style originating in Havana, popularized in the 1970s by the group Los Van Van.
Songo borrows elements from rock, jazz and Brazilian pop and churns them into a hybrid emphasizing electric bass, electric guitar, electric violins and kit drums.
Los Van Van's take on the songo in effect invented the electric charanga.
www.pbs.org /buenavista/music/a_songo.html   (56 words)

  
 Artist Details   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In less than two years, Songo has been able to establish itself as a band on the rise, showing that it has what it takes to stand out of the crowd.
Songo released its debut CD, "Havana Soul" to rave reviews and radio air play throughout the Bay Area and beyond, with air play internationally, including Maracabio, Venezuela.
Claudia Melendez of the San Jose newspaper, Nuevo Mundo, writes after listening to Songo's CD, "Havana Soul" that "it's hard to believe that the members of Songo have only been playing together for a little more than two years." In fact, the CD was recorded less than one year after the formation of Songo.
www.makeastar.com /asps/artist_details.asp?submissionid=1149   (585 words)

  
 Sejarah Indonesia: Wali Songo
Symbolically, for later rulers on Java, the wali songo provided a link between the rulers of Majapahit or earlier kingdoms, and the rulers of Mataram, and eventually the Sultans of Yogya and Surakarta.
Many stories of the Wali Songo are recorded in the Babad Tanah Jawa (Chronicles of the Land of Java), written in the mid-1600s.
Because much of Indonesia was far from the rest of the Islamic community, most of the new Muslims of the 1500s had no idea that their "Islam" was different from the regular Islam of Egypt, Arabia, or Turkey.
www.umich.edu /~silat/walisongo.html   (1645 words)

  
 Songo River at Sebago Lake, Maine
The Songo River and lock is a fun experience; definitely give it a try at least once.
We enjoy late summer visits when the water is calm and some of the buzz of tourism has left the area.
But at any time of the season both Sebago Lake and the Songo River are fun experiences for the whole family.
www.boatmaine.us /songo-river.aspx   (664 words)

  
 Latin Jazz Club - Songo
Songo is the name of this highly energetic and creative sextet of accomplished and determined musicians seeking to create their own blend of musica.
The music of Songo is appealing, danceable and has the right touch of caliente rhythms.
On percussion Songo presents the talents of Stan Ginn (congas, bongos, guiro and maracas) and Brian "Bacalao" Andres on drum kit and timbales.
www.latinjazzclub.com /Songo.html   (398 words)

  
 Mo-Bana Records presenta: Songo
Songo y MoBana Records tienen el honor de presentar el estreno de el CD "Havana Soul." El CD contiene 11 bandas de música escritas por Carlos Palomares y Hector Quintana.
Songo es una banda de rock latino de San Francisco.
Despues de escuchar Songo, visita la encuesta y escoje tu canción favorita, regresa a ésta página para ver la opinión de otros.
www.songo.com /espanol/sindex.html   (219 words)

  
 Sluice gates partially closed on Songo
NAPLES — The manager of Sebago Lake State Park partially closed the sluice gates at Songo Locks Wednesday morning to try to raise the level of Long Lake and Brandy Pond.
The locks are located on the Songo River and determine the level of Long Lake and Brandy Pond, which are upstream.
The level of Sebago Lake is determined by the Eel Weir Dam, which is controlled by Sappi Fine Paper in Westbrook, and the amount of water flowing into the lake from the Songo River is minimal.
news.mainetoday.com /indepth/drought/020307songo.shtml   (527 words)

  
 Afro-Cuban
Attributed to the great percussionist Changuito of the Cuban group Los Van Van, songo was adapted to the music of the 70's and 80's.
Remember that with cascara, mambo and bongo bell pattern, and guaguanco, the bombo note was accented only in the 3rd part of the clave.
Songo is one of the most adaptable Afro-Cuban rhythms.
www.zen30989.zen.co.uk /chap8.htm   (617 words)

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