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Romania

WATCH: Mandinga Release Video for “Papi Chulo”

Posted on September 10, 2012June 11, 2016
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byBogdan Honciuc

Mandinga recently completed a successful summer tour that included dozens of live concerts throughout Romania, Azerbaijan, Italy and Greece. Now that they have time to breathe, the group has released…

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Netherlands

Sieneke’s New Album: How Does One So Young Sound So Old?

Sieneke’s new album “Eindeloos” (Endless) confirms that she lives in the past, more precisely in the late 70’s. It’s as if she is striving to prove that her failure to…

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Romania

Listen to Mandinga’s New Album “Club de Mandinga”

Hot off its international debut at Eurovision 2012 in Baku, the Romanian band Mandinga has released its new album “Club de Mandinga.” The group unveiled their latest offering at a…

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Norway

Norway: Why Did Tooji Flop at Eurovision 2012?

Norway’s Tooji finished last at Eurovision 2012—and many confused fans are still scratching their heads. After all, in the months leading up to the grand final Tooji emerged as a…

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Romania

Romania: When It Comes to Mandinga, Haters Gonna Hate

Bogdan Honciuc, our Transylvania correspondent, scoured the Romanian press and found a whole bunch of haters. In the following dispatch he sticks up for Mandinga, who he believes are moving…

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Netherlands

The Netherlands at Eurovision: What’s the Problem, Amsterdam?

Holland loves Eurovision, but Eurovision voters don’t seem to love Holland. Bogdan Honciuc, one of our Romania correspondents, asks whether Amsterdam can sort itself out ahead of ESC 2013. The…

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Bogdan Honciuc

WATCH: Mandinga Release Video for “Papi Chulo”

Sieneke’s New Album: How Does One So Young Sound So Old?

Listen to Mandinga’s New Album “Club de Mandinga”

Norway: Why Did Tooji Flop at Eurovision 2012?

Romania: When It Comes to Mandinga, Haters Gonna Hate

The Netherlands at Eurovision: What’s the Problem, Amsterdam?

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