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Pharaoh’s Daughter Unveils 6th Album, Songs Of Desire

Source: Dog Ranch Music PR
June 21, 2026

Pharaoh’s Daughter Unveils 6th Album, Songs of Desire A deeply personal, 18-year musical journey through love, longing, and the sacred erotic Pharaoh’s Daughter announces the release of the band’s sixth album, Songs of Desire (June 12, 2026, Tzadik) a profoundly intimate and long-gestating project inspired by the ancient biblical poetry of the Song of Songs. Developed over nearly two decades, the recording traces an artistic and personal evolution shaped by spiritual study, creative collaboration, motherhood, and an ever-deepening inquiry into ...

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African Hero Myths Meet A 4tet

Source: Dog Ranch Music PR
June 2, 2025

Gwen Laster was contemplating Joseph Campbell’s book The Hero's Journey one day, and found herself wondering if there was a ‘Hero's Journey’ for African Americans. It turned out that there was, and Clyde W Ford’s The Hero With an African Face became not only a personal inspiration but also a direct influence on Gwen Laster’s New Muse 4tet’s upcoming album Keepers of the Flame (May 10, 2025, self-release). Born in October 2015 and founded by Violinist/Composer Laster, Gwen Laster’s New ...

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Encuentro Music to Release Reginald Policard’s Global Jazz Album 'Boarding Pass' in Label Debut

Source: Dog Ranch Music PR
April 15, 2024

Called “the most valued Haitian pianist in the jazz scene”, versatile pianist, author, and composer Reginald Policard has evolved through decades of playing different styles of music such as konpa, jazz, latin jazz and fusion to arrive at his personal style. Together with special guests from all over the world, Reginald brings the musical traditions of Haiti, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and American jazz to Boarding Pass, an exciting and fresh blend of musical cultures, to be released on ...

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