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Madeleine Peyroux Announces New Album "The Blue Room," Out March 5th
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Big Hassle
VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE CHANGING ALL THOSE CHANGES NOW ONLINE CONFIRMED WORLD TOUR INCLUDES TWO NIGHTS AT LINCOLN CENTER IN NYC New York, NY— Decca Records is proud to announce the release of Madeleine Peyroux's new album The Blue Room. Set for a March 5th release, The Blue Room sees Madeleine and longtime collaborator / legendary producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock), re-examine Ray Charles’ classic, and one of his most controversial albums, Modern Sounds In Country And Western ...
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The Battle of Santiago to Release 'Followed By Thousands' March 5
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Press Junkie PR
The Battle of Santiago: Call it a sound clash with a victorious outcome. This Toronto-based instrumental ensemble comprises seemingly disparate musical elements. Out of potential conflict, however, comes a bracingly refreshing new sound that is quickly turning ears. Group founder Michael Owen explains “Within The Battle of Santiago (TBOS) we have a Latino section and a Canadian section. Everyone comes with such a variety of experiences. That can create something of a battle within the group, I think that kind ...
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Oli Rockberger With New Solo Album
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FlipswitchPR, LLC
Whether you first discover Oli Rockberger through his work as a singer-songwriter, producer, arranger, keys sideman, or as one third of acclaimed band/production team Mister Barrington, you’ll find a distinctive musical voice running through the rich and varied work he does. Londoner Rockberger, who currently lives in NY, first came to the US on a Full Scholarship to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music ('99-'04). Since then, he has shared stages and studios with musical icons Levon Helm and ...
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Reggae Meets Jazz and Tropicalia: Kiwi Brings You a Uniquely Uplifting Sound
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FlipswitchPR, LLC
On the Move is the secnd full-length album by Jersey City-based group Kiwi, a masterful and joyful celebration of reggae rhythms, soulful vocals, and Latin jazz-inflected harmonies. The band’s expansive, brass-heavy arrangements echo the classic reggae and R&B grooves of the late 60s/early 70s. Kiwi’s music is welcoming and eminently danceable, radiating an infectious energy that belies the oft-introspective content of singer-songwriter Alex Tea’s lyrics. Tea, the grandson of a classical violinist, playfully sets melodies inspired by the classical music ...
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An Act of Defiance: Northern Mali Guitar Legend Baba Salah Plays for a Silenced People
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FlipswitchPR, LLC
Malian guitarist Baba Salah comes from the city of Gao, a remote trading hub nestled on the banks of the Niger river, situated at the edge of the Sahara desert. Ethnic Songhai, Tuareg, Fulani and Arabs - among other peoples - all call the city home and as the capital of one of West Africa’s most powerful former empires, it is arguably Mali’s most cosmopolitan city. Almost every facet of Gao is the product of a continuous melding of cultures, ...
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Angel In America: Salsa Master from Chicago Brings the Funk to His "Heritage"
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FlipswitchPR, LLC
Angel d'Cuba has never shied away from dropping everything he can into his music. A native Cuban, Angel came up in a rich musical melange where James Brown and Jackson 5 grooves mixed freely with red—hot Afro-Carribean traditions. And Angel never hesitated to add new flavors—funk, R&B, soca, samba, rock—to this eclectic sonic mix. Moving to Chicago further expanded Angel's musical palette, as he demonstrates on Heritage. Formerly the lead singer of the Cuban supergroup Mezcla, Angel takes on the ...
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Steve Weingart & Renee Jones - Observatory - Featuring Simon Phillips, Katisse Buckingham And Chris Wabich
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Stacey Horn-Spirito
With the release of Observatory, their second album in as many years, the husband and wife duo of keyboardist and pianist, Steve Weingart and bassist, Renee Jones continue to celebrate and redefine the music that has inspired them throughout their careers. Tapping into the influence of music legends like Joe Zawinul & Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Wayne Shorter, Weingart & Jones have dramatically thrust the genre in new directions by expressing a potent mixture of compositional risk, ...
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Drummer EC3 Releases New CD: It's All About The Rhythm
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Karen Hatchett
“Music and life are really all about the groove,” says drummer and bandleader EC3. “You find harmony and it’s good, you get off the beat and it’s challenging. When I was recording the new CD, the foundation was rhythm heavy and we built on that. I was blessed to play with some of the best cats on the east coast. We chose some of the most incredible songs ever written and I arranged them in musical styles from Afro-Cuban and ...
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