Recording News

Slovenia's Hottest Star Magnificent Magnifico on New Album

Source: Michael Ricci
June 28, 2010

Dressed to the nines in a retro-chic suit,Slovenia's Magnifico (Robert Peut) gyrates with Euro irony and sultry smoothness,backed by a burst of Balkan brass and a chorus of go-go dancers. The bad boy cum hit maker glories in the pleasures of pan-European English, pop culture, and the sillier side of porn, all with a distinctly Slavic wink.

But the inveterate showman and former folk dancer's wry exploration of sex and post-socialist society carries echoes of the dissolution of his erstwhile ...

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Grammy Award-Winning a Cappella Ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock Release, "Are We a Nation?" - A Response to Arizona's Immigration Law SB-1070 Through Song

Source: Miles High Productions
June 28, 2010

GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING AND INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED A CAPPELLA ENSEMBLE SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK TO RELEASE, “ARE WE A NATION?" A RESPONSE TO ARIZONA'S IMMIGRATION LAW SB-1070 THROUGH SONG “...I have always believed art is the conscience of the human soul and that artists have the responsibility not only to show life as it is but to show life as it should be. ... Sweet Honey In The Rock has withstood the onslaught. She has been unprovoked by the 30 pieces ...

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Trombone Shorty's "Hurricane Season" Chosen as MTV's Real World New Orleans Theme Song - Backatown Still #1 Contemporary Jazz CD for 9th Straight Week

Source: CHC Network
June 27, 2010

Trombone Shorty's “Hurricane Season" from his major label debut Backatown (Verve/Forecast) has been chosen as the theme song for MTV's Real World New Orleans. The show premieres June 30, 2010 and runs for 13 episodes.

Backatown is #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Album Chart for the 9th straight week since it's release! Thank you for your support! Catch the band live on stage as they tour across North America and at upcoming shows in Japan and Brazil this Summer. ...

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Katsuko Tanaka Trio Debut Album "Beyond Intersection" Release

Source: Michael Ricci
June 26, 2010

This is the debut album of a Japanese pianist Katsuko Tanaka. In less than two years after moving to New York, she put her original jazz compositions together with Danton Boller, Willie Jones III, and Antonio Hart.

When playing in New York, Katsuko is often asked “When and How did you start playing jazz? Where are you originally from, and how long have you been here in NYC?" Here is the answer:

“I was a Rotary International Foundation Ambassador to ...

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Nu-Jazz Cosmic Grooves from Outer Space, Sepha Releases the First Best Album: Sepha Style Vol.1/ the Androgynous Sound

Source: Michael Ricci
June 26, 2010

Are you ready to go on a Cosmic Jazzy Journey with The Androgynous Sound?

If you like the sounds of Nu-Jazz, Acid Jazz, Avant-garde Jazz, Electro Jazz, Experimental, Techno or Movie Soundtrack music, you will love this album.

This is one of four SEPHA's best albums, which is the best of SEPHA's instrumental music works from 1994 to 2009. Contained in this album are very original and unique music works of SEPHA's own beyond music categories, and at the ...

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Stan Ridgway's 'Neon Mirage' Album Features Dave Alvin, Amy Farris, Ralph Carney and More

Source: conqueroo
June 25, 2010

Former Wall of Voodoo frontman is flanked by Dave Alvin, Pietra Wexstun, Ralph Carney, Rick King and the late Amy Farris

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- “You never really have a choice about the tone and subject matter of the records you make," confides veteran L.A. singer-songwriter Stan Ridgway about his new album, Neon Mirage. “At least I don't. They're obsessions, really. Things happen, good and bad. And for most people, the passing of a parent or a close friend has ...

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Raul Malo's Tex-Mex Journey on 'Sinners & Saints' Album, Due Sept. 28

Source: conqueroo
June 25, 2010

New album for Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group recorded in Nashville and Austin; guests include Augie Meyers, Shawn Sahm, Michael Guerra and The Trishas

AUSTIN, Texas -- Self-produced in his home studio, Sinners & Saints is the most intimate, honest and complex album Raul Malo has made in an already distinguished career. One hears in it a lifetime's journey, from the singer-songwriter's youth in Cuban neighborhoods of Miami through his years as one of the most intriguing talents in the Americana ...

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Cochemea Gastelum Presents "The Electric Sound of Johnny Arrow"

Source: Calabro Music
June 25, 2010

Brooklyn, NY -- Cochemea Gastelum is one of New York City's most in-demand horn players, a touring member of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and a recurring saxophonist in the original band for the Broadway musical, Fela! The Brooklyn-based multi-reedist has performed and/or recorded with a diverse group of artists, including Paul Simon, The Budos Band, The Roots, Public Enemy and Amy Winehouse. Now, at long last, this key figure of New York City's underground Afro-beat and new soul community ...

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