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Carles Benavent, un mar de buenas vibraciones
by Guillem Vidal
Hace tres años, Carles Benavent (Barcelona, 1954) iba paseando por los alrededores de la plaza de la Catedral, en pleno Barrio Gótico de Barcelona, cuando un extraño sonido lo atrapó. Era el hang, un nuevo y hechizante instrumento melódico de percusión de origen suizo cuyo sonido marcaría al cabo de muy poco tiempo el ...
Beantown Sings the Blues
By Timothy J. O'Keefe The Blues may have been spawned within the African-American communities of the Deep South in the late 19th century, but its influence still permeates our society today. While this music often acknowledges sadness, embraces loss, and speaks of impending dread, buried deep within its core you can sometimes find hope and resolve. ...
Amiri Baraka: Perspectives on Music and Race
by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
Amiri Baraka is the author of the insightful and comprehensive book, Blues People. It is a book that has opened many minds and readers to the African American Diaspora along with the history and roots of African American music. Baraka has now published a new book of essays titled, Digging (The Afro-American Soul of American Classical ...
John Lee Hooker, Jr. in Essen, Germany
by Phillip Woolever
John Lee Hooker, Jr. Zeche Carl Essen, Germany March 29, 2009 John Lee Hooker, Jr. brought his slick, blues-based revue to a small corner of the Rhineland and proved that a true artist knows no boundaries. The son also rises,indeed. The location had to be among the most out-of-the-way ...
The Story of Jazz Guitar
by AAJ Staff
While in its early days, jazz guitar was considered a rhythm instrument alongside the banjo of Dixieland. In 1940, Charlie Christian and his Gibson ES-150 changed that and elevated guitar to lead instrument status alongside the saxophone and trumpet--instruments that could acoustically cut through the sound of a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. Here, we encapsulate some of ...
