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In Marley's Footsteps: Youssou Ndour Discovers the African Heart of Reggae on Dakar-Kingston Youssou Ndour's journey to Kingston began with the music pulsing from the Dakar market stalls of his childhood. It began during long hours of listening to reggae LPs from his uncle's record store. It continued decades later, long after Ndour became one of ...
Wadada Leo Smith: The Teacher
by Franz A. Matzner
Wadada Leo Smith's career as a creative musician spans more than forty years. The trumpeter/composer's myriad accomplishments have been well-documented, particularly recently, as his recoding and performance career have undergone a marked renaissance, the success of which has shown a spotlight not only on his recent undertakings, but also inspired a reexamination of his past works.
Bob Marley and The Wailers: Live Forever
by Doug Collette
Like Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley is one of those rare musical figures who achieved mythic status during his own lifetime. The Jamaican reggae master's legacy has grown posthumously-- due, in large measure, to the astute archiving of his recordings. Live Forever documents his final performance. At the time of this September, ...
Bob Marley and the Wailers, Live Forever (2011)
By Nick DeRiso The aptly titled Live Forever, a newly released concert set by Bob Marley and the Wailers, doesn't sound anything like a man just moments away from the end. Instead, it underscores the indominable spirit of the singer and his song. Marley had collapsed while jogging in New York just two days before, on ...
Celebrating 66 Years of Jamaica's Reggae King Bob Marley
Bob Marley was the Third World's first pop superstar. He was the man who introduced the world to the mystic power of reggae. He was a true rocker at heart, and as a songwriter, he brought the lyrical force of Bob Dylan, the personal charisma of John Lennon, and the essential vocal stylings of Smokey Robinson ...
Hindi Zahra Plays with East and West on "Handmade"
Berber Funk in the Soul Kitchen: Moroccan Singer-Songwriter Hindi Zahra Plays with East and West on Handmade Moroccan-born, Paris-based Hindi Zahra can speak to mountains or whisper in your ear. She can turn rustling plastic bags into Berber beats and Parisian kitchens into soul incubators. Playfully savoring East and West, she writes infectious and hip songs, ...
Empresarios "Sabor Tropical" Out 1/11/11 on Fort Knox Recordings
Fort Knox Recordings is proud to present Sabor Tropical (out January 11, 2011), the debut album from The Empresarios. The band was originally introduced on the 2009 label compilation The New Gold Standard 2, with infectious tunes that just begged to be remixed and reworked. The Empresarios are the first new artist to release their own ...
Tribute to a Reggae Legend: Global Celebration of Bob Marley, July 13
Tribute to a Reggae Legend: A global celebration of the music of Bob Marley, featuring five new, exclusive recordings by exceptional international artists Release Date: July 13, 2010 (International release dates vary) Few people have made the kind of lasting, universal impact that Bob Marley has made with his music. In his short 36 years, Marley ...
'Legend,' Bob Marley's Best-of Album, Lands on a Milestone
Bob Marley's Legend has sold more than 10 million copies since 1991, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Released in 1984, Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers didn't stir it up on the charts. It entered Billboard at No. 168 and peaked at No. 54. But the reggae icon's posthumous collection has lived up to ...
Branford & Ellis Marsalis: The Dawn of Marsalis Music
by Mark Corroto
The first family of jazz, the Marsalis of New Orleans, have seemingly been in the eye of a musical hurricane for the past twenty years. With the news that Saxophonist Branford Marsalis and his father Ellis Marsalis had severed their ties with Sony music, comes the announcement that they have formed the independent label Marsalis Music. ...
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