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Billy Bang: Prayer for Peace
by Troy Collins
Protesting the inhumanity of war through creative endeavors takes on far greater significance when the artist in question has been personally involved. A veteran of the Vietnam War, violinist Billy Bang confronted his own personal demons on such albums as Vietnam: The Aftermath (Justin Time, 2001) and Vietnam: Reflections (Justin Time, 2004). Prayer for Peace is ...
Pablo Menendez & Mezcla: I'll See You in Cuba
by Raul d'Gama Rose
I'll See You in Cuba is an extraordinary celebration of Cuba's dance and song. It is a fiercely vivid account of a culture infused with the most electrifying elements of Afro-Caribbean heritage. As a musical odyssey it holds its own with the very best of Irakere and the Buena Vista Social Club. Pablo Menéndez and the ...
Roberto Fonseca: A Life in the Spirit
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Recognition for the considerable talent of Cuban pianist, Roberto Fonseca has spread far and wide, and if there was another dimension to enter, it would be the one that qualifies an artist to greatness. However, Fonseca fights shy of any attention that distracts from his music. A deeply spiritual person, who just happens to express himself ...
Jeff Dayton-Johnson's Best of 2009
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Jazz Man of the Year honors go without a doubt to Rafael Gilbert of Spain, who attended a performance by Larry Ochs of the ROVA Saxophone Quartet at the Sigüenza Jazz Festival in December, and called the police to report that, whatever it was that Ochs was playing, it wasn't jazz. Ochs was asked to play ...
Murcia in Spain to Rock with Jazz, Blues and World Music
This summer music lovers should head for a quiet region on Spain's Mediterranean coast. Murcia will be filled with the sound of music - jazz, blues, world and rock - from not one, but two major festivals. Kicking off tomorrow, the 12th San Javier International Jazz Festival will feature 16 concerts with music greats like John ...
Buena Vista Social Club: At Carnegie Hall
by AAJ Italy Staff
Meglio tardi che mai. Un titolo che continua a “perseguitare” i Buena Vista Social Club. Giunti tardi al successo e alla notorietà, i grandi vecchietti cubani incisero nel 1997 il CD omonimo: il disco più venduto nella storia della world music. Per la prima volta, grazie a Ry Cooder il mondo conobbe la voce diafana di ...
Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall
by Nenad Georgievski
Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall World Circuit 2008 There is an old joke about a young man walking the streets of New York City with a violin case under his arm. After failing to find the address he's looking for, he stops and asks ...
World Circuit/Nonesuch Records Release "Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall"
Double-Disc Recording Of Historic 1998 Concert Available Now “In 1998, the aging members of this Cuban collective realized a lifelong dream: playing to a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall. That show, captured on this two-disc set, is even more emotionally engaging than the group’s eponymous album, which triggered a worldwide Latin-jazz revival. ****1/2 [out of five]" ...
