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Jazz album by Pakistan music veterans tops western charts

4858 days ago

Guardian Music — Philanthropist Izzat Majeed's Sachal Orchestra pulls off unlikely musical coupThe rich strains of eastern music have for centuries wafted across the rooftops of old Lahore. But listen today and you might hear something new: jazzy riffs and a bossa no... more info

Manuel Galbán obituary

4883 days ago

Guardian Music — Grammy-winning Cuban guitarist with the Buena Vista Social ClubManuel Galbán, who has died aged 80, was one of Cuba's best-loved and most original guitarists, with a distinctive twangy style that made him sound at times like a Latin answer to Duane ... more info

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Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

4886 days ago

Guardian Music — When I listen to the Buena Vista Social Club album now, I'm struck by its closeness. It is music that presses up against you, that fills the room ...Many, many moons ago, when I was still a student, I went on an adventure to Cuba. I had a university ... more info

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Hugh Laurie – review

4947 days ago

Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonHugh Laurie is under no illusions. Nearly every song in tonight's 15-track set comes with a preamble, in which the 51-year-old actor holds forth warmly about which version of a jazz standard he will follow, or who originally playe... more info

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Various Artists - Japan Calling (donation stream)

4971 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — (Neovinyl Recordings, Spain - Electronic, House, Deep House) Everyone knows that Japan is going through a very delicate moment. Thanks to communication facilities available today, we can see on real-time the sadness and despair in the country, whi... more info

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Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo of Cotonou get their big break – after 40 years

4996 days ago

Guardian Music — The ageing players of Orchestre Poly-Rythmo have regrouped – with the help of Franz FerdinandOvernight success can take years. For the members of Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, it has taken more than 40 of them. Just as Cuba's Buena Vi... more info

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Wim Wenders - 3d Replaces Language In New Wim Wenders Film

5030 days ago

ContactMusic — Other directors have used 3D to enhance scenes of their films, but director Wim Wenders ( The Buena Vista Social Club Paris, Texas ) says that 3D was absolutely crucial in the making of his "dance documentary" Pina , which screened out of competition... more info

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Buena Vista and their timeless music

5044 days ago

The Telegraph — Hay Festival Cartagena rocks to the music of Buena Vista Social Club. more info

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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Buena Vista Social Club - At Carnegie Hall (2008)

5105 days ago

All About Jazz — By Nick DeRiso There is an uncommon nostalgia associated with this concert recording, and not just because of the lost history shared amongst these aging former Cuban stars. Alas, Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall wasn't released until after ... more info

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AfroCubism – review

5112 days ago

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonWhen this project was conceived 14 years ago, the idea was bold yet simple: the Malian guitarist Djelimady Tounkara and n'goni virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate would travel to Cuba to work with local musicians. The Africans failed to arrive,... more info

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Jazz album by Pakistan music veterans tops western charts

Manuel Galbán obituary

Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

Hugh Laurie – review

Various Artists - Japan Calling (donation stream)

Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo of Cotonou get their big break – after 40 years

Wim Wenders - 3d Replaces Language In New Wim Wenders Film

Buena Vista and their timeless music

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Buena Vista Social Club - At Carnegie Hall (2008)

AfroCubism – review

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