Category Archives: Music

N THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET – Bar Colombia, Sant Andreu, Joan Chamorro, Andrea Motis, Sept. 2019

On the Saturday afternoon of the 6th Jazzing Festival, September 2019, there was a concert at the Bar Colombia in Sant Andreu town centre with Joan Chamorro, Andrea Motis, Carla Motis and Josep Traver plus some of the Sant Andreu … Continue reading

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Fats Waller – Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Stormy Weather (1943)

Fats Waller – Ain’t Misbehavin’ with Lena Horne, dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, drummer Zutty Singleton, bassist Slam Stewart, Trumpeter Benny Carter… in “Stormy Weather” (1943) by Andrew L. Stone, for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. http://www.bojazz.com/http://bjazz.unblog.fr/ http://bessjazz.blogspot.com/

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Fats Waller Plays “Handful of Keys.”

The one and only in his signature composition.

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Top 5 Boogie Woogie Piano Performances!

Top 5 Boogie Woogie Piano Performances, check them out! ►The easiest way to learn songs on piano: http://tinyurl.com/graffity-flowkey

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Chirp to arms: musicians record album to help conserve endangered birds

Ten-track record samples recordings of endangered, vulnerable or near threatened birds by artists from same country A black catbird. The black catbird’s song was worked on by the Belizean group the Garifuna Collective, led by another keen birder-cum-musician, Al Ovando. … Continue reading

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Beatboxing Monk Creates Hypnotic Meditation Music w/ His Own Voice

“I am honored to be able to combine my passion with my religious beliefs, and that this has impacted people around the world.” While many Buddhist monks take a vow of silence as part of their practice, one monk named … Continue reading

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Why Does Music Only Use 12 Different Notes?

Why does Western music divide the octave into 12 different notes? Why not 13, or 19 or 24 notes? For such a simple sounding question, the answer is actually a tangle of history, physics and human preference. Get ready for … Continue reading

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Salif Diarra | Kounou Album | Interview Release

In 2016, Salif Diarra, a composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, met the Playing For Change crew in his home of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and started a musical collaboration and friendship that led to the production of this new album. Recorded entirely … Continue reading

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The Story of “It Wasn’t Me” by Shaggy

When Shaggy recorded his Hot Shot album, containing “It Wasn’t Me” and “Angel”, the label dismissed it as a throw-away album with “no hits”. “It Wasn’t Me” wasn’t even released as a single. But a series of happy accidents, some … Continue reading

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The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought

Brazilian bossa nova isn’t elevator music, it’s actually really intensely complicated! Let’s find out why! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15 per year (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/adamneely Sources: https://bit.ly/32moHOP Thanks to Martina da Silva for being the voice of … Continue reading

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