Author: athensccc
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The Handover
About There is, and has been, a prevailing orthodoxy permeating the Egyptian musical hierarchy that would render this spectacular piece as scandalous. But let us remember that over the past 100 years, Said Darwish, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Halim El Dabh, Ahmad Adaweya, and the modern Mahraganat movement have all experienced their fair share of scandal…
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Lokua Kanza
About Pascal Lokua Kanza, known professionally as Lokua Kanza, is a Congolese singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, philanthropist, television personality, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his soulful, folksy sound, which is atypical of the dancefloor-friendly African rumba music. He sings in French, Swahili, Lingala, Portuguese, English, and Wolof. He was a member of the coaching…
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The Blue Grass Boys
About Albums/Songs: Bill Monroe’s Greatest Hits My All Time Country Favorites 16 All‐Time Greatest Hits The Original Bluegrass Sound Southern Flavor Bluegrass Breakdown I’ll Meet You in Church Sunday Morning Radio Shows, 1946-48 Knee Deep in Bluegrass Bluegrass Special Cryin’ Holy Unto The Lord I Saw the Light The Great Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass…
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Flatt and Scruggs
About Flatt and Scruggs were an American bluegrass duo. Singer and guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs, both of whom had been members of Bill Monroe’s band, the Bluegrass Boys, from 1945 to 1948, formed the duo in 1948. Flatt and Scruggs are viewed by music historians as one of the premier bluegrass…
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Sam Fan Thomas
About Sam Fan Thomas is a Cameroonian musician associated with Makossa. He began in the late 1960s and had his first hit with “Rikiatou”. His “African Typic Collection” was an international hit in 1984 and is perhaps his best known work. Thomas began his career in the early 1970s as a guitarist in the Cameroonian…
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Dr. John
About Malcolm John Rebennack Jr., better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk. Albums/Songs: Tango Palace City Lights Anytime, Anyplace Crawfish Sóiree The Sun, Moon & Herbs Afterglow Television In the Right Place Dr. John Plays Mac…
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Knowmadic
About Ahmed Ali, better known by the pseudonym Knowmadic, is a Somali-Canadian poet, writer, actor, musician, and youth activist. Albums/Songs: better off nowhere reflections coffee on an empty stomach chillhop beat tapes: Knowmadic [Side B] i quit my job and made this Changing Winds Call to Action: What’s your favorite Knowmadic song? Share your thoughts…
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Allen Stone
About Allen Stone is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. Albums/Songs: Building Balance Radius Allen Stone Mystery Last to Speak APART Call to Action: What’s your favorite Allen Stone song? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Gregory Porter
About Gregory Porter is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album: first in 2014 for Liquid Spirit and then again in 2017 for Take Me to the Alley. Albums/Songs: Great Voices of Harlem Water Be Good Take Me to the Alley All Rise Still…
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José James
About José James is an American composer, baritone singer, guitar player and vocalist who combines contemporary jazz and hip hop. Albums/Songs: No Beginning No End On & On Love in a Time of Madness No Beginning No End 2 Round Two For All We Know José James: New York 2020 (Live) Blackmagic Lean on Me…