Giovanni Mirabassi (b. 1970) is an Italian jazz pianist who has been living in Paris since 1992. In 2001, the pianist recorded [amazon text=Avanti!&asin=B000059TIK], his first solo album where he revisited with a personal and moving style several popular anthems, songs of resistance, anti-war or partisan songs from around ... [Continue Reading]
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Lhasa: Rising
After La Llorona (1997) and [amazon text=The Living Road&asin=B0000DYMOL] (2003), [amazon text=Lhasa&asin=B001U7B4YS] (2009) is the Mexican-American singer songwriter's eponymous third album. It was also to be her last one since the recording was released only a few months before her death in 2010 at the age of 37. ... [Continue Reading]
Lhasa: El desierto
Born in the United States from American and Mexican parents, brought up through English and Spanish, travelling during her youth around North and Central America in a converted school bus, then spending her time between Canada and France, Lhasa de Sela (1972-2010) was a true wandering artist. "El Desierto" comes from her ... [Continue Reading]
Jan Johansson: Visa från utanmyra
Jan Johansson (1931-1968) is a Swedish jazz pianist who sadly passed away at the young age of 37. He is best known (and revered) for his best-selling 1962 [amazon text=Jazz på Svenska&asin=B000C0AMQA] recording. Translating as "Jazz in Swedish", the recording provides interpretations of popular Swedish folk songs on the ... [Continue Reading]
Cesária Évora: Mãe Carinhosa
A new song by Cesária Évora is certainly a good excuse to open the floodgates of nostalgia! The Cape Verdean singer passed away in December 2011 after a very successful "late" international career. The singer was 47 when she recorded her first breakthrough album [amazon text=La Diva Aux Pieds Nus&asin=B00017YY90] in 1988. ... [Continue Reading]
Alela Diane & Alina Hardin: Matty Groves
This is another song by Alela Diane which comes from the [amazon text=Alela %26 Alina&asin=B002ONGY2O] EP (2009) featuring Alina Hardin. On this particular EP, old and new songs arranged with splendid harmonies alternate seamlessly. It includes three compositions, a cover of Townes Van Zandt's Rake and two traditional ... [Continue Reading]
