The Live Music Report
May 2008 |
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| Luis Mario Ochoa Quintet Momentos Cubanos |
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... Few are those who can sing a bolero as beautifully as Ochoa sings “Siboney”...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| OneUpOneDown Straight to Plan B |
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... When asked how they had come up with the name, Wallis explained that they were looking for something to denote being a duo ...
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| by Darlene Stimson & Mike Colyer |
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| Zakir Hussain & The Masters of Percussion |
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... But, tonight, Zakir Hussain & The Masters of Percussion would concentrate solely on the traditional drumming of Northern India ...
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| by Laila Boulos |
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| Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares |
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... Moving with ease from an atonal chatter representing the random sounds of a town’s worth of gossip, into incomprehensible harmony ...
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| by Tova G. Kardonne & Jim Bachalo |
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| KTL & Németh |
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... As the massive amounts of feedback flowed from the speakers, Rehberg concocted a mix of skewed, jittery beats ...
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| by Tom Sekowski |
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| Pupy y los que son son |
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... Complex rhythms, precision horns, sections of call and response, improvisation both vocal and instrumental, this band has it all ...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Talisker Players Chamber Music |
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... Suddenly the bridge erupted in grandeur and power and without warning the music descended into softness ...
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| by Francesco Emmanuel |
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| Frances-Marie Uitti & Sharon Kanach |
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... While Kanach read bits of Scelsi’s writings, Uitti sat still, waiting for her cue to play. Then, she broke into the most stunning sorts of glissando ...
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| by Tom Sekowski |
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| The Darren Sigesmund Septet |
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... Sigesmund's tunes change time signatures every few bars and the melodies are always stretching and sprawling through dense chord changes ...
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| by Zoë Guigueno & Roger Humbert |
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| Autorickshaw |
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... Suba Sankaran had just introduced Grossman as their special guest, bringing new-fangled contraptions and fresh tunes for their repertoire ...
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| by Tova G. Kardonne & Mike Colyer |
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| Dance |
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| CanAsian International Dance Festival |
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... His vivid depiction of woman as lover, Goddess, wife, and virgin, had a sure magnetic pull ...
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| by David Fujino |
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| BRAZiLEiRO 2008 |
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| by Roger Humbert |
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