Few protest albums have the percolating groove appeal of Dr. John’s City That Care Forgot. If not for lyrics like "the road to the White House, paved with lies" the song "Promises, Promises" would be a typically chipper New Orleans second-line strut. And "You Might Be Surprised" sounds like the kind of horn-and-strings-colored blues that has always been part of the piano giant’s repertoire -- until its darker hues come through in the lines "life is a near death experience/Hell is right here on this great big Earth." Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of Dr. John’s hometown and the following years of neglect sparked these 13 angry songs. The government, insurance companies and developers, and still-lingering institutional racism take an a**-whipping with help from Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Terence Blanchard, Ani DiFranco, and Terrance Simien in cameo appearances. The climax is a suite -- "Dream Warrior," "Black Gold," "We Getting There" -- whose brooding imagery, funky keyboards, Latin percussion, and dramatic horns recall the great Blaxploitation movie music of the ’70s. On the other hand "My People Need a Second Line" speaks to the resilience of New Orleans culture, holding threads of hope bright as the trilling of Dr. John’s piano.
1. Keep On Goin' 2. Time For A change 3. Promises, Promises 4. You Might Be Surprised 5. Dream Warrior 6. Black Gold 7. We Gettin' There 8. Stripped Away 9. Say Whut? 10. My People Need A Second Line 11. Land Grab 12. City That Care Forgot 13. Save Our Wetlands
Orishas are a Latin rap group of Cuban expatriates whose debut album, A Lo Cubano (2000), was internationally acclaimed and whose subsequent albums found them furthering their fusion of Latin rhythms and melodies with hip-hop. Comprised of Roldán, Ruzzo, and Yotuel, the group was formed in Paris, France, in the late '90s. The original lineup also included Flaco-Pro, who left the group after its debut album. Prior to moving to Paris and forming Orishas with Roldán and Flaco-Pro, Ruzzo and Yotuel had been members of the pioneering Cuban rap group Amenaza. In collaboration with producer Nicolas Nocchi, Orishas made their full-length album debut in 2000 with A Lo Cubano, a groundbreaking Latin rap album that fused Afro-Cuban rhythms, hip-hop beats, melodic singing, and socially conscious raps to international acclaim. Reduced to a trio after the departure of Flaco-Pro, Orishas refined their musical fusion on their second album, Emigrante (2002), which was more melodic than their debut. El Kilo (2005), the third Orishas album, was a further refinement of the group's musical fusion. Moreover, El Kilo continued to broaden the group's popularity, particularly in Europe, where the album charted in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, and Portugal. Cosita Buena (2008), the fourth Orishas album, followed a year later and again found the group evolving musically.
1. Hay Un Son 2. A Lo Cubano 3. Elegante 4. Elmigrantes 5. 537 C.U.B.A. 6. Represent, Cuba [feat. Heather Headley] 7. Nací Orishas 8. ¿Que Pasa? 9. Silencio 10. Connexion 11. Habana 12. El Kilo 13. ¿Que Bola? 14. Quien Te Dijo 15. Un Pagina Doblada
Disc Two
1. Mistica 2. Desaparecidos 3. Bombo 4. Soy Guajiro [feat. Benny More] 5. Kayliah [feat. Gwadloup Cuba] 6. Da Weasel [feat. Sigue Sigue] 7. Carlos Jean [feat. La Alianza] 8. 1.9.9.9. [Remix] 9. Orishas Llego [Cayo Huesa Mix] 10. ¿Que Pasa? [Red Mix]
1. Nací Orishas 2. Distinto 3. Elegante 4. El Kilo 5. Que Se Bote 6. Reina De La Calle 7. Bombo 8. Al Que Le Guste 9. Amor Al Arte 10. Tumbando Y Dando 11. La Calle 12. Stress 13. La Vacuna 14. Quien Te Dijo
Reggae artist Burning Spear, who chose his music name in honor of Kenyan freedom fighter and first president Jomo Kenyatta, presents his latest album in a decades-long career promoting peace, unity, and love. Burning Spear has traveled to violence-torn Nairobi at the behest of the United Nations to offer the positive influence of his music; now listeners across the globe can feel his strong, positive message of self-reliance, African unity, and respect for one's fellow man in Jah is Real.
1. Cruise 2. Step It 3. You Were Wrong 4. Run For Your Life 5. Jah Is Real 6. People In High Places 7. One Africa 8. Grandfather 9. Wickedness 10. Stick To The Plan 11. No Compromise 12. 700 Strong 13. Grass Root 14. Step it [Remix]
The Brothers Johnson is a band consisting of musicians, and brothers, George aka 'Lightnin' Licks' and Louis Jagger Johnson aka 'Thunder Thumbs'. After touring with various artists like Bobby Womack and Billy Preston, Quincy Jones hired them for a tour in Japan and produced their debut album Look Out For #1, released in March 1976 (#9 U.S.) Their Right On Time album was released in May 1977 and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 200.
1. I'll Be Good To You 2. Thunder Thumbs And Lightnin' Licks 3. Get The Funk Out Ma Face 4. Tomorrow 5. Free And Single 6. Come Together 7. Land Od Ladies 8. Dancin' And Prancin' 9. The Devil
1. Runnin' For Your Lovin' 2. Free Yourself, Be Yourself 3. "Q" 4. Right On Time 5. Strawberry Letter 23 6. Brother Man 7. Never Leave You Lonely 8. Love Is
Van Hunt is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He released his debut album, Van Hunt, in 2004, and a follow-up, On the Jungle Floor, in 2006, both on Capitol Records. He won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for appearing on the tribute version of the Sly & the Family Stone song, "Family Affair", in 2007. He transitioned to Blue Note Records where his 2008 album, Popular, was shelved and never released. He self-released the compilation album Use In Case of Emergency in 2009.
1. Sexy [I'm Not Known For Dancin'] 2. Her Smile 3. Saturday Laughs 4. ATTENTION! 5. N.E.Thing2getura10chin 6. Hidden Charm [Original Version] 7. Come Tomorrow 8. Man Of The Year [Original Version] 9. 0405 10. Funny 11.Tingle
1. Intro 2. If I Take You Home [Upon...] 3. Hot Stage Lights 4. Daredevil, Baby 5. Ride, Ride, Ride 6. Being A Girl 7. Suspicion [She Knows Me Too Well] 8. Mean Sleep [feat. Nikka Costa] 9. Priest Or Police 10. Character 11. Interlude 12. No Sense Of Crime 13. At The End Of A Slow Dance 14. The Thrill Of This Love 15. Hole In My Heart 16. The Night Is Young
1. Dust 2. Seconds Of Pleasure 3. Hello, Goodbye 4. Down Here In Hell [With You] 5. What Can I Say 6. Anything [To Get Your Attention] 7. Highlights 8. Precious 9. Her december 10. Hold My Hand 11. Who Will Love Me In Winter 12. Out Of The Sky
1. Black Rose
2. Leaf In The Wind
3. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
4. Delicious Poison
5. To Live As To Dream
6. Paradox In Time
7. Tatou My Heart
8. Nadir
9. Aint The Truth
10. Caught
11. Conversations With Myself
12. Why Should I Care
1. Look Into The Past
2. Rainy Daze
3. Sunshine After The Rain
4. Hold On
5. Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
6. Angels Falling
7. Givin' It
8. In Utopia
9. Scat Attack
10. Fading Beauty
11. Just Another Day
12. Flora
1. Maiden Voyage, Taking Off
2. Prayer Of Love
3. Yellow Rain
4. Black And White
5. Wanted For Reason
6. Tracks
7. Maiden Voyage, Going Somewhere
8. Here Between The Silence
9. What Is Jazz?
10. Comfort Of Strangers
11. Suite Life
12. When I'm With You
13. Secret Desire
14. Maiden voyage, Gone
1. When I'm With You [Opaz Dub Mix]
2. When I'm With You
3. Maiden Voyage
4. Comfort Of Strangers
5. Is This How it Feels
6. Tracks
7. Sleep
8. When I'm With you
Monday Michiru Sipiagin (maiden name Mariano, more commonly known as Monday Michiru / MONDAY 満ちる born) is a Japanese American actress, singer, and songwriter whose music encompasses and fuses a wide variety of genres including jazz, dance, pop, and soul. She is arguably best known for being a pioneer of the acid jazz movement in Japan in the early 1990's yet she has created her own unique style of music that transcends traditional definitions of the aforementioned genres.
1. Interlude 2. Epiphany 3. Your Eyes 4. Candy 5. Sometimes 6. Suite 610 7. Genetic Imprints 8. That's Not Me 9. Weak 10. Sands Of Time 11. One 12. On And On
1. I'm Gonna Love You just A Little More Babe 2. Journey To The Light 3. Just Be Good To Me 4. Aldeia De Ogum 5. Vera Cruz 6. Walking In Your Footsteps 7. My Ever Changing Moods 8. Remind Me 9. Mi Vida 10. Call Me 11. True Colors
1. Routes Interlude 2. Right Time 3. Hung up 4. Be Who You Are 5. Philosophy Road 6. Touch The Sky 7. Remember 8. Dig Deep 9. Don't 10. Yellow Light 11. I'm Still Here 12. I Couldn't See 13. New Way 14. Sketches Of Myself
1. You Make Me [Studio Apartment Mix] 2. The Right Time [Jephte's King Street Vocal] 3. Tiger Eyes 4. The Real Thing [feat, Rasmus Faber] 5. Sunshine After The Rain [MAW 12" Mix] 6. Butterfly 7. A.D.D.P. 8., Shooting Star 9. New Beginnings 10. Higher [Spiritual Life vocal]
1. Prologue 2. Talk 3. Generations 4. Road Less Traveled 5. Send One Your Love 6. Interesting Times 7. So Close, Yet So Far 8. First Steps 9. Mysteries Of Life 10. Heal 11. If I Knew Then [What I Know Now] 12. Yokan [Premonition] 13. Epilogue
Most notable for being the first Sugababes member to go solo, Siobhan Donaghy has since carved out a niche for herself as one of Britain's most intriguing young female artists.
1. Don't Give It Up 2. So You Say 3. There's A Place 4. Sometimes 5. 12 Bar Acid Blues 6. Make It Right 7. Coming Up for Air 8. Goldfish 9. Medevac 10. Halcyon Days 11. Ghosts
1. Nothing But Song 2. Man Without Friends 3. Overrated 4. Little Bits 5. As You Like It 6. Next Human [XY] 7. Suasex 8. Twist Of Fate 9. Faces 10. Dialect 11. Revolution In Me 12. Iodine
The Combination of a New York born Willis, Producer/Husband Jimi Tenor and a Helsinki based backing band have together created a geographically diverse Northern Soul album for the Mid-Noughties.
1. Feeling Free
2. If This Ain’t Love [I Don’t Know What Is]
3. Keep Reachin’ Up
4. Blues Downtown
5. My Four Leaf Clover
6. A Perfect Kind Of Love
7. Invisible Man
8. Holdin’ On
9. No One’s Gonne Love You
10. Soul Investigators Theme
11. Hidden Track [Bonus]
Amp Fiddler is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.. His musical styles include funk,soul, dance and electronica music. He is probably best known for his contributions to the band Enchantment, and as part of George Clinton’s Parliament and Funkadelic groups from 1985 until 1996.
1. Crazy Day 2. Drama Inside 3. I Fell On The Wagon 4. You 5. Black House [Paint The White house] 6. Be Alright 7. I Believe In You 8. Serious 9. Lonely 10. Vibrationship 11. Changes 12. This World
1. The Box 2. Pray Together 3. You Must Be The One [feat. Allen Barnes] 4. Funky Monday 5. Dope 6. Superficial [Amp's Soul Special] 7. Afro Butt [feat. Tony Allen] 8. Hollywood 9. Seven Mile 10. Hope 11. Eye To Eye [Kenny Dope's Remix] 12. Eye To Eye [Kenny Dope's Keyapella]
1. Faith 2. If I Don't 3. Right Where You Are 4. Find My Way 5. Empower [Afro Strut Skit] 6. I Need You 7. You Could Be Mine 8. Heaven [Afro Strut Skit] 9. Seven Mile 10. Funky Monday 11. Ridin' 12. Hustle
1. Intro 2. I Believe In You 3. Dreamin' 4. Superficial 5. Possibilities 6. Soul Devine 7. You Played Me 8. Eye To Eye 9. Love And War 10. If You Can't Get Me Off Your Mind 11. Unconditional Eyes 12. This Is How 13. Waltz Of A Ghetto Fly
Hailed as a prodigy on the acoustic double bass within months of first touching the instrument as a 15-year-old, Esperanza Spalding has emerged as a fine jazz bassist, but has also distinguished herself playing blues, funk, hip-hop, pop fusion, and Brazilian and Afro-Cuban styles as well. After touring and playing with a whole host of artists, including Joe Lovano, Patti Austin, Michel Camilo, Charlie Haden, Regina Carter, Pat Metheny, Dave Samuels, and a host of others, in addition to heading her own jazz trio, Spalding recorded and released Junjo on the Barcelona-based AYVA imprint in 2006, following it with the simply named Esperanza on Heads Up Records in 2008.
1. Ponta De Areia
2. I Know You Know
3. Fall In
4. I Adore You
5. Cuerpa Y Alma [Body and Soul]
6. She Got You
7. Precious
8. Mela
9. Love In Time
10. Espera
11. If That's True
12. Samba Em Preludio
Bahamadia is a Philadelphia-born hip hop artist, a DJ who later became an MC. As an affiliate of the Gang Starr Foundation, she released her critically-acclaimed debut album entitled Kollage in 1996. The album featured production by Guru and DJ Premier of Gangstarr. Kollage was followed in 2001 by BB Queen, an EP release.
1 Good Rap Music 2. Real Love 3. Serious Pt. I 4. Buck Season 5. Culture Cut 6. Reign 7. Reign 8. Fun 9. Serious Pt. II 10. Good Rap Improv 11. Glory 12. Thank You
1. Intro
2. Word Play
3. Spontaneity
4. Rugged Ruff
5. Interlude
6. I Confess
7. Uknowhowwedo
8. Interlude
9. Total Wreck
10. Innovation
11. Da Jawn
12. Interlude
13. True Honey Buns [That Freak Sh*t]
14. 3 Tha Hard Way
15. Biggest Part Of Me
"Music is a miniature of the harmony of the whole universe, for the harmony of the universe is life itself, and humans, being a miniature of the universe, show harmonious and inharmonious chords in their pulsations, in the beat of their hearts, in their vibration, rhythm and tone. Their health or illness, their joy or discomfort, all show the music or lack of music in their life.
And what does music teach us? Music helps us to train ourselves in harmony, and it is this which is the magic or the secret behind music. When you hear music that you enjoy, it tunes you and puts you in harmony with life. Therefore we need music; we long for music. Many say that they do not care for music, but these have not heard music. If they really heard music; it would touch their souls, and then certainly they could not help loving it. If not, it would only mean that they had not heard music sufficiently, and had not made their heart calm and quiet in order to listen to it, and to enjoy and appreciate it. Besides music develops that faculty by which one learns to appreciate all that is good and beautiful in the form of art and science, and in the form of music and poetry one can then appreciate every aspect of beauty.
What is wonderful about music is that it helps us to concentrate or meditate independently of thought - and therefore music seems to be the bridge over the gulf between form and the formless. If there is anything intelligent, effective and at the same time formless, it is music. Poetry suggests form, line and colour suggest form, but music suggests no form. It creates also that resonance which vibrates through the whole being, lifting the thought above the denseness of matter; it almost turns matter into spirit, into its original condition, through the harmony of vibrations touching every atom of one's whole being.
Beauty of line and colour can go so far and no further; the joy of fragrance can go a little further; but music touches our innermost being and in that way produces new life, a life that gives exaltation to the whole being, raising it to that perfection in which lies the fulfillment of our life."
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