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All Jazz Radio
Where Jazz Lovers of South Africa, Africa & The World meet to share in a common social interest and lifestyle on the World Wide Web.
 

All Jazz Radio is broadcasting ”live” on the ‘net. One can “tune in” and hear a continuous broad mix of music being played currently online, right around the clock, 24/7. We would like you please visit our social media sites and pages on; Facebook at www.facebook.com/AllJazzRadio. @AllJazzRadioSA on Twitter and of our website at http://www.alljazzradio.co.za

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We play more South African and African Jazz, Blues, Latin and World Jazz than all radio stations in the universe, we also play more Jazz, Blues, Latin and World Jazz that no one may have heard on the radios station in the global village, tune in for and unforgettable music experience all day and everyday,

"George Cartwright is a Minnesota-based composer, performer, bandleader, producer collaborator, with a prolific career spanning over 30 years. His career began in his ho Mississippi, shaped by a childhood woven through with early memories of singing in c learning songs at his grandfather’s knee. He grew up on rock-n-roll and fell in love with hearing Charles Lloyd’s iconic “Forest Flower,” and like the British bands that he listen high school, he was also heavily influenced by the blues being played literally in his ow backyard of the Mississippi Delta.
Musical instrument exploration naturally followed, beginning with piano lessons and lat learning to play by ear. During this phase, George began his initial foray into composin lyrical pieces, as well as instrumental pieces in the manner of Mississippi John Hurt an Fahey. He bought his first sax on his 21st  birthday from a secondhand thrift store for $6 from his grandmother. Irresistibly drawn to the beauty and passion of jazz saxophone mention experiencing a musical epiphany after hearing Ornette Coleman’s “Dancing in Head” – George began to purposefully channel his energy into composing.
Post-college, he studied at the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, NY, where he wa to the music and concepts of Dave Holland, Anthony Braxton, Karl Berger, Frederic Rz Kalaparusha, Ursula Oppens, Leo Smith, Oliver Lake, and many other major jazz inno the time.
The late 70’s involved a move to New York City, where George formed a trio with Mich and David Moss, known as Meltable Snaps It, performing at such venues as The Kitch Franklin Furnace, Phil Niblock’s Experimental Intermedia Foundation, and Inroads. In also formed his band Curlew with bassist Bill Laswell, which went on to record 12 CDs under the Cuneiform Records label, among others. The band included such notables a Cora, Fred Frith, Wayne Horwitz, Davey Williams and Anne Rupel, and performed at h jazz festivals and venues in North America and Europe.
In 1993, George returned to his Southern roots, relocating to Memphis, Tennessee. O six years, he continued to collaborate with fellow musicians, compose, perform and pr recordings with Curlew. During this time, he also produced a solo CD 'The Memphis Y
George moved to his current home base in the Twin Cities in 1999, where he found a tremendous wealth of like-minded musicians, with whom he continues to collaborate a to this day. George has worked with a wide range of artists both domestically and abro addition to composing, George continues to perform locally in the Twin Cities.  Perfor include The Cedar Cultural Center, numerous events at the Walker Art Center, Studio more."

Desdamona came onto the Minneapolis scene in 1997 and although she wasn't the first woman to grab the mic, she paved the way for ladies who rock the mic in the Twin Cities and was the first female MC widely known for not only rockin' mics but as a promoter, community organizer and teaching artist. She co-founded B-Girl Be, a celebration of women in Hip Hop that hosted women from all over the world in the 4 elements of Hip Hop to the Twin Cities for a yearly festival (2005-07, 2009-10).
For years, Des has toured and recorded as well as hosting a weekly open mic at the Blue Nile, creating a space for up and coming artists in the Twin Cities. In 2007. Des toured with Jamaican grammy award winning, living legends , Sly &amp; Robbie and has collaborated with the duo numerous times. (There is a sample right here on her page - "The Source") Des has shared the stage with Saul Williams, Brother Ali, Boots Riley (The Coup), Les Nubians, Zap Mama, Guru, KRS ONE and many more.
2012, with partner Carnage the Executioner, French Label, Nato Records / Hope Street released the ill chemistry self-titled album. ill chemistry is a collaboration of beat box and vocals. 

In April of 2016 Des is releasing her latest album "No Man's Land" featuring an all woman cast of features. A response to the lack of representation of women in Hip Hop, the album explores a new world where women are the dominant voice in the art form and pays respect to those who came before. 
All of Desdamona's music can be found on itunes and bandcamp. 
Check out her video for The Comeback at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/desdamonaone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/desdamonaone</a> 



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