Classical

Март ’17

The New England Conservatory Philharmonia led by guest conductor Jefferey Kahane at the keyboard, present Mozart's Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major. Recorded live in Jordan Hall November 6, 2013 by Alex Hug.

Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major- Allegretto

My take on Chopin's saddest little prelude.  Two and a half minutes of ache.


Chopin Prelude No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 28

Amadou Et Mariam - Bara ( Joaquin`s Sacred Rhythm Mix )

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Steinway artist, Chad Lawson, decided Chopin needed a new introduction.  Along with violinist Judy Kang (Lady Gaga, Ryuichi Sakamoto) and cellist Rubin Kodheli (Kanye West, Norah Jones), Lawson has arranged ten Chopin works into a minimalist landscape.

It's a risk editing the "poet of the piano" but one that Chopin would be proud of.  

Taking 10 Chopin works, Lawson decided to scale the works down to a minimalist setting.  "I knew even if bare-bones, Chopin's works could still be as spellbinding as the original compositions we are so familiar with." says the pianist.  

Produced by Chad Lawson & Alejandro Clavijo. Mixed by Stephen Lee Price.  Mastered by Michael Graves of Osiris Studios (Atlanta, GA).

Chopin Nocturne in F Minor-Op. 55, No 1 (Variation) Piano, Violin, Cello - Chad Lawson

STILL LIVING IN SLAVERY
RELEASE DATE	2014-09-08
LABELS	                Baobab Music
CATALOG #	        BBMCD001

Mr Raoul K - Sene Kela feat. Laolu (Mr Raoul K & Laolu Version)

. first release of Nyami Nyami records in tribute to the late  Chiwoniso, a genius Zimbabwean singer and mbira player. 
. 350 copies limited edition 12'' / screen printed covers signed and numbered by artist Misheck Masamvu, each unique in color. Distribution by www.sofarecords.fr
. B side is a remix by Tendai 'Chimurenga Renaissance' Maraire, brother of Chiwoniso and one half of hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces
. release planned  on wednesday april the 15th

Chiwoniso - Zvichapera

Pre-Order the album now and download Kudaushe now for free!

AFRIQUOI
‘KOLABA’
Available in CD + digital formats
We’ve come a long way since the Drummers of Burundi’s now famous appearance at the inaugural WOMAD Festival in 1982. Today a new era for ‘world music’ is emerging, both in the UK and globally. The internet and permeation of mobile technology mean ideas and musical styles are shared globally at a rate faster than ever, with hiphop scenes in Senegal, house music scenes in South Africa, Kuduro in Portugal and futuristic African music across the UK.

In London, African music has become increasingly popular. No longer deemed “exotic”, it is simply part of the musical make-up of 21st century Britain. This is the starting point for Afriquoi - a new generation of musical producers and consumers who have grown up with African music alongside house, garage, drum and bass, grime, hiphop, reggae and jazz. 

Afriquoi’s debut album ‘Kolaba’, released 11th September on Wormfood Records, is a deep project with real roots. Rather than a one-off collaboration between musicians with no musical or personal connection, ‘Kolaba’ is 
the product of four years intense work with the same group of people, deepening their knowledge of each other’s musical, cultural and personal histories. This gives the Afriquoi sound a particular richness and uniqueness.

Bringing in elements of Congolese soukous and rumba, Mandinka griot music, Shona mbira and marimba, Jamaican dancehall, house, garage, disco and drum and bass, ‘Kolaba’ embraces styles from across the African diaspora but with its roots firmly planted in London where the band live. As guitarist Fiston ‘Papa’ Lusambo says, “This is a new music. If you miss it, you miss life”.

Afriquoi came to be in 2011 when promoter and percussionist André Marmot arranged separate production collaboration sessions between producer Nico Bentley, guitarist Fiston Lusambo, kora player Jally Kebba Suso and marimba player Kudaushe Matimba.

Having run ‘Rootmaster’, the world music sessions at Hootananny Brixton since 2009, André mixed with a huge number of London’s African musicians and groups, and so was in a unique position to arrange collaborations with fellow musicians. There was no set outcome planned beyond inviting a range of musicians he admired to collaborate with a producer he trusted, and seeing what happened. 

Further collaborations took place over the next few years with Jamaican/Birmingham vocalist Serocee, deep house/ disco vocalist and singer Andre Espeut, Algerian mandol player Seddik Zebiri, dancehall singer Warrior Queen, and grime MC Badness, as well as sessions with Swedish/Botswanan mbira player Otto Gumaelius, Gambian percussionist Musa Mboob, Senegalese singer Batch Gueye and guimbri player Nuru Kane. 

Although not all these artists made it onto the album it was an important formative experience for the band’s sound and after playing shows with a variety of personnel, the band cohered in Summer 2013 with the live lineup of Jally Kebba Suso (kora), Fiston Lusambo (guitar), André Espeut (vocals), Nico Bentley (live electronics) and André Marmot (percussion). 

Having performed at a hugely diverse range of festivals and venues including Glastonbury, The London Olympics 2012, Bestival, Secret Garden Party, Fusion Festival and many more, Afriquoi are set for more shows this summer with the ‘Kolaba’ album launch at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, 11th September.

2015 live shows:

JULY
4th	SCOTLAND		Kelburn Garden Party
5th	LEEDS			Hi-Fi
17th	LONDON 		Lovebox Festival
18th	LANCASHIRE		Beat Herder Festival
25th	CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Secret Garden Party
AUGUST
1st	HOLLAND		Ruigoord Festival 
15th	GERMANY		3000grad Festival
29th	NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	Shambala Festival (DJ set)
30th	ITALY			Kribiskrabis Festival
31st	CROATIA		Dimensions Festival
SEPTEMBER
3rd	CROATIA		Outlook Festival, Croatia
11th	LONDON		Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre


Kudaushe (ft Kudaushe Matimba)

We can never tire of this delicious piece!

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Clair de Lune - Debussy

"Just like the cities staggered on the coastline
Living in a nation that just can't stand much more
Like the forest buried beneath the highway
Never had a chance to grow
Never had a chance to grow

And now it's winter
Winter in America
Yes and all of the healers have been killed
Or sent away, yeah
But the people know, the people know
It's winter
Winter in America
And ain't nobody fighting
Cause nobody knows what to say
Save your soul, Lord knows
From Winter in America"

-Gil Scott Heron, Winter in America (1974)

The Last Full Moon of Winter

IN TRUE AFRO-TECH-HOUSE, SUN OF GAO TAKES YOU DEEEEEEP!

HAILING FROM THE IVORY COAST OF WEST AFRICA, GERMAN-BASED PRODUCER MR. RAOUL K BRINGS HIS SIGNATURE BLISSED-OUT COMBINATION OF ELEGANT PROGRESSIONS & AFRO-TECH-HOUSE BEATS TO FATSOULS.

PRODUCED & ARRANGED BY:- MR. RAOUL K

N'GONI: ASSABA, TALKING DRUM: DELE AYORNDI, PERCUSSION BY: LEYE M. BAYE.

COPYRIGHT 20009 - FATSOULS RECORDS. PUBLISHING - PANSA PANSA MUSIC (ASCAP)
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A FEW REVIEWS:-

- CITY MIX - GREAT BUILDING UP! SUPER DEEP AND SPIRITUAL. LOVING IT! VILLAGE MIX -
THIS ONE, TOO. IT HAS GREAT VIBES - HIDEO KOBAYASHI.

- NICE PRODUCTION, MY FAVORITE MIX IS THE CITY MIX - CLAUDE MONET.

- LOVIN' THE CITY MIX! A REAL BUILBER, IT HAS SOME ECHOES OF PRAISE BY INNER CITY (MAYDAY MIX), LOVIN' THE SOUND QUALITY AS WELL. THE VILLAGE MIX IS MORE OF A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK FOR ME, I EXPECT IT TO GO CHILL, BUT THE BEATS KINDA OVERRULED THAT - SVEN VAN HEES.

Mr. Raoul K - Sun of Gao - (City Mix)

PI Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, my favourite Christmas music piece.

Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, III. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

This page is for snippets and teasers. Alternate aliases include: Snekhoose, Cacero Lazo

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The Last Full Moon of Winter

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