Friday, 27 June 2008
Cheb Hasni
Artist: Cheb Hasni
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Leregrette
Year:
Tracks: 11
The tragic mangle of vocalizer Cheb Hasni (born Hasni Chakroun) by members of a national terrorist unit of measurement had a profound core on the phylogenesis of rai, Algeria's popular dance music. According to Algerian writer Aziz Chouki, "(Hasni's) bump off changed the texts. It transformed the rai scene into a protest drive." Strongly opposed by Algeria's oppressive military regime during the civil war that swept through the Middle Eastern land, Hasni's songs, which advocated receptive expression of love, had been antecedently prohibited by Algeria's national censorship board. A native of the northeastern Oran greenwich Village of Gambetta, Hasni initially dreamed of stardom as a association football thespian. He left school in hope of playing with Oran's soccer team. When he had trouble making the team, he turned to music, telling at weddings and festivals with a grouping, Si Kada Nui. Performing at a wedding, Hasni was heard by the Naoui brothers, world Health Organization chartered him to ding at their club, Guingette. A couple recorded with Cheba Zahounia, "Imamu Amiri Baraka," became a major stumble in the summertime of 1987. Hasni's subsequent hits included "You Are the Healer," "You Ask for Separation," "My Suffering Was Long," and "May God Help Me." Despite his problems with the Algerian authorities, Hasni achieved remarkable success. His debut album, Madenitch Net Ferkou, sold closely a one thousand thousand copies in Paris and surrounding suburbs. Affectionately known as"the Julio Iglesias of Rai," Hasni is remembered for his ultra-light voice; schmaltzy lyrics; and affinity for plush, orchestrated, arrangements. He was returning home from a recording session when he was shot twice by individual he thought was a fan.
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Lalo Schiffrin
Artist: Lalo Schiffrin
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Piano Strings and Bossa Nova
Year: 1963
Tracks: 12
Best known for his "Mission: Impossible" topic song, Lalo Schifrin is an Argentinean-born composer, adapter, pianist, and conductor, whose malarky and classical training earned him tremendous achiever as a soundtrack composer. Born Boris Claudio Schifrin in Buenos Aires on June 21, 1932, his don was a symphonic violinist, and he began playing piano at years six. He enrolled in the Paris Conservatoire in 1952, hitting the jazz scene by night. After returning to Buenos Aires, Schifrin formed a 16-piece jazz orchestra, which helped him meet Dizzy Gillespie in 1956. Schifrin offered to compose Gillespie an prolonged suite, completing the five-movement Gillespiana in 1958; the same class, he became an transcriber for Xavier Cugat. In 1960, he stirred to New York City and joined Gillespie's quintet, which recorded "Gillespiana" to much general applaud. Schifrin became Gillespie's melodic director until 1962, contributing some other suite in "The New Continent"; he after departed to concentrate on his committal to writing. He likewise recorded as a leader, to the highest degree often in Latin jazz and bossa nova settings, and recognised his number one film-scoring grant in 1963 (for Rhinoceros!). Schifrin stirred to Hollywood late that class, scoring major successes with his indelible themes to Mission: Impossible and Mannix. Over the next ten, Schifrin would score films like The Cincinnati Kid, Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke, Dirty Harry, and Embark the Dragon. As a jazzer, he wrote the well-received "Jazz Mass" suite in 1965, and delved into fashionable jazz-funk with 1975's CTI album Bleak Widow. Schifrin continued his cinema work all the way through the '90s; during that decade, he recorded a series of orchestral idle words albums called Jazz Meets the Symphony, and became the principal adapter for the Three Tenors, which complemented his now-dominant sake in composing classic medicine.
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Suidakra
Artist: Suidakra
Genre(s):
Metal: Death,Black
Rock
Metal
Discography:
Command To Charge
Year: 2005
Tracks: 11
Signs For The Fallen
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
Emprise To Avalon
Year: 2002
Tracks: 9
The Arcanum
Year: 2000
Tracks: 9
Lays From Afar
Year: 1999
Tracks: 19
Auld Lang Syne
Year: 1998
Tracks: 10
Lupine Essence
Year: 1997
Tracks: 8
Caledonia
Year:
Tracks: 11
 
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Gemma Hayes - The Hollow of Morning
"It's that sad song on the line, that cuts right through your ribcage and gets stuck inside." One of those lyrics that says everything a review tries to.
After the success of her debut 'Night on My Side' and the lows of its follow-up 'The Roads Don't Love You', Gemma Hayes answers the 'what happened to's?' with this short and delicate album which deepens her appeal and says that 2005 was just a pothole in a long musical journey.
Two of the best things she's written are here: 'This Is What You Do' could coax anyone away from their favourite love song and the up-tempo 'Out of Our Hands' offers freedom in a chorus.
As an acoustic guitarist Hayes excels throughout and the patience she showed with herself deserves to be matched by the time you spend with these 10 tracks. Not a moment was or will be wasted.
Harry Guerin
After the success of her debut 'Night on My Side' and the lows of its follow-up 'The Roads Don't Love You', Gemma Hayes answers the 'what happened to's?' with this short and delicate album which deepens her appeal and says that 2005 was just a pothole in a long musical journey.
Two of the best things she's written are here: 'This Is What You Do' could coax anyone away from their favourite love song and the up-tempo 'Out of Our Hands' offers freedom in a chorus.
As an acoustic guitarist Hayes excels throughout and the patience she showed with herself deserves to be matched by the time you spend with these 10 tracks. Not a moment was or will be wasted.
Harry Guerin
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