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Happy Birthday Frank Gambale. ‘Keep on Tuning!’

This day (December 22, 1958), in Canberra, Australia, is born Frank Gambale, an Australian jazz fusion guitarist.Tracklist : 1 . @ NAMM (2020) 2 . w/ Dennis Chambers, Mike Pope, Sean Wayland -...

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Out Of Nubia

Nobiin and Kenzi-Dongola chants wreathe around these rhythms, daring to preserve a tongue as old as time. Ali Hassan Kuban, the Nubian pied piper, mesmerized the global stage with his...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 21 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Frank Zappa, Joe Bonamassa, Dionne Warwick, Lou Reed, Ornette Coleman, Lee Morgan, Pat Metheny, Ladysmith Black Mambazo We Celebrate Carla Thomas, Betty Wright, Albert...

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This week In One-Off Collaborations 51/52

Judy Garland & Mel Tormé, Keith Richards & Jerry Lee Lewis, Christina Aguilera & Andrea Bocelli, Boz Scaggs, Naughty By Nature, Joan Osborne, Marcus Miller & David Sanborn, Michael McDonald...

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This week In ’70s Throwback’ 51/52

How well do you know the music of T. Rex, The Clash, KISS, Steve Miller Band, Grand Funk Railroad, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Lou Reed, Black Sabbath, The Guess...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°225 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of 50 Cent, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, G-Unit, Oxide & Neutrino, Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Outkast, Samantha Mumba, Timbaland, Lemar ? Take our...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°285 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Rod Stewart, Berlin, Sheena Easton, Samantha Fox, Robin Beck, Bonnie Tyler, Shakin' Stevens, Jason Donovan, R.E.M., Nick Kamen, The Human League, Taylor...

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‘We Are Live’ N°120 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Blink, Status Quo, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Smokin' Mojo Filters, Catatonia, Peter Gabriel, Terry Hall, L.A. Guns, Luciano Pavarotti, Chris...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°579 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Nils Van Zandt & Dave McCullen, Andy Bell, Future Breeze, Moloko, M1, K-Klass, Lazytown, Michelle Marsh, Lord Large, Warp Brothers, Micky Modelle,...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°296 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Fat Les, Ramones, Rob Zombie, INXS, Peter Gabriel, Hanson, Pulp, Jamiroquai, Pet Shop Boys, Semisonic, Neneh Cherry, Mansun ? Take our 12-track...

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We remember Albert King. ‘King Albert’

This day (December 21, 1992), in Memphis, Tennessee, died Albert King, an American blues guitarist and singer.Tracklist : 1 . Why You´re so mean to me (1992) 2 . The...

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Barking Pumpkin publish Frank Zappa’s ‘Thing-Fish,’ a triple album box set (1984)

Frank Zappa's 'Thing-Fish' is an album originally released as a triple album box set on December 21, 1984 by Barking Pumpkin.Track Listing : 1.Prologue (Frank Zappa) - 02:56 . 2.The...

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Lou Reed records the live album ‘Rock n Roll Animal’ at the Academy of Music in New York (1973)

Lou Reed's 'Rock n Roll Animal' is a live album recorded on December 21, 1973 at Venue Howard Stein's Academy of Music, New York and released in February 1974 by...

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Joe Bonamassa records his first live album : ‘A New Day Yesterday Live’ in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2001)

Joe Bonamassa's 'A New Day Yesterday Live' is his first live album recorded on December 21, 2001 in Fort Wayne, Indiana and released in 2002 by Premier Artists.Track Listing :...

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We remember Betty Wright. ‘It was All Wright Now’

This day (May 10, 2020), in Miami, Florida, died Bessie Regina Norris a.k.a Betty Wrighta Miami-based soul and R&B singer who will remein famous for hits such as Clean Up...

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Happy Birthday Carla Thomas. ‘Queen Of Memphis’

This day (December 21, 1942), in Memphis, Tennessee, is born Carla Thomas, an American singer, often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Ricky Fanté...

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Pat Metheny records ‘Question and Answer’ with Dave Holland and Roy Haynes (1989)

Pat Metheny's 'Question and Answer' is an album recorded on December 21, 1989, with Dave Holland and Roy Haynes and released in 1990 by Geffen.Track Listing : 1.Solar (Miles Davis)...

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Warner Bros. publish ‘Shaka Zulu,’ an album by Ladysmith Black Mambazo produced by Paul Simon (1987)

Ladysmith Black Mambazo's 'Shaka Zulu' is their twenty fifth album produced by Paul Simon and released in 1987 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.Unomathemba (Joseph Shabalala) - 03:47 . 2.Hello...

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Ornette Coleman records his sixth album : ‘Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation’ for Atlantic Records (1960)

Ornette Coleman's 'Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation' is his sixth album recorded on December 21, 1960 September 1961 and released by Atlantic Records.Track Listing : 1.Free Jazz (Part One) (Ornette...

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Lee Morgan records ‘The Sidewinder’ for Blue Note (1964)

Lee Morgan's 'The Sidewinder' is an album recorded on December 21, 1963 and released in 1964 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.The Sidewinder (Lee Morgan) - 10:25 . 2.Totem Pole...

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