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American Hip-Hop & Soul New Music Videos – N°508

Chito Rana$’s “Bust Down” blends bilingual grit post-incarceration, while DeeBaby’s “Intro & 2 Mo’Cars” ties ambition to memory on *Ms. Salazar*. Kodak Black veers reflective in “Yellow Brick Road,” chasing...

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Me:nu Du Jour May 22 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Minnie Riperton, Michael Franks, Diana Ross, Joe Cocker, Joe Bonamassa, John Mayer, Queen, Tin Machine, David Bowie, Ringo Starr, The Monkees, Spyro Gyra, Stan...

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We Remember Coleman Hawkins. ‘The True Mister Bean’

This day (May 19, 1969), in New York City, New York, died Coleman Hawkins, an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Disorder At The Border 2 . With Lester...

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We Remember Elvin Jones. ‘Heavy Elvin’

This day (May 18, 2004), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Elvin Jones, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . Night In Tunisia (1999) 2 . A Love Supreme (1997) 3...

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Happy Birthday Billy Cobham. ‘One More Year B.C.’

This day (May 16, 1944), in Panama, is born Billy Cobham, a Panamanian American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . Crosswinds Project – 6 (2018) 2 . Radioactive (2017) 3 ....

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Me:nu Du Jour May 15 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pink Martini, Steely Dan, Burial, Run–D.M.C., Wilco, Squeeze, Supergrass, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Missy Elliott...

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Hard & Metal New Music Videos – N°271

The Haunted’s “In Fire Reborn” marches to a 6/8 beat with soldier’s-eye lyrics and a lineup featuring Marco Aro and Adrian Erlandsson. Battle Beast’s “Last Goodbye,” inspired by a cancer...

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Jagjaguwar publish Jamila Woods second studio album : ‘Legacy! Legacy!’ (2019)

Jamila Woods' 'Legacy! Legacy!' is her second studio album released on May 10, 2019 by JagjaguwarTrack Listing : 1.Betty (Jamila Woods) - 03:11 . 2.Zora (Jamila Woods) - 03:06 ....

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Chick Corea and Gary Burton record ‘The New Crystal Silence’ live in Sydney (2007)

'The New Crystal Silence' by Chick Corea & Gary Burton is a live album recorded on May 10 & 12, in Sydney, on July 7 in Molde, Norway and July...

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Atlantic release ‘Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway’ featuring ‘Where Is the Love’ (1972)

'Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway' feat. 'Where Is the Love' is a duet album released on May 6, 1972 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.I (Who Have Nothing) (Jerry Leiber, Mike...

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Kamasi Washington releases ‘The Epic,’ a triple album recorded with a 32-piece orchestra and 20-voice choir (2015)

Kamasi Washington's 'The Epic' is his first (and triple) album recorded with a 32-piece orchestra and 20-voice choir and released on May 5, 2015 by Brainfeeder.Track Listing : Volume 1:...

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We remember Billy Higgins. ‘Soldier Higgins’

This day (May 3, 2001), in Inglewood, California, died Billy Higgins, an American jazz drummer who played on over 700 recordings.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Charles Lloyd – Forest Flower...

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Frank Sinatra finishes the recording of ‘Where Are You?’ At Capitol Studio In Hollywood (1957)

Frank Sinatra's 'Where Are You?' is his thirteenth studio album recorded (in stereo, a first for Sinatra) on April 10 and May 1, 1957 and released the same year by...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.24 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Janet Jackson, Tom Petty, Gnarls Barkley, Muddy Waters, Joshua Redman, Mavis Staples, Bill Evans, Jim Hall, McCoy Tyner We Celebrate Barbra Streisand, Snarky Puppy,...

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Virgin publish Janet Jackson’s seventh album : ‘All for You’ (2001)

Janet Jackson's 'All for You' is her seventh studio album produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and released on April 24, 2001 by Virgin. Track Listing : 1.Intro (Janet...

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New Music Videos (African) – N°497

Shallipopi and Burna Boy rework "Laho II" into a Benin-rooted plea for strength. Jah Prayzah’s "Kuno" folds ancestry into lullaby-toned Shona rhythms with daughter Kayla. Matata and Bien mix Gengetone...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.22 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Miles Davis, Mary J. Blige, Michael Bublé, Isley Brothers, Prince, Tina Turner, Marcus Miller, Yo La Tengo, The Cure We Celebrate Peter Frampton, Richie...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.18 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Lou Reed, Elliott Smith, Jean-Luc Ponty, Esperanza Spalding, Sammy Davis Jr., Michel Petrucciani, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Count Basie, Nick Cave, Pulp We Celebrate Madeleine...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ New Music Videos – N°675

Werenoi and GIMS team up on "Piano," layering afrobeat rhythms with smooth refrains, while Original Koffee’s "KOFFEE," produced by Marquis Abrahams and Carleene Samuels, marks her return with crisp patois...

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Buddy Rich records ‘Richcraft’ with a big band arranged by Ernie Wilkins (1959)

Buddy Rich's 'Richcraft' is a studio big band album with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins, recorded on April 9–10, 1959 and released in 1959 by Mercury.Track Listing : 1.Indiana (Back Home...

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