Live in New York, 1984. Collin Walcott (sitar, dulcimer, sanza…), Don Cherry (trumpet, organ, melodica…), Nana Vasconcelos (percus, berimbau, cuica…), rare performance of a singular trio… Modal jazz, hindoustani mood and deep soul.
Young Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia plays one of his celebrated Pahadi dhuns on the bansuri, accompanied by evergreen maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain on the tabla.
When Fela passed away on August 02, 1997, more than a million people gathered to show their feelings and pay tribute to the godfather of afrobeat. Huge!
5th may 1944. Photographer Gjon Mili directs a short movie, in which several prominent jazz musicians got together for a rare filmed jam session : Lester Young, Red Callender, Harry Edison, Sid Catlett, Barney Kessel,...
A singular vision of the marching band… Looped images, subtle rhythms, cheesy suits… this clip is very smart. And the soundtrack is just so trippy. Ultrascore!
Look at this rare document, dedicated to Cartola’s funerals (november 30th, 1980, Rio de Janeiro). Angenor of Oliveira, more known as Cartola (a aristocratic hat, in Brazil), was one of the top composers of Estaçao...
