"Chaurasia is a master Bansuri player (bamboo flute) in the Hindustani classical tradition. According to wiki, he had to learn music without his father's knowledge, as his father wanted him to become a wrestler. Hussain accompanies Chaurasia on Tabla, Anuradha Chaurasia is credited on vocals. "
Velez is from Dallas, TX and a Grammy Award-winning percussionist, singer, and composer. He moved to NYC in 1967 and, initially, was part of the jazz scene before expanding out into international spheres of influence. According to Wiki, he's credited with bringing the frame drum into prominence in the US. On this recording: Voice, Percussion [Gaval, Japanese Frame Drum, Lefima Bodhran] – Layne Redmond; Voice, Percussion [Pandero, Gaval, Wood Drum, Venezuelan Maracas, Steel Drum, Riq, Bendir, Tamborim, Chinese Opera Gong] – Glen Velez
In 2020, while studying composition abroad, the Kenyan composer and multi-instrumentalist got stuck in her secondary abodes of New York and Maryland. With Kenya’s borders locked during the pandemic, she had no way to know when she’d be able to return to her hometown of Nairobi. Kariũki’s most cherished spots in and around Nairobi—which she affectionately calls her “peace places”—became the seeds from which each track on the EP would grow. - Pitchfork (see link)
"Both professional musicians by their early 20s, they met at a performance in Cincinnati, where they found their styles were different, but their outlook the same. Both had discovered their musical talent while studying in a school for the blind Coming from Kentucky, the state of hootenannies and shindigs, Noah was used to picking up his guitar, humming a harmony. Irene, a vocalist, guitarist and pianist, as well as a dabbler in lesser known instruments, had turned her more classical training into a solo show for coffee houses. What began as an elementary school's piano class unfolded into a resounding career in folk music. - Catch.com.au"
Lewis wrote this tune as part of the soundtrack for the 1957 film No Sun in Venice, a French-Italian drama produced by Roger Vadim. The Allmusic review stated "The music is quite complex and disciplined... Milt Jackson – vibraphone, John Lewis - piano, Percy Heath - Bass, Connie Kay - drums.
"Antonia is young, just 12. She's got the lyrics and sings them, improvising over, Sam who is her sister's boyfriend andf an accomplished LA musician. They record in the living room. "
"Demo'd in May 1968. Esher was the name of George's estate where they were working out some tunes in prep for the White Album. Picked up the finger picking from Donovan who was part of the Beatles pilgrimage to India. Prudence, Mia Farrow's sister, was also part of their group. The story goes that she became so entranced by the teachings, she turned more and more reclusive. This was desighned to lure her out. Lennon describes it as one of his fav Beatles tunes. "
"This group out of Kingston, Jamaica reggae/groove band still performs -- hitting their mpeak in he 80's. Members are A.J. Franklin, Busty Brown, David Scott, Errol Brown, Noel Browne. Here they're covering The Stylistics. "
"Second Album from this group from Madagascar playing traditional music. Maxin, bass; Drums/percussion, Pata; Lead Guitar & Organ, Dozzy; Lead vocals, Lala and Monika"
"This Detroit based choir is led by Thomas Whitfield. He was among the most prominent figures in the evolution of contemporary gospel. From the '70s through the early '90s, the Detroit-based pianist, singer, songwriter, producer, and arranger -- with rare exception joined by his choir, the Thomas Whitfield Company, aka the Whitfield Company -- applied contemporary R&B sounds to gospel-rooted material and frequently hit Billboard's spiritual and gospel charts. - allmusic"
"Born in New Orleans, an only child found his voice at a young age singing in the church. Trained as a modern dancer, his intimate and authentic music stylings build on his career as a multifaceted performing artist.
The debut album, ‘Prepare the Body,’ serves as a form of healing, having been recorded just three months after the artist underwent vocal cord surgery. - bandcamp My friend Pete & Karen call him Quentin. "
"Doug Carn (born July 14, 1948) is an American jazz musician from St. Augustine, Florida. He his then wife Jean produced this and other albums in the 70's. They came together again 40 years later to tour. Carn is a multi-instrumentalist known primarily for his work on organ and piano.George Harper is featured on flute. Jean was born Sarah Jean Perkins in Columbus, Georgia. At the age of four, she became a member of her church choir. She planned on furthering her studies at Juilliard School of Music in New York City when she met and married jazz pianist Doug Carn...became lead vocalist in his fusion band. "
"Captured live in the studios of WXPN at The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in either 1974 or 1975 and remastered from the original tapes. The recording, issued in cooperation between Strut and Art Yard, finds Sun Ra performing in a nine-piece Arkestra, sans bassist. "
"Sam & Dave were an American soul and R&B duo who performed together from 1961 until 1981. The tenor voice was Sam Moore and the baritone/tenor voice was Dave Prater..Nicknamed _Double Dynamite_, _The Sultans of Sweat_, and _The Dynamic Duo,_ they came from Miami. Sam & Dave were known for having a very tumultuous partnership during most of their 21 years together. According to Moore, they did not speak to each other offstage for almost 13 years. During the 1970s, they broke up many times, and typically would show up separately for shows, require separate dressing rooms, not look at each other onstage, and communicate through intermediaries. -wiki"
