3 posts tagged “sam cooke”
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MLK Day is a fairly recent holiday, it only came into existence in 1983 when Ronald Regan signed it into law. What you probably didn't know was that some states didn't call it Martin Luther King Day. Utah called it Human Rights Day, while Virginia combined a bunch of people into the Lee-Jackson-King Day. It was only recently in 2000 did all the 50 States decided to call it the same thing.
Either way, enjoy your Monday off work!
Also, please also check out Ben Sollee's A Change is Gonna Come and Stevie Wonder's Happy Birthday (Martin Luther King Jr).
MANZE DAYILA & THE NAGO NATION
manzedayila.com ♥ myspace.com
According to Dayila's biography, she was a refugee from Haiti (she was 19 when she rafted into Miami Beach!). The Haiti would explain why some of their songs have a Carribean, with just a dash of Reggae, in them. Half of the album are also traditional Haitian Folk song ("Kwi", "Miseye Rigaud", "Kafe", "Papa Loko", etc). The stand-out track for me is one of the few English songs on Solé called "That Feeling". The song also features an additional singer/rapper called Bennchoumy Elian, who also sung on the other English song "I Want to Be Free". Other stand-out track is the song "Solé", which although I do not understand the lyrics - I feel it is a sad song, as if a mother is weeping for her child. With the absent of music on this song, it made for an even more powerful emotional connection. Since most of the album is not in English it gives it a Worldly touch. If you enjoy World music, especially Afro-Pop or Afro-Hip-Hop, this album is worth checking out. You can purchase Solé via cd baby ($14) or download via itunes ($10) or amazon ($8). |
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THE BRILLIANT MISTAKES
thebrilliantmistakes.com ♥ myspace.com Between the two singers, keyboardist Alan Walker and bassist Erik Philbrook, I would have to say that I like the Walker songs - they sound vaguely like Ben Folds. The Philbrook vocals sounds more alt-country. I'm more drawn to their upbeat songs like "The Circle's Not Broken" and "The Day I Found My Hands". Even though I didn't know the words to their songs, I feel like I could probably make up words to rhyme with their lyrics. Their "change" ("Good Year For A Change") has nothing to do with politics, but you can read what you want in it.... 2009 will be a great year for a change, right? Anyway, the song sounds a little subdue, but it shows off the Folds-vocals as I mentioned earlier. I think the song may be about changing your life, a fresh start, and finding someone new. Possibly not looking back.... but the song seems to reflect on the past. You can find out details on how you can purchase their album on their website. The page also lets you download "The Circle’s Not Broken" - the upbeat song that I liked, so check it out. |
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DESCRIBE AND Y-LOVE
myspace.com/describeylove ♥ ylovemusic.com Much like the "Change" song by Manze Dayila, this "Change" song is the excitement of a new political change in the White House. The song has some auto-tuning vocals, with that distinctive Yiddish sounds of the H sound like in "hhhheh". The lyrics comes in fast and furious and Describe's lower vocals slows down the song when it needs to be. As described by the press material, The Change EP consists of four songs. But instead of releasing the EP in one release date, they are dropping each song per month, starting tomorrow (January 20th). The other scheduled release are February 24th for "Make It", March 31st, and April 28th. All details will be updated over at shemspeed.com/change, which contain links of how you can buy the song(s). |
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MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD
michaelfranti.com ♥ myspace.com
CORY CHISEL
corychisel.com ♥ myspace.com |
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 la lune et les étoiles: Adele ♥ photovu Tour Dates
06/06/08 Qn Elizabeth Toronto
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 Set List ♥ Theatre De La Jeune Lune, Minneapolis (06/02/08) |
Adele just played at the Theatre De La Jeune Lune (Theatre Of the Young Moon) in the Warehouse District of Minneapolis. This is an age old classic "french-looking" bricky theater, not the typical concert venues that I normally go to.
I did a little research on this building, apparently originally founded in France in 1978 by graduates of the theatre school Ecole Jacques Lecoq (Parisians Dominique Serrand, Vincent Gracieux, Barbra Berlovitz, and Robert Rosen). Their history on their website is kind of vague, so I am assuming the company moved the theater to Minneapolis, where it stayed since 1985.
Tickets to this particular show was general admission, so first come first seating. There were a few people that got in late and instead of searching for multiple seats in a row, they stood on the side to watch the show.
The acoustic sound is amazing in this place, and to be honest, I didn't think that Adele needed a microphone, her voice was loud and clear.
She sounded nervous, at first, but once she started singing, it was loudly with confidence. She played and sang on the first two songs, before being joined on stage by her acoustic guitarist (Benjamin Thomas) and keyboardist (Steve Holness)... it was pretty low key, with the music only there to serve Adele's voice.
As you can tell by her set list, she did most of her song from her debut album, with four cover songs, which I think are all available as B-Sides or on her debut. The two cover that stood out for me was the nice Bob Dylan tune, "Make You Feel My Love" and the surprisingly punchy Sam Cooke's "That's It I Quit I'm Movin' On".
Since there was a lack of additional songs (and a lack of a warm up band), the show was really short. We got out of the venue around nine, which is the earliest I've ever gotten out of a show in a very long time.
If you cannot make it out to one of Adele's live shows, the next best thing is you can follow Adele on her misadventures on her US Tour (quite informative and full of pictures of places she'd go).
Update: More pictures and videos at Rock and Roll Star and Britrock at the Top.
Links:
www.adele.tv
myspace.com/adelelondon
www.columbiarecords.com
jeunelune.org
 | nikkianjelica wrote: Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 11:24 AM |
I was at Adele's show last night and I have to say that my friend and I truly enjoyed ourselves. It has been a long time since I saw an artist who did not need the whole band. It was refreshing to know that what you get on her CD is what she gives in an acoustic setting. Adele is going to be "HUGE" in the music business so if you do not know her songs I recommend getting her CD. Adele was also very sweet and sincere in her interactions with the audience and that is something that is lacking nowadays. I only wish people would have given her enough respect not to wear sweat pants and flip flops to her show. That was a little tacky. Overall Adele was amazing!!!!
| Links: Wikipedia | LyricsFreak | Sam Cooke Live Performance of "I Love You..." | Posted by Jason |
| Vu wrote: Aug 24, 2007 8:51 PM |
[this is good] Here's a few more covers. Check out that crazy latino version (Karl Zero).
