With the Holidays being (almost) over, I thought that for this week's World Music Show (1/3), we could take it easy---sort of. Mixed throughout the 2-hour show will be some excellent acoustic covers of songs orginally done by David Bowie, Michael Jackson and The Beatles (all of these sung in Portuguese).
Rumbleseat Revival is a six-piece combo that plays tin pan alley, hokum, early jazz and swing.
In the second part of Rumbleseat Revival’s performance, you’ll hear When the Sun Goes Down in Harlem (originally by the Harlem Hamfats), as well as Lady Quit Her Husband Unexpectedly (originally recorded by Stovepipe No. 1 in 1924), Gershwin’s Summertime and finally Shalom Secunda’s Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen.
Sure, I'm jumping on the bandwagon for an annual "Best of" list for this week's World Music Show (12/27). However, unlike the other music websites, including the big ones (like NPR), my list is more, shall I say, homegrown. This means my list features songs, and artists that I was lucky enough to get ahold of either through sheer begging or through the goodwill of artists and/or record labels. However I came across this music, the list is filled with some great tracks that not only came out this year, but are also on my favorites list.
Thirty-five years after her first professional gig, Richmond-based singer and actor Desiree Roots Centeio has released her first solo recording. It’s called “Don’t Ever Stop Dreaming.”
You know, during this time of year, there are a lot of lists floating around. From Christmas & Channukah Wish Lists, to "Best Of" lists to grocery lists to major to-do lists. So, on this week's World Music Show (12/20), I'll jump on the bandwagon by giving a quick list of what to expect during my annual World Music Holiday Show.
