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What Heat
''What Heat'' is an album by Bokanté plus Metropole Orkest, released in September 2018. This album was nominated for Best World Music Album in the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Track listing :''All compositions by Malika Tirolien and Michael League except track 4, lyrics on folkloric rhythm.'' # "All The Way Home" – 5:17 # "Fanm (The Woman)" – 7:14 # "Lè An Gadé-w En Zyé (When I Look in Your Eyes)" – 5:43 # "Réparasyons (Reparations)" – 5:33 # "Bòd Lanmè Pa Lwen (The Beach Is Not Far)" – 6:03 # "Don’t Do It" – 7:05 # "Chambre à Échos (Echo Chamber)" – 7:51 # "La Maison En Feu (House On Fire)" – 7:18 Personnel * Jules Buckley – Conductor Bokanté * Malika Tirolien – lead vocals * Michael League : guitar, bass, percussion, vocals * Chris McQueen – guitars, vocals * Bob Lanzetti – guitars, vocals * Roosevelt Collier – steel pedal guitar, vocals * Weedie Braimah – djembe, vocals * Jamey Haddad Jamey George Haddad (born July 2, 1952 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropole Orkest
The Metropole Orkest (Metropole Orchestra) is a jazz and pop orchestra based in the Netherlands, and is the largest full-time ensemble of its kind in the world. A hybrid orchestra, it is a combination of jazz, big band and symphony orchestra. Comprising 52–97 musicians, it is versatile across many musical forms, and is equipped with a "double rhythm section" – one for pop and rock, and one for jazz based music. History The Metropole Orkest was founded in 1945 by Dolf van der Linden at the urging of officials from Netherlands Public Broadcasting, which manages and subsidizes the orchestra. The name of the group was suggested by one of the musicians. Dolf van der Linden led the ensemble for 35 years until he stepped down in 1980. He was replaced by Rogier van Otterloo, who led the group until his sudden death in 1988. Dick Bakker held the baton until 2005 when Vince Mendoza took over. He gave the orchestra a more international character. In August 2013 Jules Buckley took over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, the site now includes releases in all genres on all formats. After the database was opened to contributions from the public, rock music began to become the most prevalent genre listed. , Discogs contains over 15.7 million releases, by over 8.3 million artists, across over 1.9 million labels, contributed from over 644,000 contributor user accounts – with these figures constantly growing as users continually add previously unlisted releases to the site over time. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc. and located in Portland, Oregon, United States. History The discogs.com domain name was registered in August 2000, and Discogs itself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreamland Recording Studios
Dreamland Recording Studios is a residential recording studio located in the town of Hurley, New York. Opened in 1986 as a recording facility, the studio is housed in what was once St. John's Church built in 1896. Some of the artists that recorded and produced at Dreamland include The B-52's, Joan Jett, Ace Frehley, Misfits, Bad Brains, The Breeders, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Fleet Foxes, Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin, Suzanne Vega, Dinosaur Jr., Buffalo Tom, 10,000 Maniacs, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Jackson, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Connells among many others, and more recently The National, Parquet Courts, Jack and Amanda Palmer, Beach House, Kurt Vile and many more. All of the vintage recording gear and instruments that were used from the time of the studio foundation are still in use today. The centerpiece of the control room is a custom built 48 channel in-line API Legacy fit with Neve Flying Faders II. Dreamland still includes its full accommodat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real World Records
Real World Records is a British record label specializing in world music. It was founded in 1989 by English musician Peter Gabriel and original members of WOMAD. A majority of the works released on Real World Records feature music recorded at Real World Studios, in Box, Wiltshire, England. History In 1999, the label had sold over 3 million records worldwide and released 90 albums. In 2015, it had reached the mark of over 200 albums. Artists * Afro Celt Sound System * Ashkhabad * Ayub Ogada * Bernard Kabanda * Big Blue Ball * Charlie Winston * Creole Choir of Cuba * Dengue Fever * Farafina * Fatala * Geoffrey Oryema * Guo Brothers * Hoba Hoba Spirit * Johnny Kalsi * Joi * Joseph Arthur * Les Amazones d'Afrique * Little Axe * Mamer * Maryam Mursal * Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan * Ozomatli * Paban Das Baul * Pan-African Orchestra * Papa Wemba * Peter Gabriel * Portico Quartet * Rupert Hine * Samuel Yirga * Sheila Chandra * Sevara Nazarkhan * Spiro * The Blind Boys of Alabama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Really Want
''If You Really Want'' is an album by Raul Midón with The Metropole Orkest, released in September 14, 2018. This album was nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album in the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Track listing :''All compositions by Raul Midón except as indicated.'' # "Ride on a Rainbow" – 4:12 # "God's Dream" – 4:41 # "If You Really Want" – 4:41 # "All Love Is Blind" – 3:22 # "Sunshine (I Can Fly)" (written by Albert Menendez, Luis Vega and Raul Midón) – 6:38 # "Ocean Dreamer" – 3:30 # "Pick Somebody Up" – 3:28 # "Everyone Deserves a Second Chance" (arranged by Miho Hazama) – 5:05 # "Sittin' in the Middle" – 5:34 # "Suddenly" – 3:50 Personnel Musicians *Raul Midón – Vocals, Guitar *Metropole Orkest **Conductor – Vince Mendoza Vince Mendoza (born November 17, 1961) is an American composer, music arranger and conductor, and six-time Grammy Award winner. He debuted as a solo artist in 1989, and is known for his work conducting the Metropole Orkest and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djesse Vol
Jacob Collier (; né Moriarty; born 2 August 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His music incorporates a combination of jazz with elements from many other musical genres, and often features extensive use of reharmonisations and close harmony. He is also known for his energetic live performances, in which he often conducts the audience to sing multiple-part harmonies or percussions. In 2012, his split-screen video covers of popular songs, such as Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing", began to go viral on YouTube. In 2014, Collier signed with Quincy Jones's management company and began working on his one-man, audio-visual live performance vehicle, designed and built at the MIT Media Lab by Ben Bloomberg. In 2016, Collier released his debut album, ''In My Room'', which he recorded, arranged, performed and produced himself in the small back room of his family home in Finchley, North London. In 2017, Collier was awarded Grammy Awards for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best World Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album is an honor presented to recording artists for influential music from around the globe at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". History The award for Best Global Music Album, reserved for international performers exhibiting "non-European, indigenous traditions", was first presented to Mickey Hart in 1992 for the album '' Planet Drum''. In 1996, Academy trustees attempted to solve the problem of "compressing 75% or more of the world's music into a single award category" by broadening the definition of "world music" to include non-Western classical music. Beginning in 2001, award r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
62nd Annual Grammy Awards
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 26, 2020, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2018, to August 31, 2019. Alicia Keys hosted the ceremony, having hosted the previous year's ceremony as well. Lizzo received the most nominations of any artist with eight, followed by Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X with six each. Finneas received the most awards with six. Eilish became the first artist to win the four major categories of Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist in the same year since Christopher Cross in 1981. Ten days prior to the ceremony, Recording Academy president Deborah Dugan was relieved of her duties as president and CEO and placed on administrative leave from the organization. She sparked controversy by claiming that the organization engaged in corruption and favoritism; Champagne Billecart-Salmon resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malika Tirolien
Malika Tirolien is a Montreal-based singer-songwriter and pianist. She sang on the Grammy Award winning album '' Family Dinner – Volume 1'' by Snarky Puppy. Biography Malika was born in Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe, and grew up in an artistic environment. Her grandmother played the piano, her grandfather was the poet Guy Tirolien and her father, a history teacher, was a self-taught multi-instrumentalist. Malika showed interest for music and singing at a very young age; noticing this, her parents signed her up for piano lessons. She recorded her first studio song when she was 8, accompanying her father's band. As a teenager she was already very involved with singing and cites Michael Jackson as one of her biggest influences at the time. In 2001, aged 18, Malika moved to Canada to study music at the University of Montreal. In 2005, after graduating with a B.A. in jazz interpretation, Malika spent a few months in France. On her return to Montreal, she watched a presentation of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael League
Michael League (born April 24, 1984) is an American composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the bandleader of New York-based instrumental band Snarky Puppy and the international music ensemble Bokanté. He also founded the band Forq with keyboardist Henry Hey, and is also an owner and founder of the record label GroundUP Music. League has won four Grammy Awards. Early life League was born in California on April 24, 1984.https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/michael_kellyrea_league_born_1984_16396955 He had an attraction to music from an early age and began playing guitar at 13 years old. He started playing bass at age 17, when he was requested to do so in his senior high school jazz band. He was raised Catholic. League went on to study jazz at the University of North Texas, then spent three years playing in Dallas's Gospel and R&B scene under the unofficial mentorship of keyboardist Bernard Wright. There he performed with gospel artists like Walter Hawkins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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