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Refugee: Patrick Moraz / Lee Jackson / Brian Davison: Live in Concert 1974
by John Kelman
When Keith Emerson left The Nice in 1969 to form Emerson, Lake and Palmer, bassist/vocalist Lee Jackson and drummer Brian Davison were left in a quandary. Both were capable enough, but Emerson was clearly the star of the show. Jackson's subsequent Jackson Heights achieved some cult status, but was hamstrung by average playing and writing--and Jackson's grating voice. So it was a very good thing for Jackson and Davison when they found a new wunderkind in keyboardist Patrick Moraz. With ...
read moreCumbancha Presents Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars' "Libation"
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Press Junkie PR
Africa’s most inspirational band, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, celebrates ten years together with its finest album to date. Libation’s “around-the-campfire” intimacy, honest soulfulness, and technical prowess reveal how far the group has come while remaining true to its roots. Produced by Chris Velan and mixed by Iestyn Polson, known for his work with David Gray, Patti Smith and David Bowie, Libation embodies the contagious joy, optimism in the face of struggle and love for their fellow man that has ...
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Bombino & Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Now Touring Across North America
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Chris M. Slawecki
Summer isn't over yet. Bombino and Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are each touring now across the US & Canada and chances are one or both will be performing near you. Here's a guide to upcoming shows. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars August 11: Pasadena, CA: Levitt Pavilion: FREE August 12: Tidewater, OR: Beloved Festival August 14: Seattle, WA: The Triple Door August 15: Seattle, WA: The Triple Door August ...
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Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfege To Perform At Benefit Concert For The Boston Center For Refugee Health And Human Rights
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Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
New York, NY: Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfège are at it again. After recently performing at Club de Madrid’s gala dinner honoring former President Bill Clinton with the Democratic Leadership Award; the competitive selection of their animated short film Love Rain Down (a cut from their latest highly successful CD, AFropolitan) for an April screening at the prestigious Palm Beach International Film Festival; launching a national commercial & public radio broadcast campaign; and reaching nearly 50,000 downloads for their Million ...
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Stronghold Sound Presents - The Audio Refugee Compilation
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Press Junkie PR
Encompassing a wide variety of sounds including traditional African and Arab folk, reggae and dub-step, hip-hop and new cumbia, the SF-based Stronghold Sound presents its first in a line of releases, The Audio Refuge Compilation. Each track is both experiment and firm step in a direction that this group of global artists is putting forth to lovers of tradition and the dance floor.
Among the tracks on the release are a handful featuring the talented Alpha Oumar 'Bongo' Sidibe [Guinea] ...
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Business Class Refugees Kartick and Gotam Mix Local Music from Around the World with Electronica
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Michael Ricci
Kartick & Gotam, Business Class Refugees (EarthSync)
The world is a swirling arrangement of sand and water, elements that sing and crash. From the deserts of the Sinai to the drowned islands of Indonesia, these fluid forces of life and destruction guide the emergence of a new post-cataclysm harmony of people and music, serenity from out of the deluge. Kartick and Gotam pull the threads of this microcosm and weave them into a new tapestry as a gift to the ...
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