She got all dressed up yesterday for her birthday celebration at one of Berlin’s Christmas markets. She also had an extra sausage and a slice of meat from an organic corn chicken. Earlier that day, she met a lot of her friends while she went for an extensive walk.
Singer Samara Joy, who has enjoyed an incredible run of successes, accolades, and awards and who played all major festivals and venues in the past couple of years, just released her version of the standard “You Stepped Out Of A Dream”. The tune, written by Gus Kahn (a German-American lyricist born in Koblenz by the…
It was just last week at an industry convention BBQ when I was spinning a couple of tunes from the great Ramsey Lewis. Those two songs in question are timeless tracks from his productive 70s period: the Maurice White-produced “Sun Goddess” from the album of the same name (1974) and the equally legendary “Brazilica” from…
Gina is currently losing her winter coat which is much earlier than usual so we are almost sure that winter is almost over. At least we hope so. Meanwhile, we are listening to a lot of new music and Gina is especially fond of the accordion played by Vincent Peirani (and me too). We also…
The World Music Showcase, the international showcase for emerging artists in world music, has called for applications until February 16th. The International World Music Showcase will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on July 3rd and 4th. Each accepted application will be evaluated by a 5-member international jury. 12 participants will be selected to participate in the showcase…
We’re currently on our way to the 6th edition of the Rockit Festival in beautiful Groningen. There have been a few changes and adds in the last weeks and we’re really looking forward to this year’s edition, our second visit to this great festival. Expect our report this Sunday. A day prior to the festival,…
Let’s all hope that tour schedules will stay safe during the upcoming fall and winter season. It is hard to believe, somehow surreal even, that the last concert I attended was way back in early March, 2020. But there are some good news coming in. New York’s famed and precious Village Vanguard resumes work on…