Video #98 of 1000 – Jon and Roy – Let It Go. Recorded live at Zulu Records on June 23, 2012 in HD (1080p on XA10). After a wee trip around the globe last week, I return to my local ‘roots’ with a different kind of ‘island music’… This is the title track from Jon […]
MORE ...Video #97 of 1000 – Skatellites – Pristine Healer. Recorded live at The Venue on April 19, 2012 in HD (1080p on DSC-HV9X). Lester Sterling was one of the founding members of this seminal Ska band back in 1963/4, so it was great to see him perform with the current version of the Skatalites in […]
MORE ...Video #96 of 1000 – Bongo Love – Negra. Recorded live at the Waldorf Hotel on June 21, 2012 in HD (1080p on XA10 – Old Movie effect). Bongo Love, from Zimbabwe, have been playing together since 2001. “Afrocoustics”,as they call their genre, is a fusion of guitar and traditional African acoustic instruments, the mbira […]
MORE ...Video #95 of 1000 – Curumiin – Compacto plus… Recorded live at the Rio Theatre on June 26, 2012 in HD (1080p on XA10). Curumin (born Luciano Nakata Albuquerque) is a Brazilian musician whose style incorporates elements of samba, funk, jazz, bossa nova, and hip hop currently on tour with fellow Brazillian (superstar) Ceu… Check […]
MORE ...Video #94 of 1000 – El Grupo Cubano – Perfidia (Acapella). Recorded live at the Armoury Studio on June 29, 2012 in HD (1080p on XA10). I met Judith Milliken at a House Concert in North Vancouver (Old Crow Concert) and she told me she was bringing in a Cuban Band that would be performing […]
MORE ...Video #93 of 1000 – Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra. Recorded live at the Rio Theatre on June 26, 2012 in HD (1080p on XA10). I keep saying – “It’s hard to describe music in the age of cross pollination; where do you begin with the definitions when one minute a song starts in a tango, builds […]
MORE ...Video #92 of 1000 – Benny Prasad – Shout to the Lord. Recorded live at the Granville Island Stage during “A Window to the World” concert on June 24, 2012 in HD (1080p on XA10). Benny Prasad is a guitarist and Christian music artist from India. He is well known for using the Bentar in […]
MORE ...Video #91 of 1000 – Ceu x 2 (what do I know, every song was in Portuguese, so I have no idea what these songs are called… but I like them!) Recorded live at The Rio Theatre on June 26, 2012 in HD (1080p on XA10). The open road, the bohemian atmosphere, the existential mythology […]
MORE ...Video #90 of 1000 – Lynn Miles – Three Chords and The Truth. Recorded live at The Rogue Folk Club in St. James Hall on April 13, 2012 in HD (1080p on DSC-HV9X). Based on a famous quote by the legendary Hank Harlan (who wrote “I Fall To Pieces” and “Country Music is three chords […]
MORE ...Video #89 of 1000 – Melanie Dekkar – Meant To Be. Recorded live at St. James Hall on June 7, 2012 in HD (1080p on XA10). St. James is a beautiful place for a band to play. Great acoustics in this decommissioned church generally invites the audience to listen carefully. Artists are allowed to play […]
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