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Tinariwen's Tuareg Blues

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Tinariwen, the Tuareg group, is back on tour in the U.S.   They perform here in LA as part of the Ooh La La Festival organized by the French government.…

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September 30, 2011 By Tom Schnabel
 
Rhythm Planet
Artist Spotlight

Two Groovy New Cd's from Miguel Migs and Mocean Worker

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Artist Spotlight

Two cool new cd’s have just come out from Miguel Migs and Mocean Worker.  The thing that distinguishes these two albums from a lot of house music is that they…

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September 27, 2011 By Tom Schnabel
 
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Artist Spotlight

Classic Bollywood–Mohammed Rafi in Gumnaam–We Need to Know More About Bollywood Cinema than Just Slum Dog Millionaire!

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Artist Spotlight

Just like there’s more to Cuban music than The Buena Vista Social Club, there is more to Bollywood cinema than Slum Dog Millionaire. My friend Jesus Naranjo, a music industry…

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September 22, 2011 By Tom Schnabel
 
Rhythm Planet
Artist Spotlight

Waldemar Bastos: The Voice of Angola

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Artist Spotlight

A new album has just come out from this storied Angolan singer/songwriter.  It’s called Classics of My Soul.    While not a household name, Bastos has created a singular and…

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September 21, 2011 By Tom Schnabel
 
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Artist Spotlight

Jazz Guitarists Deserve More Recognition! Respect!!

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Artist Spotlight

Why is it that when a rock and roll guitarist smashes his (or her) guitar into bits, they get all the credit credit for being creative musicians?  Yes, the guitar…

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September 20, 2011 By Tom Schnabel
 
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Artist Spotlight

Vince Mendoza and his Wonderful Music

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Vince Mendoza isn’t exactly a household name, but he is a composer worth knowing more about.  Top jazz musicians like John Scofield, Joe Lovano, the late Michael Brecker and the…

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September 16, 2011 By Tom Schnabel
 
Rhythm Planet
Recollections & Rediscoveries

9/11, My Show, and the Caller Who Didn't Like the Music or the Actualities……

Rhythm Planet
Recollections & Rediscoveries

It just so happened that 9/11 fell last year on a Sunday, last Sunday, and this was the 10th anniversary to mark the terrorist attacks on America. Because of this…

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September 15, 2011 By Tom Schnabel
 
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Artist Spotlight

Ibrahim Sylla, The Quincy Jones of West Africa & Afro-Latin via Cotonou

Rhythm Planet
Artist Spotlight

A wonderful series of West African reissue compilations have recently been released:  Afro-Latin Via Dakar (Senegal), Kinshasha (Congo), Conakry (La Guinée), and most recently, Via Cotonou (Benin, formerly Dahomey).  All…

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September 12, 2011 By Tom Schnabel
 
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What Music to Mark the 10th Anniversary of 9/11?

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Tomorrow I’ll be on the air during a milestone: the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.  I’ve been on the air before when tragedy struck:  I was doing Morning Becomes…

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September 11, 2011 By Tom Schnabel
 
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Getting Free Records and the Curse that Follows

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Like most KCRW dj’s, I’ve bought records all my life.  This is sometimes referred to as a “record habit”.  Harvey Pekar wrote a piece about this perilous syndrome, with illustrations…

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September 2, 2011 By Tom Schnabel

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