Brazilian singer Vitor Ramil is a new name to me. His ouevre is amazing on its own, and I’ll be exploring it some time in the future, but what was most impressive was his setting of this poem by Jorge Luis Borges to music which matches the words wonderfully.
Ethno-Jazz
[Music] Ivan Lins – Samba do Avião
Some prime music by Ivan Lins, crooning away to the classic cut originally written by Antônio Carlos “Tom” Jobim.
[Music] Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Witchdoctor’s Son – Orient Trip
Turkey’s master percussionist Okay Temiz teams with the late South African bassist Johnny Dyani for a short, mindbending ethno-jazz excursion.
[Music] Taran’s Free Jazz Hour Podcast 16/2016 — Avant Music News
Source: Taran’s Free Jazz Hour – Main – 16/2016. Jazz Poetry Improv @Sowieso, Berlin: Anna Kaluza, as/ Niklaus Neuser, Tp/ Horst Nonnenmacher, B/ Rui, Faustino, Dr/ Taran Singh, Poetry Leo Bones: Ziv Taubenfeld, Bcl/ Shay Hassan, B/ Nir Sabag, Dr Lubatov: Simon Nabatov, P/ Gareth Lubbe, Vla, Vo Unseen Rain Solidarity: Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses […]
via Taran’s Free Jazz Hour Podcast 16/2016 — Avant Music News
[Music] Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetez – Amanke Dionti
Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetez release a quiet, meditative work here.
[Music] Taran’s Free Jazz Hour, 14/2016
Taran Singh operates one of the best jazz podcasts going today. Consider subscribing to his feed, as his programs are full of classic gems and some beautiful racket.
[Music] Collin Walcott – Prancing
Collin Walcott was an American multi-instrumentalist who played with the band Oregon, as well as releasing some incredibly interesting solo material before his death in 1984 from an automobile accident while touring in East Germany.
[Music] Sons Of Kemet – In The Castle Of My Skin
Britian-based Sons of Kemet bring together a fusion of Nubian, Egyptian, jazz and even a Gypsy sound with a raucous beat. Wicked stuff!
[Music] Melodiya Ensemble – Vashi Lyubimye Pesni Igraet
Funky Jazz from the house band of the Soviet state record label, the Melodiya Ensemble. There’s almost no info on the band, but there is an article on Soviet Funk, so enjoy.
[Music] New CD “Piotrology” Lukáš Oravec Quartet
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/new-cd-piotrology-lukas-oravec-quartet/widget.js/
Our friend, the Slovak band leader and trumpeter Lukáš Oravec, has a new release forthcoming, and he is crowd-funding it. We wish him much success!
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 