I’m no connoisseur of hip-hop music, but Jurassic 5, Los Angeles’ finest in my opinion, makes me want to learn more about the interesting parts of the genre.
Music
[Music] Oi Va Voi – Ladino Song
Oi Va Voi are a World Music band out of England who explore Sephardic and Yiddish traditional music, twisting it up into something fresh.
[Music] Robert Fripp – Requiem: Affirming
A beautiful soundscape from King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, from the album Love Cannot Bear: Soundscapes – Live in the USA, available through Amazon.com.
[Music] The Style Council – The Paris Match (Tracey Thorn Version)
A smooth, swanky tune by Paul Weller’s other band, The Style Council, joined by the voice of Everything But The Girl, Tracey Thorn.
[Music] 50 French Songs You Need To Hear Before You Die
Buzzfeed rarely surprises me as pleasantly as they have with this article, compiling some of the finest, and occasionally, cheesiest, French songs of all time.
[Music] Dario Castello – Sonate Concertate in Stil Moderno
No information on the orchestra performing this piece, but the composer, Dario Castello, was a Baroque era composer from Italy.
[Music] Takako Minekawa – Telstar
After the hell and fury surrounding the cowardly attacks on French, Lebanese and Iraqi citizens over the last few days, as well as a local scare around here, it’s good to calm the mind with the schmaltz of Takako Minekawa, covering this instrumental space-rock classic in an easy-listening-sort-of way.
[Music] Parliament – I Call My Baby Pussycat
[Music] “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band – The Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa’s masterpiece, performed by the United States Marine Corps’ own band, one that Sousa once led.
[Music] Horaţiu Rădulescu – The Quest
Horaţiu Rădulescu was a composer from Romania who gained fame by operating in the genre of spectral music. He died in France in 2008.
