The tragically short-lived Alfreda Hodgson had become among England’s most-respected mezzo-sopranos, regarded with very much affection by many colleagues and conductors who had been all inspired by her deep and user-friendly musicianship. Her tone of voice was a complete mezzo-soprano (or mezzo-contralto) of great comfort, if sometimes among imperfect steadiness. …

Dave Willey makes his house in the American Western world, but his most noteworthy music pulls from affects elsewhere. An experienced multi-instrumentalist and composer, he flies in currents below the radar of mainstream music listeners, despite getting one of fairly few “avant” performers whose music is certainly uncompromising, difficult, and …

Innovative Cuban violinist, flautist, singer, music group leader, arranger, composer Legarreta was an integral participant in the first 60s pachanga/charanga craze, middle-70s to early 80s charanga revival and NY descarga movement. Like a son he payed for violin tuition by operating like a barber, which his dad urged him to …

Libre, aka Manny Oquendo’s Libre, was co-founded in Oct 1974 simply by Manny Oquendo (b. 1931, Brooklyn, NY, USA, of Puerto Rican parentage; head, timbales, bongo, güiro, various other percussion, chorus, plans) and Andy González (b. 1951, Manhattan, NY, USA; bass, claves, additional percussion, chorus, plans). They fulfilled while dealing …

Probably simply no other Jamaican artist has taken even more international acclaim to his island real estate than Desmond Dekker, barring, obviously, Bob Marley, but Dekker came first. Many people’s intro to the island’s exclusive musical sound emerged via the singer’s many strikes, especially “Israelites” and “0.0.7. (Shanty City).” Obviously, …

Leila Pinheiro is a renowned singer who established a name in bossa nova and began to explore the Brazilian pop field. At ten, she started her music research. Four years afterwards, she empty music theory and began to possess piano classes with Guilherme Coutinho. In 1978, she enrolled on the …

It had been estimated at onetime the music of prolific composer/maker Charles Fox was heard by 300 mil people every week while the composer, along with frequent collaborator, lyricist Norman Gimbel, from the themes of such ’70s hit Television shows while Happy Times, “Our Dreams BECOME A REALITY” from Laverne …

Fred Hellerman was most widely known like a singer, guitarist, and songwriter using the folk group the Weavers through the late ’40s towards the mid-’60s. After and during the group’s lifestyle, nevertheless, he also taken care of a varied profession behind the moments in the music market that included functioning …

b. Gabino Espinosa, Panama. This renowned soneros (improvising salsa vocalist) designer originally caused Un Combo Impacto and Roberto Y Su Zafra. The songs he documented with both of these bands were later on put together on Otra Vez… Gabino Pampini. Gabino relocated to Miami, USA, where he connected up with …

As music director from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from 1988 to 2000, Yoel Levi built upon the estimable popularity he previously established as helper to Lorin Maazel using the Cleveland Orchestra. During his years in Atlanta, he documented extensively along with his orchestra, amassing a lot more than 30 produces …