" Rich was born in Baltimore (1929) and died in Santa Cruz in 2012. This poem from Rich's book Dark Fields of the Republic, makes reference to the Bertolt Brecht poem _For Those Born Later._ A fierce activitst and feminist, she said _art means nothing if it simply decorates the dinner table of the power which holds it hostage._

"The song won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song was inspired by one of the drawings of a chimney sweep created by Mary Poppins' screenwriter, Don DaGradi. When asked about the drawing by the Sherman Brothers, DaGradi explained the ancient British folklore attributed to _sweeps_ and how shaking hands with one or touching their sleeve could bring a person good luck. In their 1961 treatment, the Sherman Brothers had already amalgamated many of the P.L. Travers characters in the creation of _Bert_. His theme music became _Chim Chim Cher-ee - wiki"

Turned into a daytime Radio 1 staple after evening plays from – inevitably – John Peel, it later became the sampled source material for a deluge of 1990s dance hits: including the Pete Waterman-backed Opus III, who took it into the Top 5, and Kylie Minogue, whose 1994 No 2 hit ‘Confide In Me‘ incorporated sizeable chunks of the melody. Edward would later claim the only section of the song not to have been sampled is the concluding line: “We will have salad”.

"Blood Sweat & Tears 1968 hit recording. Stoneham was a British organist who wrote a number of soundtracks and also served as a music director a BBC programming. In the mid-sixties Harry Stoneham was the resident organist of a pub in Clapham, named The Plough. He worked with a drummer (unsurprisingly, Harry provided bass with his feet) called Johnny Eiden, and they were a duo under the name of _Two Fellas to Follow_. Harry was also engaged as demonstrator for Lowrey Organs. His death around Christmas time in 2018 was kept quiet by his wife as she did not want the news to spoil Christmas for others. - IMBD"

"aka Giuseppe Faiella, DiCapria (b 1939) is a singer & song writer from Capri, Naples, Italy. "

Listener tip. He played a concert once at MIT and also performed at gatherings of Indian musicians in Framingham. The Indian music series down the street from the Walker Memorial really is something I miss about Cambridge.

"Ivor Cutler was a Scottish poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel's influential eponymous late night radio programme. Cutler was a noted eccentric, dressing in a distinctive style including plus-fours and hats adorned with many badges, travelling mainly by bicycle and often communicating by means of sticky labels printed with _Cutlerisms._ Cutler was a member of the Noise Abatement Society and the Voluntary Euthanasia Society. He retired from performing in 2004, and died on 3 March 2006, in London - wiki"

"Formed 1971 in London, England featuring musicians from Guyana, Jamaica and Saint Vincent. The name Cymande is based on a calypso word for dove, symbolizing peace and love. They play a style of music that they call Nyah-Rock: a mixture of funk, soul, reggae and African rhythms. - discogs"

Collier (b 1994 in North London),incorporates elements from a variety of musical genres (jazz in particular), and often focuses his compositions and arrangements around varying types of harmonization. Among nine total Grammy Award nominations as of November 2021. He started releasing Youtube videos in the late 2000s, often featuring quarter-note harmonies, soon releasing some tracks on Bandcamp where jazz pianist Herbie Hancock picked up on them, and eventually connecting with world-renowned producer Quincy Jones – both of which helped him launch his career. - discogs

"Ligeti (1923-2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer. His style is characterized by a very dense polyphony (micropolyphony) and static forms (as in Lux aeterna, for choir, 1968, or in Requiem, 1963-65), and by a complex polyrhythmic technique (Etudes for piano, 1985). Aimard has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras in the USA (Chicago, Boston, San Francisco) and Europe (Concertgebouw, London Philharmonic). - discogs"

"All compositions played on glass instruments by John Kuipers, Marvin Green, Miguel Frasconi, Paul Hodge, V. Eric Cadesky"

Buffalo NY native, nominated twice for the Pulitzer prize in literature. Lucille Sayles was married to sculptor Fred James Clifton who was a professor of philosophy at the University at Buffalo. They had 6 children. In 2007, she became the first African-American woman to win the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. This poem was published in 1996, as part of The Book of Light.

This is from the second studio album by Latin rock band Santana…it became the band's first album to reach number one in the United States. The title of the album originates from a line in Hermann Hesse's 1919 book Demian, quoted on the album's back cover: _We stood before it and began to freeze inside from the exertion. We questioned the painting, berated it, made love to it, prayed to it: We called it mother, called it whore and slut, called it our beloved, called it Abraxas.... This tune was written by Santana after he saw a jazz saxophonist performing in the street outside his apartment - wiki

"Album recorded with Catalan viola da gambist Jordi Savall,Jordi Savall & Hersprion XXI. He was married to renowned Spanish soprano Montserrat Figueras, who specialized in early music. She died months after this work was completed. "

Live by Susanna and David Wallumrod is a collaboration by the Norwegian and her cousin David Theu

Recorded March 21, 1976 at Generation Sound, New York City. Charlie Haden — bass; Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone ; Keith Jarrett — piano; Alice Coltrane — harp; Paul Motian — percussion

Quest for videos with the fewest views. This is an overexposed cell phone recording of a very cute little boy dancing. A female relative records. Garnered 61 views (3 of which are mine).

Chiweshe is a musician, composer, actress, and activist internationally known for her singing and playing of the mbira dzavadzimu, a traditional instrument of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. She is one of the few female players of the instrument. The songs were mostly recorded in the 1970’s, during the buildup to the Chimurenga revolution, and were only ever released in Stella’s home country.

Quincy Troupe is a renowned poet, journalist, and author of one of the authoratative biographies of Miles Davis. This is him reading at a live event a set of poems from his latest collection, Duende: Poems, 1966–Now.

Lamb (b 1950) has released eight albums to date. She had a British Top 30 hit in 1983 with this cover version of The Doors song. It was her only hit in the UK Singles Chart.

"Recorded on Friday, February 1, 2001 at the Endicott World Music Room here at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Dreyblatt is an American teacher and composer living in Berlin since 1984. The Orchestra of Excited Strings was founded by composer Arnold Dreyblatt in New York City in 1979 for the development and performance of his music compositions. Among his collaborators are Evan Ziporyn (playing Cimbalom on this tune) and sound recordist Bob Bielecki"

"Power was born in London, England to Irish parents. Her family relocated to Ireland when she was twelve years old.[2] She learned to play the button accordion before starting to sing and play piano as a teen - wiki"

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"Composed during lockdown, Vega Trails is a new project from double-bassist and composer Milo Fitzpatrick, a founder member of Portico Quartet...features saxophonist Jordan Smart (Mammal Hands, Sunday Arc) in a richly powerful duo bringing together two powerfully charismatic musicians. The project which takes its name from Carl Sagan's science fiction novel 'Contact' (a book about signals of new life detected from the Vega system) and was born out of a desire to bring the elements of bass and melody to the foreground in their rawest form... during enclosure, Fitzpatrick was immersed in Swedish Fiddle music and - bandcamp"