"Dolphy passed away less than 2 months later in Berlin after falling into a diabetic coma. Wiki says while certain details of his death are still disputed, it is largely accepted that he fell into a coma caused by undiagnosed diabetes. The hospital assumed he was ODing on drugs and didn't attend to him properly. He was 38. "
I bought this CD when it was first released wandering around Christopher Street in the Village/NYC one night. I'd never seen the designation Trip-Hop, and was intrigued…. The band was formed in 1988 by Rosie Cuckston, Matt Eaton, Andy Weir, and Samantha Owen. Still active with different members.
"Wiki - In 1572, following the death of the composer Robert Parsons, who drowned in the Trent near Newark on 25 January of that year, Byrd obtained the post of Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, the largest choir of its kind in England. The appointment, which was for life, came with a good salary. Almost from the outset Byrd is named as 'organist', which however was not a designated post but an occupation for any Chapel Royal member capable of filling it. He served under Queen Elizabeth who reigned from 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, who was executed when Elizabeth was two years old. Anne's marriage to Henry was annulled, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Henry restored her to the line of succession when she was ten, "
From liner notes, Brooke says, as a way of remixing who gets musically map America (think Copland, Dylan, Robeson, etc.) _I started with the question /what is listened to here?/. In every town, that question gets a difference answer…scanning airwaves, at school, visiting historical society_ This is his sampling from visits to 11 towns on the literal finges of the US.... Performed by Laura Bohn, Michael Chinworth, Chris Giarmo, Laryssa Husiak, Kama Sankaram, Laura Stinger, and Dax Valdes.
"Ola Belle Reed, banjo & vocals; David Reed, guitar & vocals; Bud Reed, guitar & vocals; John Coffey, fiddle; Alex Campbell, vocals. Recorded July 3, 1972. Ola Wave Campbell Reed (1916- 2002) grew up in Lansing, NC and moved to Rising Sun, MD where she and her husband, Bud Reed lay down deep musical roots . She rose out of local obscurity to become an influential force, esp amongst women bluegrass musicians. "
This recording dates to 1972. The group formed in 1967 under the sponsorship of the Armed Forces Medical Services. The name of the tune is taken from that of a Yorumba medicine man or diviner.
"Ligeti (1923-2006) was born in Transylvania and considered an influential, avant-garde composers of the mid-late 20th century. He left a restrictive life in Hungary in 1956 for the West, settling for a time as composer-in-residence at Stamford. Says wiki-He is best known by the public through the use of his music in film soundtracks. Although he did not directly compose any film scores, excerpts of pieces composed by him were taken and adapted for film use. The sound design of Stanley Kubrick's films, particularly the music of 2001: A Space Odyssey, drew from Ligeti's work. "
Pioneers of German _krautrock_ music, Popol Vuh was the creature of Florian Fricke (1944-2001). Recommended by WMBR's own James Rock…this is his favorite Krautrock band. This soundtrack was created for Werner Herzog's film Aguirre, Der Zorn Gottes
"b: 1963 in Jamestown, NY. Her paternal grandfather, who played the accordion, mandolin and guitar, emigrated to the United States from Sicily; his surname was _Mercante_ before it was anglicized. Merchant started working in a health food store at 16.[7] She considered a career in special education after taking part in a summer program for disabled children, but in 1981 she started singing for a band, Still Life, which became 10,000 Maniacs....left the band eventually saying she didn't want to continue making art by committee... WIKi"
"aka Mark Anthony Myrie aka Gargamel b 1973 in Kington, Jamaica. His life and career have had dramatic ups and downs, with significant following, especially in Florida where he was living, and several drug-related run-ins with the law. - wiki"
"Sibelius-Academy is the only music academy in Finland and, with 1,700 students, one of the largest in Europe. Founded in 1882, the Academy now covers all but every aspect of music, from baroque to rock."
From poets.org: Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was born in Topeka on June 7, 1917, to David Anderson Brooks, the son of a runaway slave, and Keziah Corinne (née Wims), and raised in Chicago. She sent her early poems to both Langston Hughes and James Weldon Johnson, and both elder poets responded with letters of encouragement. After going to a literary conference at Fisk University in 1967, which was also attended by Amiri Baraka and other poets from the Black Arts Movement, Brooks became an activist in the Black Power movement. She also started a poetry workshop from her home. Participants included Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, and Don L. Lee (Haki Madhubuti).
"b: Venice CA in 1981. Attended NEC, then Brown University and got a degree in music. He now lives in Portland OR. This was his first solo release since 2005. See link for more on the genesis of the songs. "
Ravel (1875-1937) wrote this suite when he was about 30 years old. He wrote it in tribute to a group of other French artists with whom he was affiliated…They called themselves Les Apaches or _hooligans_….considering themselves as outcasts, their work unimportant. - wiki
"aka Volker Bertelmann is a German composer and pianist best known for his compositions for prepared piano. He won an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award for his work on All Quiet on the Western Front. B: 1967 Kreuztal, Germany"
Reynolds Professor of American Studies and renowned poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou recites a an original poem she crafted for the Lay My Burden Down Civil War Conference in Winston-Salem
