This remake of Yma Sumac's 1950 song is a combination of pop, Spaghetti Western, and opera not to be missed.
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First Festival Sacramento 2018: Review (May 5, Tanzanite Park)
Hip-hop legends Blackalicious and punk rock sister duo Dog Party headlined Saturday's lineup at the fourth annual First Festival 2018 on May 5 in Sacramento, CA.
Read More »Music Review: Patricia Vonne – ‘Top of the Mountain’ Hits the Sweet Spot
'Top of the Mountain' is definitely a winner because of Patricia Vonne’s inimitable vocals.
Read More »Music Review: David Hopkins – ‘Overlook’ Provides Dazzling, Imaginative Music
'Overlook' is scrumptiously innovative and imaginative, full of intersecting colors and flavors.
Read More »Music Review: Eliane Elias – ‘Man of La Mancha’ in Latin Jazz Style
The Brazilian jazz pianist goes full-tilt from the start, with dense and intense rhythms, indeed a florid, Lisztian intricacy, on "To Each His Dulcinea." One listen to Elias's substitutions on the theme and you know she's playing with a full quiver of creativity as well as a twinkle in her eye.
Read More »Music Review: Jungsu Choi Tiny Orkester – ‘Tchuss Jazz Era’ Provides Complex, Dazzling Fusion Jazz
The complexity of colors infusing 'Tchuss Jazz Era' is marvelous.
Read More »Music Review: Ashley Delima – ‘Stay in America’ Delivers Gorgeous Latin Pop, Political Immediacy
'Stay in America' is simply superb! The contagious melody hooks you in, while the rhythm infects your emotional response, inducing you to move to the music and sing along.
Read More »Music Review: Véronneau – ‘Love and Surrender’
Véronneau's repertoire as a jazz vocalist/performer is ample in world music formats.
Read More »Music Review: Eyal Vilner Big Band – ‘Hanukkah’
Traditional Hanukkah songs are reimagined in a big band production with 1940s-style swing.
Read More »Music Review: Dave Kline Band – ‘Shifting Borders’
Shifting Borders is a cocktail that embraces the music of multiple cultures and merges them together into a melodic brew.
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