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It's only fair that the drummer who invented Afrobeat pays tribute to the drummer who invented hard bop. For the last few years that Tony Allen has been enjoying a second youth in Paris and elsewhere, we have tended to forget that his very particular style, of touching and pounding, comes as much from his African and Nigerian sources as from the rhythmic boppers that were Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, and, in particular, Art Blakey.
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For the young producer Norman Granz, the signing of Charlie Parker to the Mercury label was a real coup. The saxophonist had been thinking for some years about the opportunity to record music outside his usual quintet. The “Charlie Parker with Strings” project was an old dream of his that he realized in 1949. With an oboe, a few violins, a viola, a cello, a harp, a piano, a double bass and drums, he gave a new sound to classics of the 1930s like...
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This exciting mix of essential Berlioz masterpieces will be showcased in a variety of different programmes at prestigious venues in both Europe and the US, including concert halls in New York, Amsterdam, Paris and Versailles. A world-class roster of acclaimed soloists will join the orchestra for these much-anticipated performances including French mezzo-soprano Lucile Richardot (La mort de Cléopâtre, excerpts from Les Troyens).
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As part of the Valletta International Baroque Festival, an event entirely in keeping with the identity and the baroque architecture of the city, the ensemble of musicians and singers has chosen to introduce us to motets, musical compositions of one or more voices written from a text, sacred or secular. He plays the Te Deum composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, played for the first time in 1699.
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It was the swinging 30s. The big bands of the 40s. It was San Francisco night life – Baghdad by the Bay. And the crowds were packing the nation’s premiere all-Chinese nightclub, Forbidden City. Like the Cotton Club of Harlem which featured America’s finest African American entertainers, Forbidden City gained an international reputation with its unique showcase of Chinese American performers in eye-popping all-American extravaganzas.FORBIDDEN...
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Este libro presenta los principales abordajes sobre la danza elaborados en la antropología sociocultural y da cuenta de su fructífera aplicabilidad para el análisis de una amplia variedad de prácticas de movimiento provenientes de diferentes tradiciones culturales, como la danza clásica y contemporánea, las pistas de música electrónica, el butoh, el tai chi, las danzas afro-yorubas, la capoeira, el tango, distintas danzas folclóricas e indígenas....
11) Spray Em' Up
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After leading a successful mission to take out Iraqi warlord Samhal Hussein, Sgt John Williams is hailed as a Hero by the U.S Army. However, when he returns to the South Bronx he finds his neighborhood being oppressed by a neighborhood drug kingpin.With the NYPD scared, and residents feeling powerless, John realizes that he has to declare his own war on terror to save his neighborhood and protect his community.
12) Dead 2 Rights
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Archetypical Corporation is holding its annual meeting. CEO Gordon Mullens believes profits are looking up. But shareholder Anne Stratton insists the company is cooking the books and has evidence to prove it! If only they could find someone to hook up the overhead projector.But before anyone can find assistance, the meeting is interrupted by the Golden Guild Used Book Club. They also have reserved the room. Now if they could find someone to straighten...
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Cet ouvrage est consacré à la danse cobra des femmes de la communauté kalbeliya, dans le Rajasthan, en Inde, une danse de plus en plus populaire qui a remplacé la pratique traditionnelle maintenant interdite des charmeurs de cobras. Parées d'atours inspirés des cobras et accompagnées sur scène de musiciens professionnels, les danseuses exécutent une gestuelle rappelant celle du dangereux reptile. Ce changement a bouleversé les rles économiques...
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Unleash the magic of your very own theatre! Dive into the exhilarating world of stagecraft, where your unique skills and creativity come alive. Whether it's musicals, plays, or pantomimes, with the right guidance and collaboration, your vision can become a reality. Everyone possesses a unique talent; it's time to harness yours. This book is your roadmap, drawing from personal experiences to navigate the highs and lows of theatre life. Whether you...
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Sixteen-year-old Nikki Desmond is the product of Too many, Too Much and Too little. Too many boarding schools, too much money, and too little discipline. After being expelled from the fourth prestigious New York boarding school, her mother sends her to Los Angeles to live with her father. In the screenplays for the first three episodes of the Fabulous First Season of this teen sitcom, Nikki adjusts to life on the west coast as her father works towards...
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Sixteen-year-old Nikki Desmond is the product of too many, too much, and too little. Too many boarding schools, too much money, and too little discipline. After being expelled from a fourth prestigious New York boarding school, her mother sends her to Los Angeles to live with her father.In the screenplays for the fabulous first season of this teen sitcom, Nikki adjusts to life on the west coast while her father works towards correcting her surly,...
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MIDDLE OF THE RAINBOWThe blunt and honest memoirs of Emmy-winning actress Bonnie Bartlett Daniels. It's the story of her 70-plus year career, and her struggles in the pre-#metoo and pre-feminist world. It's also the rare and unique story of a 70-plus year marriage (with film, theatre and TV icon William Daniels.) In a full telling of her life, we learn that through years of psychoanalysis and, ultimately, thanks to motherhood, she was able to heal...
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"Carrots chronicles Dan Harary's simple but lifelong challenge: How to navigate his desire and pursuit of alluring women while attempting to overcome crippling shyness and self-doubt. Weave into that mix: a series of childhood traumas; a long battle with depression; a troubled marriage; a wacky theory he was cursed in a past life; a powerful sex addiction; and an endless series of 'really bad dates. 'As a Clinical Sexologist who's known him since...
19) Starmaker: Life As a Hollywood Publicist with Farrah, The Rat Pack and 600 More Stars Who Fired Me
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Jay Bernstein, an entertainment industry fixture who helped launch the careers of celebrities including Farrah Fawcett and Suzanne Somers, was famed for his sense of showmanship, his outrageous style, and the publicity stunts he engineered to get attention for his clients. Starmaker tells his story, from his childhood in Oklahoma City and his first job in a Hollywood mailroom to the ownership of his own public relations firm and his work as a television...
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