– Moodoïd – In Session at Oui-FM Rock Sessions – March 27, 2015 – Oui-FM, Paris – Moodoïd are a relatively new band. A side project of Pablo Padovani, guitarist for Melody’s Echo Chamber, Moodoïd has been around since 2013. There has been a lot of interest in the band,
– Nicoletta – 4 Songs – Barclay Records 1967 – For those of you not familiar with the extraordinary, spellbinding voice of Nicoletta (aka Nicoletta Grisoni), you’ve missed something. Having a string of hits in France in the 1960s and early 70s, admired by none other than Ray Charles and
– CBS World News Roundup – September 14, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 14, 1985 – a day where both pessimism and promise were running neck and neck. The pessimistic part came with news of the successful testing of an anti-nuclear weapon against a target in space.
– Luis Fernando Perez recital – Chambord Festival – July 27, 2011 – RFI France Musique – A classic recital this week. From the Chambord Festival in France in 2011, a recital by renowned Spanish pianist Luis Fernando Pérez, recorded by Radio France Musique on July 27, 2011. A wonderfully
– News of The World- Blue Network – September 2, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Despite the announcers breathless proclamation that it was “Tuesday September 3rd” it was actually Tuesday September 2nd in 1941. No matter, it was still a day where reports of German raids over England,
– Amadou et Mariam – live at Eurockénnes 2012 – December 8, 2012 – RFI-Inter – Amadou and Mariam, or “The Blind Couple From Mali” have been bringing the sound of Afro-Blues to audiences all over the world since 1974. Althought really getting started in 1985, Amadou Bagayoko had been
– Forever Pavot – Live at Eurockéennes 2015 – July 4, 2015 – RFI-Le Mouv – No sooner does one festival finish then another gets rolling. Tonight it’s a sampling from Eurockéennes, which ended this past weekend in Belfort France; three non-stop days of primarily continental bands (with the exception
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Pharoah Sanders Quartet – Live at Les Pommiers, Coutances, May 15, 2015 – RFI-France Musique. I play a lot of older material, particularly Jazz on this site, but I don’t spend a lot of time seeing
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Mauve Lunel – In Session at RFI, Paris – March 28, 2015 – RFI- France Inter Over to Paris tonight for a session by New Chanteuse on the French scene Mauve Lunel, recorded in session at RFI
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Jean-Philippe Collard and Michel Beroff In Recital – May 20, 2015 – Radio France Musique Over to Lyon, France this week for a concert given last week by celebrated Pianists Jean-Philippe Collard and Michel Beroff in a
