"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Bootchy Temple – 1.Man With The Cane – 2. Lady Sunshine – 2018 – Howlin’ Banana Records, Paris – A new band tonight. Well, not really new – they have two previous albums out, and from what I gather they’ve…
The Blaze – Private Concert – Gaite Lyrique, Paris – Sept. 29, 2018 – Radio France International – Bands to watch for a Wednesday night/Thursday morning. The Blaze are a French duo, consisting of cousins Guillaume and Jonathan Alric, both…
Mihalovici – Musique Nocturne Op. 87 – Guy Deplus, Clarinet – ORTF Chamber Orch, André Girard, Cond. – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Over to France this week for music by the Romanian/French composer Marcel Mihalovici, as performed in this…
Bernard Lavilliers – in concert – July 1, 2018 – Radio France International – Bernard Lavilliers in concert tonight – one of the more compelling voices, who has been around for a while, but of course who is well known…
Randy Weston Sextet – Live at Maison de la Radio – February 4, 1976 – Radio France Musique – With the sad news that Randy Weston passed away yesterday at age 92, the Jazz world lost one of its most…
Juniore – In Concert at Route du Rock, 2017 – April 22, 2017 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Juniore in concert from last years Route du Rock festival on April 22, 2017. While I’m waiting for the dust to…
Hindi Zahra – Live at Musée Picasso – Paris – September 8, 2017 – Radio France Bleu – Hindi Zahra, to close the weekend on an ethereal note. Hailed throughout Europe as an astonishing talent, with mind-blowing music and an…
Jean-Baptiste Bréval – Sonata In G Major – André Navarra, Cello – Henriette Roget, Piano – ORTF Studios – Paris, circa 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Historic musicians in less-than-familiar Baroque music this weekend. Taking the occasional break…
Wild Bill Davis Quartet – live in Paris – January 24, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – To the sultry B-3 stylings of Wild Bill Davis this week. Featuring his quartet; Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis on tenor sax, Billy Butler…
Florent Schmitt – Lied et Scherzo – Florian Hollard Ensemble – 1967 – Paris Studios – ORTF recording – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Florent Schmitt this weekend. Described as “one of the most fascinating of France’s…