Funiculì, Funiculà is a Neapolitan song composed in 1880 by Luigi Denza to lyrics by Peppino Turco. It was written to commemorate the opening of the first funicular railway on Mount Vesuvius. It was presented by Turco and Denza at the Piedigrotta festival the same year. The sheet music was published by Rocordi and sold […]
Oum
Oum El Ghaït Benessahraoui, better known as Oum, from Casablanca, Morocco, is a singer-songwriter of modern Moroccan popular music. Oum, who grew up in Marrakech, is inspired by Hassani poetry (Moroccan desert culture) and African rhythms. She interprets her lyrics in Moroccan Arabic (Darija), French, English and Spanish. At the young age of fourteen, Oum […]
Hannes De Maeyer
Hannes De Maeyer is one of Belgium’s most versatile composers, best known for his collaboration with director duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah His work ranges from contemporary electronic scores with pop and hip hop influences, to rich, orchestral and symphonic works. After meeting the talented Belgian directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall […]
John Mayall – The Turning Point
John Mayall, who died today aged 90, was a true giant of British music. He, almost single handedly caused the revival of interst in the blues inthe UK in the late 1960’s. When I was growing up his ‘Blues From Laurel Canyon’ album was the vinyl that everyone who was interested in the blues wanted […]
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor (Pathetique)
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 by Beethoven, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique, was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old, and was published the following year. It has remained one of his most celebrated compositions. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. Although commonly […]
The Donnas
The Donnas were an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1993. The band consisted of Brett Anderson (lead vocals), Allison Robertson (guitar, backing vocals), Maya Ford (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Torry Castellano (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Attending the same school, They all became friends by eighth grade and formed as a […]
Aldous Harding
Hannah Sian Topp, known professionally as Aldous Harding, is a New Zealand indie folk singer-songwriter, originally based in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Harding comes from a musical family, her mother is folk singer Lorina Harding. As of 2020, she is based in Cardiff, Wales, where she had previously lived with partner and collaborator H. Hawkline. One […]
Pauline Black
Belinda Magnus better known as Pauline Black, is an English singer, actress and author. She was born in October 1953, in Romford, Essex to an Anglo-Jewish teenage mother and Nigerian father. She was adopted by a white middle-aged couple and given the name Pauline Vickers. Her biological father, Gordon Adenle, had come to London from […]
Bob Newhart
George Robert Newhart (September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024) was an American comedian and actor. He was known for his deadpan and stammering delivery style. Beginning as a stand-up comedian, he transitioned his career to acting in television. He received numerous accolades, including three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. […]
St. James Infirmary
“St. James Infirmary ” is an American blues and jazz standard that emerged, like many others, from folk traditions. Louis Armstrong brought the song to lasting fame through his 1928 recording, on which Don Redman is named as composer; later releases credit “Joe Primrose,” a pseudonym used by musician manager, music promoter and publisher Irving […]