“Tous les garçons et les filles” (English: “All the Boys and Girls”) is a song by French singer-songwriter Francoise Hardy, with Roger Samyn credited as co-writer on Hardy’s original 1962 ye-ye-era recording. The song recounts the feelings of a young person who has never known love and her envy of the couples that surround her. […]
Gentle Forest Jazz Band
Gentle Forest Jazz Band are a 21-piece big band led by modern vaudevillian gentleman Kubota. Since its formation in 2005, they have been developing new entertainment by incorporating a modern perspective into danceable swing jazz. The exciting and laughter-filled live performance by the 17-person instrumental corps and vocal trio “Gentle Forest Sisters” is a masterpiece. […]
Sissel
Sissel Kyrkjebø also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano. She is considered one of the world’s top crossover sopranos. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and operatic arias. She sings mainly in English and Norwegian and has also sung songs in Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Irish, Italian, […]
Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance are an Australian neoclassical darkwave band from Melbourne. Currently composed of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, the group formed in 1981. The group’s debut album, Dead Can Dance, was released in February 1984. The artwork, which depicts a ritual mask from New Guinea, “provide[s] a visual reinterpretation of the meaning of the […]
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese the only constant member until his death in January 2015. The best-known lineup of the group was its mid-1970s trio of Froese, Christopher Franke, and Peter Baumann. In 1979, […]
Cascade
With only 8000 Chapman Sticks worldwide, they are one of the most seldom seen and rarely heard instruments in the world. Today Mark White and Stefanie Barthel, known as Cascade, are the only Stick-Duo in the world. With the elegant sound of the Chapman Stick, they specialize in such music as Celtic, Romantic and Classic […]
Cybill Shepherd
Cybill Shepherd is an American actress and former model. Her film debut and breakthrough role came as Jacy Farrow in Peter Bogdanovich’s coming-of-age drama The Last Picture Show (1971) alongside Jeff Bridges. in 1974, Shepherd again teamed up with Peter Bogdanovich for the title role in Daisy Miller, based on the Henry James novella. That […]
5000 Volts
5000 Volts is the name of a British disco recording act that achieved success throughout Europe during the 1970s. The group consisted of vocalists Tina Charles and Martin Jay, with a changing group of session musicians. They released several singles in the mid-1970s, but did not achieve success until radio stations began playing the B-side […]
Amadeus Electric Quartet
The Amadeus Electric Quartet is a classical crossover quartet consisting of two violinists, a cellist and a pianist. The all female group is an internationally successful project especially among the fans of new classical music. Their constant and ingenious combining of classical and modern elements has certified this group as one of the most popular […]
Black and White Rag
The “Black and White Rag” is a 1908 ragtime composition by George Botsford. The song was recorded widely for both the phonograph and player piano, and was the third ragtime composition to sell over one million copies of sheet music. The song was first recorded in 1909, as performed by the Victor orchestra for a […]