“Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (“Beautiful Night, Oh Night of Love” often referred to as the “Barcarolle“) is a piece from The Tales of Hoffmann (1881), Jacques Offenbach’s final opera. A duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano, it is considered the most famous barcarolle ever written and described in the Grove Book of Operas as “one […]
“I’ve Got You Under My Skin”
“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” is a song written by American composer Cole Porter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the Eleanor Powell musical film Born to Dance in which it was performed by Virginia Bruce. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year but lost out […]
Avantgardey
Avantgardey is a 20-member all-female Japanese dance team led by famed producer and choreographer Akane. Well known for their synchronized dance moves and funny expressions, the group gained worldwide popularity after performing with renowned DJ Steve Aoki at one of his concerts in January 2023. Since then, their fame has gone viral, and they’ve reached […]
To Zanarkland
“To Zanarkand” is the main theme of Final Fantasy X, composed and arranged by Nobuo Uematsu who got the idea of the tune for the opening theme from a flautist he consulted for help. He requested the tune to be used in Final Fantasy X and coaxed the team in using it for certain event […]
“I Wanna Be Loved by You”
“I Wanna Be Loved by You” is a song written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby, with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, for the 1928 musical Good Boy. It was first performed by Helen Kane in September 1928, who was the inspiration behind the cartoon Betty Boop. Kane who became known as the ‘Boop-Boop-a-Doop Girl’ because […]
“It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”
When Duke Ellington’s “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got that Swing)” was released on the Brunswick Records label in February 1932, it was not the beginning of the Swing Era – Jazz fans would not see that for another three years. What the song did do was introduce the word “swing” into […]
Meute
Meute (German for “pack”, “rout” or “crowd”) is an eleven-piece self-described techno marching band from Germany. The band arranges techno, house and deep house works by well-known DJ’s, augmenting them with electronic beats created by marching band instruments. In doing so, they seek to “[create] a new genre by combining hypnotic driving techno and expressive […]
Natasha St-Pier
Natasha St-Pier is a Canadian singer of Acadian origin who has spent most of her career in France. She studied piano and dance throughout her childhood and made her professional debut at the age of eight. St-Pier vaulted to national fame in 1993 via Quebec’s television amateur showcase ‘Le Pouvoir de la Chanson’ making series […]
Julia Westlin
Julia Westlin is an independent artist, singer/songwriter and model. She was born in May 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2012, Julia moved from Sweden to Canada to her life partner David MeShow, where her musical career continued to blossom. She has performed at several events around the world illustrating her art. The Scandinavian artist have […]
Faithless
Faithless are an English band that formed in 1995, with its core members being Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. Faithless’ first album Reverence was conceived as a mixtape which covers many genres, encapsulating house, hip-hop, folk and classical music. The album was released on Rollo’s label, Cheeky Records. Their first show at Camden’s Jazz […]