“I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate”, often simply “Sister Kate”, is an up-tempo jazz dance song, written by Armand J. Piron and published in 1922. Louis Armstrong claimed he had written the song and sold it for $10 he never received. Kate was a murdered brothel madame named Katie Townsend. Kid Ory […]
Juicy Lucy
Juicy Lucy was a British blues rock band officially formed in October 1969. After the demise of The Misunderstood, Juicy Lucy was formed by steel guitarist Glenn Ross Campbell, and prolific saxophonist Chris Mercer. The group later recruited vocalist Ray Owen, guitarist Neil Hubbard, bassist Keith Ellis, and drummer Pete Dobson. The band name was […]
ADG7
Ak Dan Gwang Chil (ADG7) was formed in 2015 on the 70th anniversary of National Liberation. “Gwang” means “national liberation” while “chil” (the number seven) refers to the 70th anniversary. A group of musicians from JeongGaAkHoe (a musical group that focuses on modernizing traditional Korean music) gathered together to form a band to find a […]
Harlem Nocturne
“Harlem Nocturne” is a jazz standard written by Earle Hagen (music) and Dick Rogers (lyrics) in 1939 for the Ray Noble orchestra, of which they were members. It was released by Noble and His Orchestra featuring Jack Dumont on Alto Sax. In its musical sojourn, “Harlem Nocturne” became one of those classic and timeless instrumentals […]
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. Sumner and Hook formed the band after attending a Sex Pistol concert. While Joy Division’s first recordings were heavily influenced by early punk, […]
Ted Jasper
Hailing from the rural outskirts of Cornwall, Ted Jasper grew up on the Southwest coast where, inspired by his surroundings, he began an obsession with producing, remixing, and re-working electronic music. The short but powerful discography of London based house prospect Ted Jasper has shown the producer is willing to paint outside of the lines. […]
Ramene Ta Trompette
Like the New Orleans street music it offers, Ramène Ta Trompette was formed around the streets and squares of the pink city of Toulouse, and now extends its territory wherever it is welcomed. The band consists of Clarinet – Mathieu Viry, Trombone – Fanny Schubnel, Tuba – Coline Lemarchand, Banjo/Vocals – Valentin Oustiakine and Washboard/Vocals […]
N’famady Kouyaté
N’famady Kouyaté is a young energetic master musician from Guinea, who relocated to Cardiff in 2019. A talented multi-instrumentalist who wowed audiences across the UK and Ireland during autumn/winter 2019/20 with his modern interpretations of traditional West African Mandingue songs and rhythms supporting Gruff Rhys on the Pang! album tour. N’famady’s primary instrument is the […]
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot often referred to by her initials B.B., is a French animal rights activist and former actress, singer, and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters, often with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the best known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. She had acted in 47 films, performed in several musicals, […]
Pon Jantapon
Pon Jantapon is a well-known Thai artist working under the Pordeemuan Studio. She was a member of the project group SODA5. She made her solo debut on February 2017 with the digital single “Poo Neep E-Pi”. It gave her, her highest charting position at No.3. Pon Jantapon’s song have spent spent 5 weeks in the […]