This is a music video/trailer for an award-winning documentary film, The Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya.
Featuring old-time musicians from Virginia and Nepal sharing each other’s music. Danny Knicely, Tara Linhardt, and the Mountain Music Project explore the connections between Appalachian and Himalayan music traditions.
Nadia Ali is a pakistani-american singer born in 1980. She is best known for electronic dance music. Listen to her nice piece “Rapture”:
Junior Wells (December 9, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, † 15 January 1998 in Chicago, Illinois), actually Amos Blackmore, was an American blues musician. His instrument was the harmonica. He played with Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Magic Sam, Lonnie Brooks and the Rolling Stones.
Here is his song Hoodoman Blues
Jalacy Hawkins, better known as Screamin ‘Jay Hawkins (born 18 July 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, † 12 February 2000 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an American blues singer, who is known for his unusual performances and songs like I Put a Spell on You and Constipation Blues .
First he wanted to be a opera singer, but when he failed he started his career as a blues singer and piano player. Hawkins was an excellent Boxer , in 1949 he was the middleweight chapion from Alaska.
On 12th of February Hawkins died in 2000 and left a large number of children who came from many different women. About 55 children are known, some sources report up to 75 children.
Here is his song “I put a spell on you “
Jazz, please? ;)
Miles Davis is was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. I hope you enjoy ” Blue in Green”.
The project according to their bandcamp “Circadian Eyes is the sound of Bryan Collins’ memories”. Listen to ” Who we were”.
Jeff Hannemann , guitarist of the Trash-Metal band “Slayer “(California) died yesterday due to liver failure at the age of 49 .
DulceSky is an US-american alternative rock and indie band from Salt Lake City, Utah. Listen to their dreamy song “Life as we knew”:
George Jones (born 12 September 1931 in Saratoga, Texas, † April 26, 2013 in Nashville ) was an American country musician. He was considered one of the best singers that has ever spawned the genre. He died yesterday at the age of 81.
Here is his song “White lightning “
Peter Bradley Adams is an american folk-pop singer from Alabama. He released five albums so far, and started his career in the band Eastmountainsouth. Listen to his great piece “Keep Us”:
