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something uplifting for the day
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My sister sent me this, and I hope you will enjoy it, too.
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The great Woody Guthrie
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Why, it is April 1st, so here is Ella, singing April in Paris, as one does.
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I really don't know anything about this clip except it features three musicians playing a short and lovely piece of music, filmed in Hanoi, apparently.
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Back from sunny Atlanta! Amazing conference and found my new favorite hat! #fuckAI #AICouldNEVER
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From the 2024 Merrie Monarch festival, a wahine (women's) halau.
The announcer gives a description of the mele (chant), then there is a long mele, and the dancing starts at about 2:30. The recessional is also really elegant.
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Ja ik zat te heus klappen met tranen in mn ogen: Aretha Franklin honouring Carole King 💜 En idd #AICouldNever #MeerMooieDingen
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Aretha Franklin (while not in good health!) singing transcendently at the Kennedy Honors concert for Carole King.
Bonus: Obamas, being classy (remember when we had a president & FLOTUS who were classy & appreciated art?)
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A young Kate Bush, recording "Under the Ivy" at Abbey Road.
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Oblivion
played by the Ahn Trio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id1W...
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I reference this song in UNCONQUERABLE SUN, where it is sung at the wedding of Queen-Marshal Eirene and her latest spouse, the Honorable Manea Lee. Here is the classic version sung by Teresa Teng.
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Whoops, I was so busy today I forgot to post my usual music post, so here, have Patsy Cline singing "Walkin' After Midnight"
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This was Meshell Ndegeocello's national tv debut (on a talk show hosted by a young Jon Stewart!), and everything about this performance is fabulous.
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Laura Nyro at Fillmore East 1970 singing Gibsom Street, a song that really hit hard for me as a teen
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A cloudy rainy day here, need something with rhythm
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The great Nina Simone. Now I am wondering if I posted this one already but even if I did, well worth a re-listen, and I am sure many are feeling this same sentiment.
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A short video essay about Dolores Huerta, with her own narration.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFxh...
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It's Monday of a new week in our ongoing hellscape, so to remember there are good things, have a video recording of Maria Callas singing THE famous aria from Carmen, in Germany, with an excellent symphony orchestra in accompaniment.
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Now this is what I call pulling out all the stops for a live performance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fyu...
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been a long few days with a big winter storm blowing through with high winds & intense rain. I'm fine; lost power for 15 hours & had to throw out a few things from my fridge but nothing as bad as other spots in the islands.
Anyway, here's Etta James
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jDp...
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Superb cover of Neil Young's "Old Man" by the great Lizz Wright. Also, a great backup band.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpC5...
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If you have 28 minutes today for a delightful staging of JS Bach's Coffee Cantata, a comic gem about a young woman who loves coffee (and perhaps other things as well), here it is:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Lo...
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RIP Bon Scott
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A lovely (and informative) 5 minute video essay on hula and one young woman's journey to becoming Miss Aloha Hula at the Merrie Monarch Competition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NhP...
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The short film that became District 9
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I love this live version of Aya Nakamura singing her hit Djadja, about a woman telling off a guy who thinks he can lie about her. Look at the women in the crowd singing along delightedly.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmJY...