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Israel Hoffmann
The original mural the Gaucho cover was adapted from was done by a rather obscure Argentinian artist named Israel Hoffman, (1896-1971) The mural is displayed outdoors, on a public wall, as part of the Caminito Street Museum in Buenos Aires. The title is, Guardia Vieja...
Oscar Winners for Best Original Song (1934 – 2017)
(1934) "The Continental" by Con Conrad and Herb Magidson from The Gay Divorcee (1935) "Lullaby Of Broadway" by Harry Warren and Al Dubin from Gold Diggers Of 1935(1936) "The Way You Look Tonight" by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields from Swing Time(1937) "Sweet Leilani"...
Yussef Dayes
Dayes introduces Black Classical Music in his own words; "What is jazz? Where did the word derive from? Birthed in New Orleans, born in the belly of the Mississippi River, rooted in the gumbo pot of the Caribbean, South American culture & African rituals....
South African Jazz Scene Surveyed on ‘Indaba Is’ Compilation
South African Jazz Scene Surveyed on ‘Indaba Is’ Compilation Indaba Is, a compilation recorded during June and July of 2020, ranks as a compelling document of the electrifying scene that emanates from Johannesburg, South Africa. Pianist Thandi Ntuli and vocalist...
Annie Nightingale
Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale dies.