Faites-de-la-Musique... Today !

Music Feast or Do Play Music... but Today is the Day !
Fête de la Musique ou Faites de la Musique, c'est aujourd'hui !

Highlights of the day:

- La Bellevilloise : concert and images of the 2010 Music Fest
coming in from around the globe.
[19-21, rue Boyer , Paris XX]
- Cabaret Sauvage : carte blanche to Guem [percussion].
[59 bd Mac Donald, Parc de la Villette, Paris XIX]
- Château de Vincennes : the major themes of African pop culture.
[Vincennes, 1 ave de Paris]
- Cité de l'Immigration [Palais de la Porte Dorée] : coreographer
Robyn Orlin's show in tribute to 'Swankas', and Freddy Massamba
concert with a South-African parade.
[293 Avenue Daumesnil, Paris XII - ]
- 2 concert tours on the Seine, aboard the 'Jéna', [at 6 and 9 pm]
between the Maison de Radio France and the Bibliothèque François
Mitterrand.
- Louvre, Nuit Américaine : [10-11:30 pm], The Orchestre de Paris
conducted by Kristjan Jarvi, excerpts from Bernstein [West Side Story,
orchestral suite] - Gershwin [An American in Paris, orchestral suite] -
Adams [The Chairman Dances].

... see the program for the Oberkampf area.
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the Full French & International Programs
and the 2010 Music Fest Posters Worldwide.

Mulatu Astatke, for a special Music Time

'Cha Cha'

[micmic1431968]

'Yekermo Sew'

[KissMyRocks]
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An aria by Vivaldi for PaPoGris' Music Time...

... L'Olimpiade: Act II/V, aria "Siam navi all'onde algenti"
performed by Aris Christofellis as Aminta.

"Siam navi all' onde algenti
lasciate in abbandono
impetuosi venti i nostri affetti sono,
ogni diletto è scoglio,
tutta la vita un mar.

Ben qual nocchiero in noi
veglia ragion ma poi
pur dall' ondoso orgoglio
si lascia trasportar."


Recorded in Paris, February 1990.

Vivaldi wrote the Olimpiade in 1734 for the Teatro Sant'Angelo in Venice.
The libretto for Olimpiade, one of the most famous librettos of the eighteenth
century, was written by Pietro Metastasio in 1733. It has been set to music in
the same year by Antonio Caldara, then by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi in 1735
and by Leonardo Leo in 1737, as well as by Vivaldi himself.

The Olimpiade was the first of Vivaldi's operas to be exhumed and reproposed
to the international public in the twentieth century.
Alfredo Casella was responsible for its modern-day revival in 1939, as part of
the Siena Musical Week.
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Oberkampf turns Latino with the Salsa Caravan !

My fief as a barrio Latino, this week end from 3pm until 2am.


At each stage of the Salsa Caravan, a whole Paris' district becomes a Latin
village invested by thousand salseros, bachateros, zoukeros and other Latin
dance enthusiasts from all sources.
This time they are investing the Oberkampf area with world salsa, bachata,
zouk, lambazouk, kizomba and reggaeton in a dozen bars of the Oberkampf
and Saint-Maur streets, in Paris XI...

- Le Mecano : Bachata Salsa [6pm-2am]
99, rue Oberkampf
- La Locandiera : Salsa Mix with DJ L'Duro & DJ Manito
145, rue Oberkampf
- L'Antirouille : KIzomba Lambazouk et Salsa
5, rue Moret
- Le Styx : Salsa Latino Mix
126, rue Oberkampf
- Le Quartier Général : Salsa mix with DJ Jacky
103, rue Oberkampf
- Le Youm'bi : Dominican Republic, Latino Hot
112, rue Saint-Maur
- Le Carbet : Caribbean, Zouk and Kizomba
115, rue Saint-Maur
- other bars to confirm...

Several introductory dance courses will be offered to the public.
You just buy a 2-3€ wrist-pass that allows everyone access to all tracks
and dance classes - Check out the program ★★★

Last summer on the heights of Belleville...


[maisonorange]

The Salsa Caravan plans to perform in the main Paris districts.
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[Petit lexique de la musique cubaine]

Let's spend some time in good company...

In my mixed bag today, a gem from Igor's music...

The "Soldier's Tale" is a 1918 theatrical work "to be read, played and danced"
[lu, joué et dansé] set to music by Igor Stravinsky.
L "Histoire du Soldat" was originally written for small ensemble to compensate
for the lack of players due to World War I.
The work was premiered in Lausanne on 28 September 1918, conducted by
Ernest Ansermet.




[mccumella]
A Rare look inside the creative process of rehearsals and recording of "Soldier's Tale" in a 1955 film
presented by Columbia records.

* "A Soldier's Tale" lyrics.
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Soirée baroque in an Eiffel building

As announced two days ago...




... tonight at the Mulliez gallery* :

2 musicians and 2 dancers unveiled, if necessary, the splendor and beauty
of the Baroque amusette in some unusual and offbeat way...

... a surprising combination of the accordion (Michel Glasko) - an eminently
popular instrument and an effective alternative to the Baroque basso continuo
- with the embroidery of the flute and tenor vocals (Jean-Christophe Hurtaud).

Flora Sans and Caroline Ducrest performed this eve some court & theater
dances' solos and duets, mostly based on Baroque choreography, written
two hundred years ago by the dancing masters Pécour, Feuillet, l'Abbé.

The Baroque dance notation was published by Raul-Auger Feuillet
in 1700 and allows us today to rediscover the original choreography.

(gattogiallo)

* Previous PPG's post about the Mulliez gallery.

Woodstock or the Tombstone of the Counter Culture.

3 days of peace and music in the Vietmam war's days...

The Woodstock Music and Art Fair
held on August 15, 16, and 17 1969.
in White Lake, Bethel, New York.

40 years ago, it is a long time.


(video emosrockoutloud1)
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On this very place, there was the stage where young Santana performed
with his fabulous percussions, young Jimi Hendrix with his living guitar,
Joe Cocker...

E n j o y !


(video TheDormouse)
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Music Time or a Break from Res Publica.

The Maharaja of the keyboard
(Duke Ellington)

(opstra)

Oscar Peterson, piano
Ray Brown, bass
Ed Thigpen, drums
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Michael Jackson's Heart Gave Up.

... and the web collapses under the new.


(M1ssCHALlNA) "Rockin' Robin" - 1972.


(aveslax012) "Dangerous" - 1991.



(boxblu) Moonwalk flashmob in London, Liverpool Str. on Friday 26th.

... and now enjoy this, found on GatewayPundit !


(mydorood)
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Neverland Ranch... in its heyday.

Fête de la Musique in Paris XI

- Previous posters
- Paris XI Program

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Susan Dreamed a Dream... becoming true ?

"Boyle, from the small town of Blackburn
in West Lothian, Scotland, won international
acclaim for her performance of I Dreamed a
Dream, from Les Miserables, at her audition
which aired in April on the first show.
An estimated 20 million viewers are expected
to tune in to watch the live final of ITV's Talent
Contest".
(Simon Alford)
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Susan Boyle performing in April...
Grand Final Tonight !
...
Later update :
Piped to the post by "Diversity", Susan Boyle can hold her head up high with Second Place.
The Little Tiger's journey has only begun !

(TheUberDeeJay)

Music Time... in May/09

A Siji's song, 'Yearning for Home', dedicated
to many of the Nigerian diaspora...


(adesijibomi)

"The concept of the video was to shed light on my constant longing for my ancestral homeland Nigeria
where I grew up. It was thus crucial for me to convey the sense of nostalgia we immigrants come to feel
when far away from that which we affectionately call “Home”. For even though we have come to make
our new homes away from home, there forever remains a deep sense of longing for that which we left
behind. In doing so I chose to depict a number of scenes drawn from my own experiences, which shed
light on a few of the things I come across or do which remind me of my homeland.

Taken from my new album, 'ADESIJI', this song is dedicated to the many displaced around the world
who by choice or circumstance find themselves without a place of sanctuary, comfort or rest and now
yearn for a place to call Home".
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The Saint Germain's Muse soon in Concert...

"Je me souviens de tout"
the new CD by French singer Juliette Greco
to come out next week.

- Je Me Souviens De Tout - Madame Rosa - Bérénice
- C'est Le Moment - Dans Ma Chambre De Dame
- Le Solitaire - Un Petit Matin De Printemps - Testament
Rose - Tout Ira Bien - Un Art Assez Difficile - L'Ombre
Du Vent - Ha! Le Temps - Je N'ai Jamais Eté - Je Me
Souviens De Tout.

She will be in concert at
Théâtre des Champs Elysées
on June 4th, 5th, 8th and 10th.
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This video shows her singing a Gainsbourg's song - La Javanaise.
Enjoy Saint Germain des Près and place de Fürstemberg as in 1963...


(Oldies 195)

Hey ! follow G@tto into a new art gallery...

.. just inside the Eiffel building, in Griset.

Opened since last October
by Pascaline Mulliez in a beautiful 3rd floor open space.






















Today was the end of Monica Trenkler (collages)
and Coyotte (ex-votos) exhibition...


. . .
Closing the exhibition with Gratin d'Swing...


(G@ttoGiallo)

L'Atlas & Thom-Thom Live at Les Métallos...

&

... on Saturday 28th - 3/7 pm !















(Photo G@tto)
94, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, Paris XI
M° Couronnes - Bus # 96 - Vélib # 11032

&
L'Atlas and Thom-Thom

A Métallos/LeMur Snack Party
around a Live Counter-Performance !



















(Photo G@tto)
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Back to the Disco Dance.

Caroline Phillips, Californian & Mixel Ducau, Basque, mostly known
as Bidaia, and five other musicians (I don't personally know), all
Disco-music nostalgics, created DiscoBalls... now on MySpace.



Band Members :
- Caroline PHILLIPS, singer - Patrice "Watson" DUMORA, singer - Mixel DUCAU, guitar
- Hervé CAMPAGNA, bass - Claude CELLAN, drums - Xabi LEON, keyboards - Christophe
ITHURRITZE, keyboards and vocoder.

Influences :
Abba, Patti Labelle, Patrick Hernandez, Earth wind and fire, Kool & the gang, Lipps inc, Rose
Royce, Gloria Gaynor, Barry White, Kiss, Village people, Boney M, KC & the Sunshine Band,
Carl Douglas, Sylvester, Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone, Patrick Juvet, the Bee Gees, Rod Stewart,
Sister Sledge, Chic, Imagination, Dalida, Gibson brothers... and so on...
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Marcus Miller & Keziah Jones on Arte !

tonight > one shot not/season 2 - manu katché
with marcus miller & keziah jones !
You can watch TV !


and katie melua, pascale picard, alela diane, mark robertson.


marcus miller... remember "Tutu" and "Mr Pastorius", for and with miles davis,
"Thunder" last album - keziah jones... from "Black Orpheus" to "Nigerian Woods".

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LISTEN !

One Shot Not / Manu Katché

(Clap TV - fr)


fm last album Thunder
(pirpirredhead)

Blufunk is a Fact
(blackorpheus)

Music Time !

Nine By Nine, by John Dummer Famous Music Band
A rare record and a G@tto's huge coup de cœur in 1970.

... sorry, :
so just close your eyes and listen...


(LoonPantsVinyl)

Violinist - Nick Pickett (Nine by Nine)
John Dummer - Drums
Dave Kelly - Guitar, Vocals
Roger Pearce - Guitar
Steve Rye - Harp, Vocals
Tony Walker - Bass
Bob Hall - Piano
John O'Leary - Harp
Thunder Thompson - Bass
Tony McPhee - Guitar
Adrian Pietryga - Guitar
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How to become rustproof in 2009.

Yo ! keep your bones rust-free
starting a therapy this month...

... on SATURDAY - JANUARY 10th

at : L'ANTIROUILLE - 5, rue Moret
. . . . . . . . . PARIS XI . . . . . . . . .



. . . . . . . . . Click & Listen ! . . . . . . . . .

Despite a serious Illness curry-related...

... Caro brought some indian music for your pleasure...
Watch and listen !

Veena concert - Fort Cochin.


Violin concert at the Taj Malabar in Fort Cochin.


Singer Santosh in Concert near Aranmula, Kerala.


... click here to see Caro's slideshow.













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