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John Trudell is a Native American songwriter/poet, and an outspoken activist for human rights and environmental issues. AKA GRAFITTI MAN showcases his remarkable spoken-word brand of rock & roll, praised by musicians such as Peter Garrett, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, and Jackson Browne.
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2023
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1 CD audio disc (approximately 53 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
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A gorgeous, groundbreaking, and genre-bending collaboration between an iconic author and a unique musical ensemble. Part songwriting, part poetry, part storytelling; all encompassing, all engaging, all beautiful.
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2022.
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1 audio disc : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
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The practice of pairing music with poetry has a long history. Setting verse to music has become a way to amplify the emotional impact of the writers' words. Argentinean percussionist and composer Minino Garay created a recording, Speaking Tango, that uses poetry to find the essence of the Argentinean tango in contemporary music, something that has been attempted in the genre at least since poet Horacio Ferrer collaborated with Astor Piazzolla.
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2000
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1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide ([4] pages ; 13 cm)
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Reading Raymond Carver's poetry with music written to enhance the impression has evolved into this CD. The germination of the idea occurred in a European tour of the Contemporary Music Coalition with some members of MOKO BOVO sitting in. We decided to explore new compositions unrestrained by genre. The result ranges from Javanese gamelan-like percussion, industrial rock, a tango-waltz, string quartet, funk, to one traditional jazz classic from Mingus....
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[2022]
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1 audio disc (42:43) : digital, CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
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Classical singer Julia Bullock makes her solo recording debut, on Nonesuch Records. Bullock is joined on the album by London's Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Christian Reif for Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and an aria from John Adams's El Niño. With Reif on the piano, she also performs traditional spirituals and songs by Oscar Brown, Jr.; Billy Taylor; and Sandy Denny. The first track released is an interpretation of the Connie...
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