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Obrigado Brazil |
This enchanting, flavorful CD finds the ever curious Yo-Yo Ma traveling to South America, and Brazil in particular. The music varies from classical to samba to bossa nova; the combinations range from guitar, flute, and cello to female voice (the remarkable Rosa Passos), cello, guitar, percussion, piano, and bass; to simple cello and piano; to cello and two guitars. The overriding element is rhythm; each selection has a beat which is both infectious and sensual, but the contexts are splendidly varied. "Dansa brasileira" has a Debussy-like, impressionistic flavor, "Dansa negra" is sultry with an easy melody, "1 x 0" is a dance scored for guitar, percussion, and cello with a solo clarinet riff. Its impossible to get bored or tired listening to this creative CD; its unique--just like Yo-Yo Ma .. |
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Once more...with feeling..... (
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Let me say first that I really wanted to like this cd. When I saw the title "Obrigado Brazil" I believed that I would adore this album since Im a huge fan of Brazilian music, but after my first listen I was highly disappointed. Usually, Brazilian music is inviting - the performances are emotional..
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Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music |
Songs from the Street, the boxed set that stretches back to "Sesame Streets" 1969 debut, is the kids record of the year, if not the decade: Big Bird and the gang mightve pulled it off themselves--for a crew of fix-it store workers, shopkeeps, and goofball monsters, the talent quotients off the charts--but when youve got this many names to drop, theyve got to land somewhere. What impresses most in three discs is the lack of a single thud. Cab Calloway, Pete Seeger, and James Taylor mosey in on disc one; Johnny Cash, BB King, and Tony Bennett take seats on the stoop for disc two; and the Dixie Chicks, Gloria Estefan, and R.E.M. raise the brownstone roof on disc three--and thats leaving out stars like Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and Trisha Yearwood. When it comes to inspiri.. |
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This is a terrific collection for both fans and kids! (
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I love this CD set - it sure beats hours of looking for downloads! Its got a great mix of vintage originals (plenty of Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss for me!) like "Somebody Come and Play" and "Whats The Name of That Song" with celebrity songs like "Furry Happy Monsters," and "Elmo and the Lavendar Moon."..
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Baby Beluga (Raffi. Raffi Songs to Read.) |
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Beautiful intro to ocean wildlife (
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A simple beautiful tale of the magnificent beluga whale. You just dont find very many young childrens books involving a beluga.We went on a visit to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Seattle, Washington where they have real white beluga whales in full display at the underground aquarium. My ..
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Verve Remixed 2 (Dig) |
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CMON, FOLKS, LIGHTEN UP!!! (
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Was this CD really that bad, to all you three and two star reviewers? In my opinion, it takes incredible skill from producers and DJs like Herbert, Miguel Migs, Layo and Bushwhacka, Fila Brazillia, Gotan Project, et al to make old jazz classics sound fresh and alive! These songs range from funk to h..
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The Piano Handbook: A Complete Guide for Mastering Piano |
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Excellent Book for Piano Self-Learning (
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I started learning piano recently and have been extremely satisfied with this book as my primary guide. The author has included lots of exercises that graudally build up your piano playing skills. The book starts with the primaries and takes a willing reader all the way to fairly mature level classi..
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