This intro to the best of Chick Corea reveals a passion for playfulness, songs, and experimentation that made him one of the most popular jazz artists ever.
Mountain Stage chief engineer Francis Fisher passed away last week.Fisher was for a lack of a better way of putting it the man behind the curtain on the show. But what most radio listeners here in the state don’t know is that Fisher was responsible for building West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s network as we all know it today.
Each Wednesday and Sunday evening at 8 p.m. “
Live At The Linda” brings you some of the best musical acts to grace the stage at The Linda - WAMC s Performing Arts Studio. This week features Paa Kow and his Afro-Fusion Orchestra from June 2019 and Mamadou Kelly from October 2018.
Paa Kow’s music career officially began when he decided to join in on the cowbell during his family’s band rehearsal at 7 years old. From there it’s been a joyous celebratory road to being dubbed Ghana s most artistic drummer. Having toured internationally, sharing stages with both African and American luminaries including Kojo Antwi, Amakye Dede and Bela Fleck and the Flecktones’s, Victor Wooten, Ghana born drummer and composer, Paa Kow, blends the rhythm and African roots from his home with jazz creating his own afro-fusion sound. He plays a custom, hand-carved, traditionally inspired Ghanaian drum set that is the only one of its kind in the world. His deep groove and immense talent is tran
Record Store Day is happening twice this year: June 12 and July 17.
There are 11 record stores in Iowa that have signed a pledge to participate in Record Store Day 2021, meaning they ll be stocking at least a few of the new releases expected Saturday, June 12 and again on Saturday, July 17.
They include:
CDs-4-Change in Dubuque
Marv s Music in Des Moines
Vinyl Cup Records in Des Moines
Ragged Records in Davenport
Weird Harold s Records in Burlington
Moondog Music in Dubuque
The Dig Inn in Reinbeck
Here are the records we re excited to hear that are being released June 12: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - The Blind Boys of Alabama ft. Bela Fleck.