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Seasonal Shift
''Seasonal Shift'' is the eleventh studio album by the American band Calexico. It was released on December 4, 2020 via Anti- Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes gospel (Mavis Staples), country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Cou .... Track listing Charts References 2020 albums Calexico (band) albums Anti- (record label) albums {{2020s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calexico (band)
Calexico is a Tucson, Arizona-based Americana, Tex-Mex, indie rock band. The band's two main members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, first played together in Los Angeles as part of the group Giant Sand. They have recorded a number of albums on Quarterstick Records, while their 2005 EP '' In the Reins'', recorded with Iron & Wine, reached the Billboard 200 album charts. Their musical style is influenced by traditional Latin sounds of mariachi, conjunto, cumbia, and tejano mixed with country, jazz, and post-rock. The band is named for the border town of Calexico, California, and has been described by some as "desert noir". History Formation Calexico had its origins in 1990 when Joey Burns, who was studying music at the University of California, Irvine, met up with John Convertino, who was playing drums with Howe Gelb in Giant Sand. Burns joined them, after first playing upright bass on a European tour. Giant Sand moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1994. Burns and Convertino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombino (musician)
Omara "Bombino" Moctar (in Tifinagh ⴱⵓⵎⴱⵉⵏⵓ; born 1980) is a Nigerien Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is sung in Tamasheq and often addresses Tuareg geopolitical concerns. Bombino is the subject of the documentary film ''Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion''. Biography Youth and musical beginnings Bombino was born in 1980 in Tidene, Niger, a Tuareg encampment about 80 kilometers northeast of Agadez. He is a member of the Ifoghas tribe, which belongs to the Kel Air Tuareg federation. Following the outbreak of the Tuareg Rebellion in 1990, Bombino, along with his father and grandmother, was forced to flee to neighboring Algeria for safety. During this time, visiting relatives left behind a guitar, and Bombino began to teach himself how to play. He later studied with renowned Tuareg guitarist, Haja Bebe. Bebe asked him to join his band where he gained the nickname "Bombino", which is derived from the Italian word "bambino", meaning 'little child'. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2020. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2020 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2020 albums Albums 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilo Lara
Mexican Institute of Sound (MIS; es, Instituto Mexicano del Sonido — ''IMS'') is an electronic music project created by Mexico City-based DJ and producer Camilo Lara. Along with groups like Nortec Collective and Kinky, M.I.S. is part of a growing Mexican electronica movement, encouraging fusions of folk and more traditional music with modern sounds. Career Lara's annual Christmas compilation of the year's best tracks and early Mexican Institute of Sound songs became a collector's item in a niche market. This hobby led Lara to collaborate on remixes under the moniker of ''Mexican Institute of Sound'' for bands and friends such as Placebo, Le Hammond Inferno, Gecko Turner and Babasónicos. In 2005, he officially founded the M.I.S. project, relying on classic Mexican music samples ranging from the 1920s to the 1960s mixed with Esquivel vocal samples and modern scratches/beats. M.I.S. has 5 albums. Mejico Maxico, Piñata, Soy Sauce, Politico and Disco Popular. 3 EP's Extra Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisela João
Gisela Joao Gomes Remelho (born November 6, 1983) is a Portuguese fado singer. The album ''Gisela João'' was number one in Portugal and was Ípsilon/ Público's and Blitz's record of the year. Early years Born in Barcelos, João soon developed a great interest and passion for Fado, mainly when she reached 8 years old. By the year of 2000, when she was 16/17 years old, João began to sing in "Adega Lusitana", in Barcelos. Soon after, she enrolled in a University in Porto, to study design. It was during her sixth year in Porto that she further immersed in Fado and the various Fado houses that she sang in. 6 years unfolded and João made her choice to settle in Lisboa, in an effort to further explore and develop herself as an artist and Fado singer. In 2009, she recorded an album with Atlantihda - a Portuguese band, hailing from Porto, that explores the various aspects of folk and world music, melting them with Fado. After that same album, she was invited to sing 2011's "O Fado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up in Tokyo and moved to New York City in 1953 with her family. She became involved with New York City's downtown artists scene in the early 1960s, which included the Fluxus group, and became well known in 1969 when she married English musician John Lennon of the Beatles. The couple used their honeymoon as a stage for public protests against the Vietnam War. She and Lennon remained married until he was murdered in front of the couple's apartment building, the Dakota, on 8 December 1980. Together they had one son, Sean, who later also became a musician. Ono began a career in popular music in 1969, forming the Plastic Ono Band with Lennon and producing a number of avant-garde music albums in the 1970s. She achieved commercial and critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's work was characterised by the rebellious nature and acerbic wit of his music, writing and drawings, on film, and in interviews. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. Born in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1956, he formed The Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", he was initially the group's de facto leader, a role gradually ceded to McCartney. Lennon soon expanded his work into other media by participating in numerous films, including '' How I Won the War'', and authoring '' In His Own Write'' and '' A Spaniard in the Works'', both collections of nonsense writings and line dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is a Christmas song released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. It was the seventh single release by John Lennon outside his work with the Beatles. The song reached number four in the UK, where its release was delayed until November 1972, and has occasionally re-emerged on the UK Singles Chart, most notably after Lennon's murder in December 1980, when it peaked at number two. Also a protest song against the Vietnam War, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" has since become a Christmas standard, frequently recorded by other artists, appearing on compilation albums of seasonal music, and named in polls as a holiday favourite. In a UK-wide poll in December 2012, it was voted tenth on the ITV television special '' The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song''. Background "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" was the culmination of more than two years of peace activism undertaken by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that began with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta
Orkesta Mendoza is a Latin music band from Tucson, Arizona. It was founded by singer and guitarist Sergio Mendoza in 2009. Through the use of Latin percussion, accordion, brass, and steel guitars, the band's style, dubbed "indie mambo", is a combination of ranchera, cumbia, psychedelic and indie rock. Biography Sergio Mendoza formed Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta in 2009 out of a one-off tribute project to the Cuban mambo king Pérez Prado, which proved too much fun to stop. Later renamed the band's name to Orkesta Mendoza. In October, 2014, Orkesta Mendoza performed at WOMEX 14 Official Showcase Selection of World Music Expo 2014. In May, 2015, Orkesta Mendoza performed at Pachanga Latino Music Festival. Discography * ''Mambo Mexicano'' (2012) * ''La Rienda'' (2014) * ''¡Vamos A Guarachar!'' (2016) * ''La Caminadora'' (2018) * ''Curandero'' (2020) Members * Sergio Mendoza – vocals, piano, guitar * James Anthony Peters – drums, percussion, sequencing * Quetzal Guerrer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Blanco (musician)
Hugo Blanco (September 25, 1940 – June 14, 2015) was a popular Venezuelan musician. He is best known as the author of " Moliendo Café" and other songs like " El Burrito Sabanero", "Leche Condensada", "Luces de Caracas", "Sierra Nevada" and "Mañanita Zuliana". "Moliendo Café", written in 1958 when Hugo Blanco was only 18 years old, has become one of the most recognized Venezuelan songs in the world. Biography Blanco was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He purchased his first musical instrument known as a cuatro at the age of 15 and learned to play it listening to the radio. Blanco created a new Venezuelan music style ‒ a fusion of Cuban music and joropo ‒ called "the orquídea" in honor of the Venezuelan national flower. In the 1960s, Blanco composed many popular gaitas with Simón Díaz called ''Gaitas de las Locas''. He also founded what is widely considered to be the first Venezuelan ska group, Las Cuatro Monedas. In the 1970s, he founded the Venezuelan group Los Hij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti- (record Label)
Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes gospel (Mavis Staples), country (Merle Haggard), hip hop ( Sage Francis, The Coup), reggae (Buju Banton, Michael Franti), soul ( Bettye LaVette, Doe Paoro), post-metal (Deafheaven), indie folk ( The Swell Season, Saintseneca), rap rock ( One Day as a Lion), indie rock ( The Dream Syndicate, Islands, Japandroids) and blues (Tom Waits). Founded by Andy Kaulkin, Anti- first gained attention by releasing Tom Waits' Grammy Award-winning ''Mule Variations'' in 1999. Other veteran recording artists such as rhythm and blues singers Solomon Burke, Bettye LaVette and Marianne Faithfull have signed to Anti- after leaving other labels. Andy Kaulkin Kaulkin began working for the Epitaph label. His role was looking after the label's data management system.''Utne'' - Mar.-Apr. 2008 Good Karma in Stereo, At the Anti- label, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaby Moreno
Gaby Moreno is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter, producer, film composer and guitarist. Singing in both English and Spanish, Moreno's music covers many genres including Latin, Alternative, Blues, Folk and Americana. Biography Moreno was born in Guatemala, and later moved to Los Angeles. As a recording artist and live performer, Moreno has shared the studio and stage with a plethora of popular performers including Bono, fellow Guatemalan Oscar Isaac, actor/musician Hugh Laurie, Jackson Browne, Punch Bros and Buena Vista Social Club to name a few. The music video for Fuiste Tu, her duet with Ricardo Arjona, has amassed over 1 billion views on Youtube. As a composer, Moreno recorded and produced the score for the feature film Language Lessons (directed by Natalie Morales and co-written/starring Morales and Mark Duplass) and received an Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Song” for the theme song to NBC’s show Parks and Recreation starring SNL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
