New York - Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu Astatke (born 19 December 1943) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger widely regarded as the father of Ethio-jazz. Born in Jimma, he received formal musical training in London, New York City, and Boston, where he developed a fusion of jazz and Latin music with traditional Ethiopian sounds. As a bandleader, Mulatu performed on the vibraphone and conga drums—both of which he introduced to Ethiopian popular music—as well as other percussion instruments, keyboards, and organs.

Islands in Space - Lightdreams

#ambient #psychedelic #80s #space rock #progressive

Live at the Star Club Hamburg - Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. He was a pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music and made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, and in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. Lewis achieved commercial success with early recordings such as "Crazy Arms" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", followed by "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential".

#1001 albums you must hear before you die #hard rock #live performance #usa #60s

Crazy Rhythms - The Feelies

The Feelies is an American post-punk band formed in 1976 in Haledon, New Jersey, United States. The band currently consists of Glenn Mercer (vocals, guitar), Bill Million (vocals, guitar), Brenda Sauter (bass), Dave Weckerman (drums) and Stan Demeski (drums). The band has released five albums, "Crazy Rhythms" (1980), "The Good Earth" (1986), "Only Life" (1988), "Time for a Witness" (1991) and "Here Before" (2011). Glenn Mercer and Bill Million formed the band as The Outkids in 1976, and changed their name to The Feelies later that year.

#post-punk #1980 #jangle pop #new wave #rock

Ferndorf - Hauschka

Volker Bertelmann is a composer/pianist (born October 11, 1966 in Ferndorf, Kreuztal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), who currently resides in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, where he has lived since 1990 after he moved from Cologne. He started releasing music as Hauschka in 2004. Volker studied classical piano for ten years. His work as Hauschka is based upon a playful exploration of the possibilities of the 'prepared' piano - a disruptive

#piano #contemporary classical #neoclassical #instrumental #ambient