Vernon Chatlein – Imershón (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 43:47 minutes | 436 MB | Genre: Latin Jazz
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Vernon Chatlein is a composer and a musician of many colours. Originating from Curaçao, he lived in Cuba for two years, studying music there. He moved to the Netherlands in 2009 to study with the godfather of Curaçaoan jazz, pianist Randal Corsen.
On his debut album Peace, Love & Music (2017), Vernon connected jazz and latin jazz with the rhythms of the Antilles. He has played with many bands and projects since, including a number of theater productions. Vernon Chatlein’s new work has evolved from the research project that he embarked upon while staying in Curaçao during the pandemic. His exploration of an old sound archive called Zikinza led him through the history of Afro-Curaçaoan music, and taught him about its contributors and pioneers. As a first result in 2021, he brought Voices from Letters: Imershón to the stage, a theatrical ode to his ancestors. Chatlein i su Zumbi is the next step, fueled by the mysterious musical style called Muzik di Zumbi. Expect a blend of traditional percussion from Curaçao, embedded in chamber music with elements of jazz.
Read moreThomas Naïm – Sounds of Jimi (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 56:09 minutes | 629 MB | Genre: Blues Rock, Jazz Rock
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Guitarist, composer and producer, Thomas Naïm began playing the guitar at the age of 12. Influenced first by Rock, he then became interested in many musical currents: Funk, Brazilian music, Reggae or electronic music and finally became passionate about Jazz.
Read moreNatalie Mann – Rendevous in the Salon (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:56 minutes | 914 MB | Genre: Classical
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Natalie is an active recitalist and champion of contemporary music, which has allowed her to work with living composers on albums and sing on the world premiere opera recording of “The Mask in the Mirror” by Richard Thompson. Opera news wrote, “…Sarah, sung by Natalie Mann, whose ingratiating vibrato makes her character unmistakably seductive.” She is currently working on an album of music featuring multiple world premiere recordings by American composers titled “An Evening on the Mezzanine”
Read moreJordi Savall – Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, Op. 123 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:18 minutes | 1,32 GB | Genre: Classical
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With the Missa solemnis, Beethoven created one of the most haunting settings of the liturgy of the Mass, whose premiere, however, already took place in the concert hall and not in a church setting. With his two ensembles Le Concert des Nations and La Capella Nacional de Catalunya, as well as first-class soloists, Jordi Savall invites listeners to take a fresh and authentic look at this famous composition by the Viennese classicist. Playing on period instruments, the musicians allow Beethoven’s moving sound world to shimmer in all its nuances.
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