Monday, April 30, 2007

Martinete by Mario Maya

Put the volume all the way up. Mettez le volume à fond.
























Miguel Poveda and José Soto - Flamenco Nuevo



















Joaquin Cortés - Flamenco Nuevo



















Carlos Saura's Flamenco - Paco de lucia - Tangos



















Carlos Saura's Flamenco - Bulerias (sung by Paquera de Jerez)



















La Paquera de Jerez y otros grandes maestros



















Stéphane Lambiel - LP Flamenco - 2007 World Championship













Stéphane Lambiel's official website





Huun Huur Tu (Tuva) at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, August 2006 (3)













Huun Huur Tu on MySpace





Bei Bei - All we Are Improv (Improvising At APU)













Buy Bei Bei's CD at Bei Bei's MySpace





Twelve Girls Band (女子十二楽坊) - Earthly Stars & Freedom



















Fantômas I - À l'ombre de la guillotine (with sub-titles in English)

"Aka "Fantômas". "Fantômas makes it as the emperor of Crime. First is the robbery at the Royal Palace Hotel. Then he abducts Lord Beltham. As Fantômas' fame increases actor Valgrand creates the rôle of public enemy No.1 on stage. Eventually Inspector Juve, with a little help from Fandor, arrests Fantômas and he is soon sentenced to die on the guillotine." Directed by Louis Feuillade, written by Louis Feuillade, based on Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre's novel "Fantômas", 1913.
























The Inspector General (1949)

"An American musical comedy based on the satirical play by Nikolai Gogol that deals with local corruption and a case of mistaken identity in early 19th century Russia. Its ambiguous sets and costumes places the study somewhere in Eastern Europe during Napoleonic rule. Perhaps because the film was produced during the onset of the Cold War, the vagueness of the setting might indicate that the producers did not want to make a comedy about Russia. This vehicle for Danny Kaye reduced the biting satire and increased the music for American audiences."
























Viy (in Russian, for my dear friend Father Lawrence)

"A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.

"Леонид Куравлев ("Афоня", "Не может быть!") и Наталья Варлей ("Кавказская пленница, или новые приключения Шурика", "Гостья из будущего") в фильме "Вий". Мистическая фантазия, родившаяся в воображении Гоголя и воплощенная на экране одним из самых "сказочных" кинорежиссеров Александром Птушко (художественный руководитель постановки и разработчик трюков), ничуть не устарела, не потеряла своей яркости и вовсе не спроста называется фильмом ужасов. Бурсаку и Хоме - как и нам с вами - придется натерпеться страху, пока гуляет в украинской ночи неугомонная нечисть..."

It is a famous story by Nikolai Gogol.
























Category of Terror

"Ralph Schoenman has been at the center of political analysis for over 25 years. He specializes in the Middle East as he was a first-hand witness to the 1982 attack on Lebanon. Ralph does two weekly shows on independant radio. One show is called Guns and Butter, the other is Taking Aim. He hosts both with his partner Mya Shone. I highly recommend Schoenman as he has the uncanny knack of cramming lots of info into a short amount of time."
























Sierra Club Chronicles: The Day the Water Died

"March 24, 1989 will forever plague history as one of the worst environmental disasters of our time. Eleven million gallons of oil spilled into the Prince William Sound killing thousands of wildlife and destroying a complex and delicate ecosystem. Exxon promised they would clean up the spill and promised that those affected would get their lives back. Sixteen years later and the people are still waiting for their lives to become "whole" again.

"Ross Mullins - commercial fisherman and Cordova businessman, Dune Lankard - Eyak tribesman and environmental activist, Riki Ott - marine biologist and former commercial fisherman, are among many others who describe the historic the spill, the immediate emotional impact it had on them, and how, 16 years later, Exxon has still not paid the court-ordered punitive damages."
























Tina Arena - Je m'appelle Bagdad



















Sunday, April 29, 2007

Dianne Reeves - In Your Eyes



















Follow Your Heart (1936)

"An eccentric musical family is kept in order by a talented daughter with modest ambitions." Directed by Aubrey Scotto, written by Lester Cole, based on Dana Burnet's story, 1936. Film in public domain and available for download at archive.org.
























Vladiswar Nadishana - Berimbao













Vladiswar Nadishana on MySpace





More Butteflies in a rotating cube































Cool Slideshows

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Boskic u GipsyTv Tamburasi



















Maestro Rom



















Basar Dikici & Burhan Öçal (Turkey)



















Johnny Winter - Mean Town Blues - Woodstock, 1969



















Lee Ritenour at the Java Jazz Festival, 2006













Lee Ritenour on MySpace





Entrapment - Episode Two



















Dick Tracy: Chapter Six - Dangerous Waters



















Santa Fe Trail (1940)



















The Life Of Mammals - Return To The Water

"Return To The Water follows the marine mammals in their underwater habitats. This part includes schools of dolphins, whales and somewhate surprisingly, elephants."
























Animusic - Harmonic Voltage



















It Has Begun

"Rod Serling from The Twilight Zone made this documentary explaining the probable existence of UFOs and extra-terrestrials."
























The Twilight Zone - Nick Of Time



















Mindshock - Transplanting memories



















Black Box UFO Secrets

"Over and over again, aircraft pilots have witnessed UFOs. They fly dangerously close to full passenger airliners, makes impossible maneuvers and disappears in a blink of an eye. Watch this documentary with real audio tapes from the black boxes of communications between pilots and control tower and of what they witness."
























La Linea 6








The Line 6 - The top video clips of the week are here











Friday, April 27, 2007

Talvin Singh, Angelique Kidjo, et Nile Rodgers



















Rokia Traoré - Womad



















Bhangra Knights - Husan



















Snap - The Power Of Bhangra



















Rif Reggada (Wayway)



















Othmane Mayor - Daha Lbabor 2006



















Enigma - Good-bye Milky Way



















Mylène Farmer - Plus grandir



















Canular - La tête de veau



















Juste Pour Rire - Gags



















Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a Hero



















Sarah McLachlan - Possession













Sarah McLachlan on MySpace





Allison Crowe - Whether I'm Wrong













Allison Crowe on MySpace





Michael McDonald - What A Fool Believes



















The Shadows - Guitar Tango



















John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia - Live At Friedburg



















Don Ross - RockBarra













Don Ross on MySpace





Travelling Willburys - I Won't Back Down



















Carlos Santana - Europa



















Bob Dylan with Mark Knopfler - Licence To Kill



















Thursday, April 26, 2007

Enigma - Voyageur



















Tristania - Equilibrium



















Type O Negative - Black N°1



















Nightwish - She Is My Sin



















Francis Cabrel - Petite Marie



















Laurent Voulzy - Belle-Île-en-Mer



















Yves Duteil - Apprendre



















Maurane - Ce que le blues a fait de toi (pour mon cousin Dédé)



















Françoise Hardy - Träume



















Interactivo (Cuba) - El Sol en Leo













Interactivo on MySpace





Keith Jarrett - When You Wish Upon A Star













Keith Jarrett on MySpace





Roberto Carcassés - Ay Carola













Roberto Carcassés on MySpace





Loreena McKennitt - Caravanserai



















Dixie Chicks - Landslide



















Bob Dylan - Girl Of The North Country, 1964



















Blake Shelton - Goodbye Time



















R.E.M. - Animal



















Eric Clapton - River Of Tears



















Paul Personne - Big Blues



















The Real Justice Department Scandal

Mark Crispin Miller connects the dots with the justice department scandal. Episode 1.




















markcrispinmiller.blogspot.com





Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Ratatouille trailer



















Pandora's Box - Episode 3 - The League of Gentlemen

"Thirty years ago, a group of economists managed to convince British politicians that they had foolproof technical means to make Britain great again. Pandora's Box tells the saga of how their experiments have led the country deeper into economic decline, and asks - is their game finally up?"
























Anders Manga - Empire On the Sun



















Tool - Parabola



















Within Temptation - Caged



















Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways



















CineMandala



















Fou rire énorme avec Boujenah et Arthur!



















Juste pour rire - Gags 1



















Yulduz Usmonova (Uzbekistan) - Ni Jaley



















The Doors - People Are Strange



















Juliette Gréco - Jolie Môme



















Serge Gainsbourg - Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais



















Tommy Emmanuel - The Robin













Tommy Emmanuel on MySpace





Michael Kelsey - Psycho Girl













MichaelKelsey.com





Solomon Burke - Proud Mary; None of us are free



















The Beatles - Something



















Dick Tracy: Chapter Five - Brother Against Brother



















Entrapment - Episode One



















Динамит (Dinamit) - Что случилось? (Tchto sloutchilos? - What happened?)



















Варвара (Varvara) - Ближе (Blizhe - Closer)



















Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Pink Floyd Pulse



















Cannonball Adderley Sextet - Jessica's Birthday; Primitivo; Bossa nova 'Nemo'; Worksong



















Infinite Secrets Of Archimedes



















Quantum Factor featuring Dr. Joe Dispenza, D.C. (What The Bleep Do We Know!?)

"Quantum Factor is the PBS television interview show that explores the nature of reality and the mysteries of the mind! This show features Dr. Joe Dispenza, a research scientist, author, lecturer and practicing chiropractor whose ideas have been prominently featured in the movie, "What The Bleep Do We Know!?" In this Quantum Factor episode, Dr. Dispenza discusses how the brain functions, the mind/body connection, and how our thought-patterns and emotional addictions form our reality. He tells us that we can rewire our brains to create new possibilities and realities! Lost Arts Productions (2006)"
























Sami Yusuf - Munajat



















Senhaji - Aicha ya lmajdouba



















Mouss Maher - Jelloul



















Ebru Gundes (Turkey) - Aldirma gonul



















Sibel Can (Turkey) - Melekler



















Les Inconnus - Sectes



















Roland Magdane - Les Grandes Surfaces



















Bob Marley - Slogans



















Bulgarian Gypsies



















Concert de Fapy Lafertin & Biréli Lagrène



















Jeff Beck - Nadia



















Miles Davis - Mr. Pastorius



















Chris Rea - Nothing to fear



















Junior Wells and Mike Bloomfield, featuring Dr. John - Stop Breaking Down



















Muddy Waters with Mike Bloomfield - Long Distance Call



















Butterflies in a rotating cube































Cool Slideshows

Monday, April 23, 2007

Global Warming



















Diatonis - Singing Kettle



















Sigur Rós - Saeglopur



















The Beatles - Lady Madonna



















Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman No Cry



















Apocalyptica with Nina Hagen - Seemann



















Steely Dan - Cousin Dupree



















Cher - The Music's No Good Without You



















Janis Joplin - Piece Of My Heart



















Jimi Hendrix - Fire - Woodstock, 1969



















Michael Moore - Fahrenheit 911 (for those who haven't seen it)



















The use of depleted uranium in Iraq



















A Rough History Of Disbelief - Part Three

"Part three - The Final Hour: The history of disbelief continues with the ideas of self-taught philosopher Thomas Paine, the revolutionary studies of geology and the evolutionary theories of Darwin. Jonathan Miller looks at the Freudian view that religion is a 'thought disorder'. He also examines his motivation behind making the series touching on the issues of death and the religious fanaticism of the 21st century."
























The Late Edition

"The Late Edition is the UK's version of The Daily Show. Unlike the US show, none of the language is censored and, perhaps more refreshingly, the audience doesn't constantly interrupt the more pithy insults of government with mindless whoops and cheers no matter how clever or lame the gag being cracked."
























Bobby Carcassés (Cuba) - Blues para Puerto Rico













Bobby Carcassés on MySpace





Levent Altındağ (flute) with Passiflora - Bebe (Hermeto Pascoal)













Levent Altındağ on MySpace





Vladiswar Nadishana - Kalyuka













Vladiswar Nadishana on MySpace





Loreena McKennitt - She Moved Through The Fair



















Sunday, April 22, 2007

Rachid Taha - Ya Rayah



















Cheb Khaled - Ne m'en voulez pas



















Cheb Mami and Sting, live



















Patricia Kaas - Le Blues



















Patricia Kaas - Où sont les hommes



















Jane Birkin et Françoise Hardy - Les p'tits papiers



















Biréli Lagrène, Sylvain Luc, Philip Catherine, Christian Escoudé - Marciac Sweet



















Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer



















Genesis - Dancing With The Moonlit Knight



















Indian Fusion Jazz








Indian Fusion Jazz - The most amazing home videos are here











Unknown White Male

"Amazing story of a man who woke up on the New York subway with no idea who he was."
























The Beloved Rogue (1927), starring John Barrymore



















Jan Svankmajer - Tma/Svetlo/Tma (Darkness/Light/Darkness)



















Vampire Fight



















Joue avec moi



















Rob B Hood (subtitles in English)



















Eric Clapton & Robert Cray - Old Love



















Bill Evans Trio - My Foolish Heart



















Wes Montgomery - Full House



















Mark Davies - The Drunken Gauger; Si Beg, Si Mor; Carolan's Welcome Home



















Atlantis in the Andes

"This documents the work of an English cartographer/satellite photo interpreter named Jim Allen - who has taken the two dialogues that Plato wrote about Atlantis literally. He has used modern technology and his understanding of ancient measurement systems to locate and area of the world that he believes matches Plato's physical descriptions of Atlantis. In a nutshell, he places the capitol of the empire in Bolivia - and he believes that the entire continent of South America is, in fact, Atlantis. He does have an interesting theory - and he has found some remarkable evidence to strengthen his claim."


















Criss Angel - MindFreak 3



















Saturday, April 21, 2007

4th Race - Song Of The Far Lands













Vladiswar Nadishana on MySpace

4th Race on MySpace





Oscar Peterson Quartet featuring Joe Pass - Nigerian Market Place



















Stanley Clarke - Bass Solo



















Chuck Mangione - Ichano



















Crash de l'OVNI Roswell



















Le monstre du Loch Ness



















Voyage vers une autre terre



















Ed Wood



















The Life Of Mammals - Opportunists



















Animusic - Stick Figures



















Premiata Forneria Marconi - Impressioni Di Settembre



















Pandora's Box - Episode 2 - To The Brink of Eternity

"Focusing on the men of the Cold War on whom Dr Strangelove was based. These were people who believed that the world could be controlled by the scientific manipulation of fear - mathematical geniuses employed by the American Rand Corporation. In the end, their visions were the stuff of science fiction fantasy."
























A Rough History Of Disbelief - Part Two

"Part two - Noughts and Crosses: With the domination of Christianity from 500 AD, Jonathan Miller wonders how disbelief began to re-emerge in the 15th and 16th centuries. He discovers that division within the Church played a more powerful role than the scientific discoveries of the period. He also visits Paris, the home of the 18th century atheist, Baron D'Holbach, and shows how politically dangerous it was to undermine the religious faith of the masses."
























The Mysterious Origins of Man

"Has humanity existed on our planet for much longer than science has previously thought? This controversial program explores evidence that goes against traditional historical thought and theories surrounding our human origins. Most Archeologists ignore the artifacts and human fossils found in rock millions of years old. Explore the facts that science refuses to acknowledge."
























Madonna - Secret



















Malian Kora Musician Mamadou Diabate's Ensemble, Part 1

Mamadou Diabate Ensemble:
Baye Kouyate - calabash and talking drum
Noah Jarrett - acoustics bass
Mamadou Diabate - composer, arranger and kora
Balia Kouyate - balafon
Djikorya Mory Kante - guitar


"Malian kora musician, Mamadou Diabate is a member of the Mandinka West African jeli (musician caste) family. His musical lineage goes back seven centuries to the time of Sunjata Keita, the conqueror of the Malian empire."
























Ketama/SongHai with Toumani Diabate on kora



















Arturo Sandoval - Caprichosos De la Habana



















Deborah Henson-Conant - Man In The Moon & The Nightingale













Deborah Henson-Conant on MySpace

hipharp.com





The Doha Debates on the Right of Return for Palestinians



















Thursday, April 19, 2007

The Beatles - Hey Bulldog



















Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime



















Alicia Keys - War



















Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now



















Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends - Woodstock, 1969



















Country Joe McDonald - I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die - Woodstock, 1969



















Cheech and Chong - "Up In Smoke" excerpt



















The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Legendary Profile



















Ahmad Jamal Trio with Gary Burton - One



















Coluche - Moi ça va



















Laurent Gerra - Pierre Bellemare, La vie de Jésus



















Muriel Robin - Réunion de chantier



















Jeff Beck and Jennifer Batten - Led Boots



















The Yardbirds - Stroll On



















Pink Floyd - High Hopes



















Tool - Prison Sex



















Anders Manga - Shiver



















Nightwish - Wishmaster (Live)



















Malecon Social Club (Cuba) - Obsecion



















Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Ivan Smirnov (Russia) - Merry-Go-Round Man













Ivan Smirnov Group on MySpace





Alexey Kravchenko (Russia) - Ocean And Bell













Alexey Kravchenko on MySpace





Mind Trip



















The Truth According 2 Puppetji



















Johnny Winter and his band at the Old Grey Whistle Test, 1979



















Wes Montgomery - Impressions



















Paco de Lucia & Band - Cositas Buenas



















Cesária Évora (Cape Verde) - Sodade



















Dave Weckl and a big band - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Buddy Rich Tribute)



















Zawinul, McFerrin, Marthe & Biwandu in Marciac, 2004



















Lee Ritenour, Bob James, Nathan East, Harvey Mason - Fourplay - Midnight Stroll



















Lee Ritenour on MySpace





Top Secret Drum Corps (Vive la Suisse!)



















Sheila E (timbales), Pete Escovedo (congas & direction) and Tito Puente (timbales) - Latin jazz 2



















Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Bei Bei - UCI Rehearsal - Love in the Cloud

Bei Bei's rehearsal at UC Irvine for the Splendor of the Great Wall Concert in May 2006.


















Buy Bei Bei's CD at Bei Bei's MySpace






Vladiswar Nadishana - Solo on thermos flask with water













Vladiswar Nadishana on MySpace





Huun Huur Tu (Tuva) at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, August 2006 (2) - Chiraa-Xoor (Yellow Trotter)

"A legendary Tuvan hero rides around the beautiful land of Tuvan ancestors, giving names to rivers, mountains, steppes."


















Huun Huur Tu on MySpace





Justin King - Short composition on double-neck guitar



















Paul Personne - Visions



















The Thelonious Monk Quartet on German television, 1963



















GRP All-Star Big Band - 'Round Midnight

Personnel: John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Russell Ferrante, Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Chuck Findley, Byron Stripling, George Bohanon, Eric Marienthal, Nelson Rangel, Ernie Watts, Bob Mintzer, Tom Scott, Dave Grusin, Gary Burton, Eddie Daniels, Phillip Bent.