Music Lovers

Frankie Beverly & Maze - We Are One LIVE

2011-02-05T05:13:00.001+00:00

The amazing and wonderful music of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly is captured right here for lovers of great music to listen to and enjoy.

The first Maze & Frankie Beverly track that I purchased and what seems like only yesterday was "back in stride" and back in stride they are in this rare recording filmed at a sell out concert in California.

Soul Music does not get much better than this. Way way before the days of R&B this video preview is certainly a "Music Lover" for the Connoisseurs of fine music.

This particular track "We are One" was recorded way back in 1983, but on listening, the sound is still so refreshing and new, certainly one of my choices for my list of all time favourite songs.

Combining a Philadelphia soul sound with a strong appreciation of Marvin Gaye, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly was among the top R&B acts of the late '70s and '80s. The distinctive Maze and its charismatic lead singer, founder, producer, and songwriter Beverly didn't have many pop hits, but they were extremely popular among soul and urban contemporary audiences and enjoyed at least six or seven gold albums. Beverly was born Howard Beverly in Philadelphia, PA, on December 6, 1946; he started calling himself Frankie after hearing Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers (a major doo wop group) when he was only nine years old in 1956. Before that, Beverly had been singing gospel in church, and it was Lymon who made him realize that he wanted to perform secular music. That isn't to say that Beverly's appreciation of gospel ever went away; the gospel influence remained when he was in his forties and fifties, but secular R&B would be his main focus.

Enjoy and celebrate the wonderful songs of Maze & Frankie Beverly -
"We are One"

Don-E performs @ Blessed Souls UK - including interview - Music Bar, Brixton, London

2011-01-27T16:07:00.008+00:00

Well he's back after what seems like a long absence away from the British music scene, this was the man that gave us the song in 1992 titled "Loves makes the world go round" and what a beautiful song that was to.
The opening track from this stunning 29 minutes Live Video below this article is a real gem of a track, which left me needing more and more from the harmonious melody and beautiful instrumentation from the Live Band.

Don E is a multi-talented instrumentalist and songwriter from the United Kingdom and also recorded a number of various albums that showcase is unique style of music, check out the track "Unbreakable"

The stage was set, the musicians in place, and a large turn out of guests. If you were not one of the lucky few to be invited to this exclusive event now is your chance to enjoy the evenings event recorded live at the Music Bar, Brixton, London on 21st January 2011

If you are the type of person that likes to listen to sophisticated soul, R&B, Neo Soul you will simply love this genre of music from Don E, it is of an exquisite, perfect and beautiful in the way of flowing beats and superb vocal content. You can also listen to the wonderful track “Love Shine In” that Don E performs live after you watch the performance by going to the right hand side of this blog and selecting that particular track and other tracks to listen to from Don E’s natural album on the Amazon MP3 player. Top Tip from the "Natural Album" listen out for one of my favourite tracks, Track 4 “ Stay Awhile & Addicted Love” Music does not get much better than this, Slip on your headphones, think of the one you love and enjoy.
Bookmark this page and share this blog with all your friends, why not treat yourself and bag the album after watching the performance below, the link to the album you will find on the right side of this page.

Enjoy what will soon be a treasured and rare piece of video footage in years to come.

ADIOUS

2011-01-12T01:31:00.001+00:00

It might have been fate that MTV was born at the same time people began to notice the rare talent and artistic ingenuity of Michael Jackson. It proved to be a perfect match between the new television network and the young rising icon. Early on, Michael saw MTV’s potential as a force of its own and understood that it offered him the chance to pioneer a whole new visual style through which people could see music, not just listen to it. For the first time, artists had the opportunity to truly shape a vision of a story around their songs. For Michael, this meant treating the song as a “script” and creating a stand-alone film to tell that story. In fact, Michael referred to each of these productions as a "short film" and not a “music video.”

No other artist contributed more to the development of this art form than Michael Jackson. Just look at the impact of Thriller, which was recently named the first (and only) music video ever to be inducted by the Library of Congress into the National Film Registry - an elite collection of only a few hundred films. In addition to this, Michael’s vision had immense cultural impact . The enormous popularity of his short films proved to MTV Executives that they were wrong about what their audience wanted; it was Michael who broke through that initial barrier and created opportunity for future African American artists.

Here, for the first time, is the complete collection of all 35 of the short films produced by Michael during his career as a solo artist - 10 of which are appearing on DVD for the first time. All of the short films have been meticulously restored and remastered for the ultimate audio and visual experience and a bonus DVD includes 7 additional videos including “Enjoy Yourself” with The Jacksons, “Say Say Say” with Paul McCartney and the Previously Unreleased video for “One More Chance”. This is a true representation of Michael Jackson’s vision.

2011-01-07T19:10:00.000+00:00

The Return of the audio cassette

Just when you thought it was dead, the audio cassette is catching the imagination of music fans again. So what's making us pause and rewind?

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