While the recordings themselves aren’t the greatest, I’m still fascinated by the audio, the atmosphere, the melange of languages and conversations happening around me, and the fact that no matter where you go on this wide earth, everyone knows a few Beatles tunes.
365 x 205 version [1:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (330) 640x360 MP4 [1:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (404)My shuffle chose to play a lounge favorite, “Baby Elephant Walk,” just as I got out my camera on the way home from work.
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640x480 MP4 [5:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (769)My friends Don Charles and Deb Gessner, also known as D-Squared, performed this lovely tune at a house concert last year. I’m hoping they won’t be mad at me for editing out the lead-in song. See, what’s being performed is “El Dia de los Muertos/Owlsong,” but I wanted to zero in on “Owlsong.”
When D-Squared performs, [...]
365 x 205 version [1:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (165) 640x360 MP4 [1:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (196)I always offer to let my students make the music selection on work nights. But they’re often too shy to share their own playlists. At times like that, I turn to Michael Verdi to DJ for me. His last.fm library has something for everyone. Not sure you believe me? Listen for yourself.
Thanks, Verdi! [...]
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Bigger version (640 x 360) [4:18m]: Download (282)Random musical moments from Sunday night’s dinner. Good stuff!
