Music That Touches The Soul
Go On Through – by Afro Celt Sound System
Go On Through – by Afro Celt Sound System On its third outing, the multi-cultural sonic collective known as the Afro-Celt Sound System continues to flex its eclectic musical muscles in a variety of areas. As on past recordings, the predominant sound is a mix of world music, dance/electronica, pop, and a kind of modern art-rock.
Anika – by B-Tribe
Anika – by B-Tribe Indispensable global fusion music from Claus Zundel. The reclusive Spanish wizard stepping back and letting the virtuosic flamenco guitar of fellow Ibiza resident Paco Fernandez take center stage. Also on board is the African singer Luna Mohamed, who lends exotic vocal caresses to several tracks, and the mournful cello o ...
Montezuma – by Cusco
Montezuma – by Cusco Cusco, under the watchful direction of Michael Holm, has taken the music of the, Andes with its strong rhythms and ethereal flute sound, Holm has added the music of, modern technology. The result is a near full orchestra of wonderful music with new depth, and complexity without betraying its native roots, where Holm had ...
Nocturne – by Secret Garden
Nocturne – by Secret Garden Secret Garden is an award-winning Irish-Norwegian duo playing New Instrumental Music, also sometimes erroneously known as Neo-classical music. Secret Garden features the Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and the Norwegian composer/pianist Rolf Løvland. The duo has sold over 3 million albums and won the Euro ...
Buddha’s Dream – by SoulFood
Buddha’s Dream – by SoulFood Personnel: Kari Shaw, Ana Emilia, Mario (vocals, spoken vocals); Ron Alan Cohen (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Ron Cohen (electric guitar); Jadoo (fretless guitar, nay, sound effects); Richard Hardy (flute, woodwinds, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Peter Schimke (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboar ...
Embrace – by Deva Premal
Embrace – by Deva Premal Deva Premal (born in 1970 in Nürnberg, Germany), is a musician known for her meditative spiritual music which puts ancient Sanskrit Mantras into atmospheric, contemporary settings. Deva met her partner in life and music, Miten at the Osho Ashram in Pune, India in 1990, and they have been touring together since 1992, ...
Kabe Habe Bolo – by Rasa
Kabe Habe Bolo – by Rasa Rasa is a musical duo composed of Hans Christian (German-born cellist and multi-instrumentalist, also known for his solo career and collaborations with Robert Rich, Amoeba, Krishna Das, Vas, etc.) and Kim Waters (U.S. vocalist, also a devotee of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada). The band draws heavily on Indian ...
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Brain’s music pleasure zone identified
7 May 2013
by Alok Jha: Scientists know that music can give intense pleasure by delivering chemical rewards in the brain that are equal to the joy of good food or even sex, but now they think they may have identified the part of the brain where this pleasure starts. …More
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Hopkins scientist finds link between neurobiology of music, language
18 Mar 2013
By Mary Carole McCauley: Researcher Charles Limb tracked the areas of the brain that light up and shut off when jazz pianists are improvising. …More
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Om’s dub-inflected pulse evokes spiritual solemnity
21 Feb 2013
by ALEXANDER VARTY: DURING HIS DAYS with stoner-metal pioneers Sleep, Al Cisneros was notorious for writing tunes that reached well beyond the usual verse-chorus-quiet-loud template.
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Amanda Palmer is a Modern Star
17 Feb 2013
By Bob Lefsetz: How did Amanda Palmer get to where she is now? By working all the time. By networking. By putting her fans first. By maintaining her fan relationship 24/7. …More
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Even A Few Years Of Music Training Benefits The Brain
24 Aug 2012
By Christie Wilcox: Music has a remarkable ability to affect and manipulate how we feel. Simply listening to songs we like stimulates the brain’s reward system, creating feelings of pleasure and comfort.
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Music: It’s in your head, changing your brain
1 Jun 2012
by Elizabeth Landau: Michael Jackson was on to something when he sang that “A-B-C” is “simple as ‘Do Re Mi.’” Music helps kids remember basic facts such as the order of letters in the alphabet, partly because songs tap into fundamental systems in our brains that are sensitive to melody and beat. …More
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YouTube to livestream Coachella music festival
14 Apr 2012
(CBS News) Can’t make it to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival? You can still enjoy the shows online, thanks to YouTube. …More
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At SXSW music festival, money talk abounds
25 Mar 2012
The South by Southwest Festival and Conference’s panels see traditional questions about musical artistry give way to discussions about how to monetize the music. …More
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Relaxation Music Helps Addicts to Afford Treatment
25 Mar 2012
Recovering addicts who can not afford treatment services are now being given the opportunity to receive the help that they need. Enhanced Healing has recently implemented a new fund raising campaign that will help raise money for addicts who would otherwise not receive the services necessary for their recovery. …More
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Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced: The Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg Headlining
10 Jan 2012
Coachella Music Festival released their official 2012lineup in a tweet on Monday afternoon, and the headliners for each day are The Black Keys, Radiohead and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg as the grand finale. …More
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Music retailers post first sales increase in 7 years
5 Jan 2012
Music retailers sound ready to uncork the champagne on the news that overall sales for the music industry rose for the first time in seven years. …More
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7 Dec 2011
BEST – EVER LISTS 100 Greatest Guitarists, 100 Greatest Singers, 500 Greatest Albums, 500 Greatest Songs. …More
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Why George Harrison Was Known as the Spiritual Beatle
27 Nov 2011
“The Beatles exist apart from my self. I am not really Beatle George. Beatle George is like a suit or shirt that I once wore on occasion, and until the end of my life people may see that shirt and mistake it for me.”– George Harrison …More
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Classical Conducting? There’s an App for That
26 Nov 2011
Jeffrey Kahane offered glimpses of both the past and a possible future in his performance with theNew York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall on Tuesday evening. …More
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David Crosby, Graham Nash perform at Occupy Wall Street
17 Nov 2011
David Crosby and Graham Nash brought two key voices of the Woodstock generation to Occupy Wall Street protests …More
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HOW MUSIC HELPED GABRIELLE GIFFORDS HEAL
16 Nov 2011
Among the devastating consequences of her brain injury from a gunshot wound 10 months ago, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords lost the ability to talk.
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Why Music: Music and Spirituality
8 May 2013
“Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.” — Ludwig van Beethoven …More
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Get that tune out of your head – scientists find how to get rid of earworms
25 Mar 2013
by Richard Gray: They are the songs you cannot get out of your head. Now scientists may have found a way to help anyone plagued by those annoying tunes that lodge themselves inside our heads and repeat on an endless loop. …More
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I spiritually connect with music and nature
21 Feb 2013
Understanding of god by Aswati Anand: Truth be told, I have always adhered to the belief that god is a fantastic idea we have just chosen to warm up to. If god really exists then he just exists. …More
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Science of Songs — the playlists
29 Oct 2012
(CNN) — A study commissioned by digital music service Spotify examined the relationship between music, romance and seduction. …More
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Universal-EMI Merger Could Yield New Mega-Label To Threaten The Future Of Music
20 Sep 2012
WASHINGTON — Today, music lovers have more ways than ever before to access their favorite songs and discover artists they’ve never heard of. …More
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5 Aug 2012
by Bob Lefsetx: Chris brought Tal into Rena’s office. That’s Tal Wilkenfeld. You know, the curly-haired twenty five year old bassist most famous for playing with Jeff Beck. …More
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25 Mar 2012
Bandating.com was created to bridge a common ground where all musicians from all cultures and experience levels can meet, play music, exchange ideas and collaborate. …More
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Ten Incredible Whitney Houston Performances
19 Feb 2012
Whitney Houston was blessed with an astonishing vocal range and extraordinary technical skill, but what truly made her a great singer was her ability to connect with a song and drive home its drama and emotion with incredible precision. …More
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Murdoch-Backed Startup Beyond Oblivion Flops
26 Jan 2012
(Reuters – By Yinka Adegoke) – Beyond Oblivion, a digital music startup backed by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and investment bank Allen & Co Director Stanley Shuman has filed for bankruptcy protection …More
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The Beach Boys Confirm 50-Show Reunion Tour
6 Jan 2012
By Andy Greene: After months of rumors, the Beach Boys have finally announced details of their 50th anniversary reunion tour. …More
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George Harrison, ‘Living In The Material World’
16 Dec 2011
By Steve Rabey: (RNS) As the lead guitarist of the world’s biggest rock band and a prolific song writer, the Beatles’ George Harrison has secured his place in pop culture history.
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Music – or language in action?
2 Dec 2011
Music is more than just sound. Sharing many features with language, it has all the hallmarks of a communicative system, as Cambridge researchers are showing. …More
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Turntable.fm’s Seth Goldstein On Monetizing Music Discovery & User Engagement
26 Nov 2011
Turntable.fm has gotten off to a strong start since launching in May with $7 million infunding and 600,000 users just three months in. …More
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Can Music Be More Effective Than Drugs?
4 Apr 2013
by George Dvorsky: According to a new analysis of 400 published scientific papers, the old adage that “music is medicine” may literally be true. …More
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7 Mar 2013
by Rob Harvilla: The very first song my son ever heard was Tom Petty’s “Alright for Now,” as shakily sung to him by his dumbstruck father roughly five minutes after he was born. …More
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Creating Sounds, Exploring Space
17 Feb 2013
by Danielle Graham: Musician Kevin Braheny was in high school when he realized that his love for creating music also had a significant impact on others: …More
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Jam On! The Many Benefits Of Playing An Instrument
15 Oct 2012
“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” – Plato …More
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Income Inequality Killed The Music Business
7 Aug 2012
by Bob Lefsetz: There’s great music today, there is in every period, but why were the sixties and seventies such a fertile era, why did we get not only the Beatles and the Stones, but the entire British Invasion, the San Francisco Sound and the great acts of FM radio? …More
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Eckhat Tolle: What Is Music and Why Is It So Important To Us?
30 Apr 2012
Eckhart Tolle: Spiritual Teacher and author was born in Germany and educated at the Universities of London and Cambridge. At the age of twenty-nine a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his life. …More
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Neil Young trademarks music format, online store
5 Apr 2012
(CBS News) Musician Neil Young may make good on a plan to work on a high-quality music format, as well as a means of distribution. …More
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Pets do like music, but prefer their own picks
25 Mar 2012
Many pet owners leave their home radios playing all day for the listening pleasure of their dogs and cats. …More
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Neil Young: Steve Jobs Listened To Vinyl
2 Feb 2012
DANA POINT, Calif. — Legendary rocker Neil Young took his campaign for higher-fidelity digital sound to the stage of a technology conference Tuesday, saying a giant of the industry was on his side: the late Steve Jobs. …More
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17 Dec 2011
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JIMMY WEBB Interview 7-31-11 CBS Sunday Morning
9 Dec 2011
Russ Mitchell meets with America’s only artist to receive Grammy Awards for music, orchestration and lyrics. …More
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12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular Music
8 Dec 2011
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1. Creed has sold more records in the US than Jimi Hendrix …More
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Grammy Nominations Announced: Kanye West and Adele Lead the Pack
1 Dec 2011
The 2012 Grammy nominations have been announced during a special concert on CBS, and, as usual, there are plenty of no-brainers and a handful of surprises. …More
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New generation of music central to protest
17 Nov 2011
NEW YORK: The sound of insistent drumming bounces off the sides of nearby office towers announcing the location of the Occupy Wall Street home base
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Pete Townshend: iTunes Is A ‘Digital Vampire’
8 Nov 2011
LONDON — The Who’s Pete Townshend on Monday branded Apple Inc.’s iTunes a “digital vampire” that profits from music without supporting the artists who create it.