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Lila Downs - Shake Away
"Downs is a Mexican-American singer-songwriter who spellbinds
with the ferocious sweep of her voice." - The Boston Globe
Exploring and expressing Mexico's rich culture has been a lifelong
passion for vocalist Lila Downs. With a voice that
is varied in color and range, Lila cuts a striking figure live as
well - she embodies the spirit of her music with an emotion-drenched
physicality. Lila's profile was raised significantly with her stunning
performance in the hit film Frida, starring Salma Hayek
in the title role. Lila also performed the Oscar-nominated song
from the film at the Academy Awards ceremony, becoming the first
Latina to perform at the telecast. Her new album Shake
Away evokes her home country's rich folk-music legacy
while pulsing with modern arrangements.
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Carrie Rodriguez - She Ain't Me
After her well-received solo debut Seven Angels on a Bicycle,
Carrie Rodriguez spent much of 2007 on a whirlwind
tour schedule that included opening for friend/fan Lucinda Williams.
The Associated Press raved, ". . . her voice has a character
few achieve. Rather than a support player taking a minor turn, she
uses her first solo album to mark her ground as a singular talent."
Carrie's sophomore release, She Ain't Me,
still showcases her intimate croon, but this classically trained
singer/songwriter has just begun flexing her artistic muscles. She
Ain't Me is an expectation-confounding statement from Carrie, who
notes, "Because I took some chances, wrote with some new people
and actually co-wrote most of the songs on the album, it's very
different."
For She Ain't Me, the Austin-born, Berklee-trained violinist-turned-fiddler
teamed with producer Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Patti Smith,
Kaki King) and wrote with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, as well as
Mary Gauthier, Dan Wilson, and Jim Boquist. The album also features
a guest vocal appearance by Lucinda Williams.
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Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
“This is not only the finest album of Alejandro’s career, for
me, it’s the album of the year. And I’ll stand on Bruce Springsteen’s
coffee table in Steve Earle’s cowboy boots and say that.” -
Dave Marsh
Real Animal, Alejandro Escovedo’s ninth solo album and follow-up to 2006’s critically-acclaimed The Boxing Mirror, will be released on June 24, 2008. Produced by Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T.Rex, Thin Lizzy), Real Animal is a collective journey through Escovedo’s various musical incarnations from punk rock to string quintets, and is as introspective as it is retrospective. Recalling the people, places, and influences that helped shape his career, Real Animal represents the primitive aspect of Escovedo’s music — the instinct, the urgency, the survivor mentality that fueled his passion.
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Mutlu - Livin' It
Mutlu made his mark on the Philly music scene
as a talented and charismatic artist who mixes soulful grooves,
funky beats, and clever lyrics.
Mutlu's debut album, Livin' It, will be
released on July 22 and features duets with Daryl Hall,
Amos Lee, G. Love, and Raheem
DeVaughn.
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Various Artists - Mad Men: Music
From The Series, Vol. 1
From Matthew Weiner, AMC and the Emmy® Award-winning
executive producer and writer of The Sopranos, comes Mad
Men, a provocative new primetime drama about how to sell the
truth. Set in 1960 New York, the daring new series is about the
lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue
advertising, an ego-driven world where key players make an art of
the sell while their private world gets sold.
Featuring Vic Damone, The McGuire Sisters,
Bobby Vinton, Ella Fitzgerald,
Rosemary Clooney and more, the soundtrack
mirrors not only the time and place, but sets an emotional tone
for the critically-acclaimed series. According to Matthew Weiner,
“Music on Mad Men is never an accident. The philosophy of the sound
was pointed: do as much to enhance the feeling of the period while
offering an artistic commentary to the themes of each show.” Alexandra
Patsavas, Grammy®-nominated music supervisor and founder
and owner of Chop Shop Music Supervision, serves as music supervisor
for the soundtrack, which takes its place among Patsavas’s impressive
credits that include Grey’s Anatomy, The OC, Rescue
Me, Gossip Girl, and Without a Trace, among others.
There is no question that music helped define that decade and the
music plays an important role in the series.
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Richard Julian - Sunday Morning
in Saturday's Shoes
Call Richard Julian a “singer songwriter” or a
“folk artist” if you must, but there's much that sets this artist
apart from the pack. Think more Mose Allison...but with an acoustic
guitar. Tight compositions. An off-speed wit. Sophisticated, but
not precious. And lyrics that fearlessly venture toward the confessional.
Sunday Morning In Saturday's Shoes is Julian's
latest and was produced by the legendary Mitchell Froom. Eleven
brand new songs recorded live-in-the-studio with as Julian describes
"bare-knuckled" abandonment. Joining Julian on this adventure once
again were Tim Luntzel (bass) and Dan Reiser (drums), along with
Froom's familiar keyboard wizardry making cameo appearances throughout.
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The High Kings - The High Kings
Finbarr Clancy, Martin Furey,
Brian Dunphy and Darren Holden
– renowned vocalists and musicians – have come together to form
the hottest Irish folk and ballad group to emerge since The Clancy
Brothers and Tommy Makem electrified the worldwide folk revival
of the 1960s.
The musical producer is the highly acclaimed David Downes, who is
the musical genius behind Celtic Woman and formerly
the musical director of Riverdance. He brings intricate
harmonies and driving rhythms to The High Kings
songbook, giving them a freshness and sparkle that is infectious.
A rousing TV Special was filmed in Dublin and will premiere on PBS
Television throughout March. The group will be the opening act for
a run of Celtic Woman concerts in March and will then launch their
own headline tour in April. Visit www.thehighkings.com
for more details.
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Sarah Brightman - Symphony
Symphony is the soprano's first new studio
album since 2003. Produced by her long-time producer Frank Peterson,
the diverse repertoire of Symphony will have a broad appeal
to both her original fans from her days in Phantom of the Opera
and the international smash hit "Time to Say Goodbye" to fans of
her more contemporary experiments with classical-rock and electronic-dance
styles.
The repertoire ranges from beautiful ballads ("Symphony," "Fleur
Du Mal"), epic power rock scores ("I Will Be with You") to interpretations
of the work "Jupiter" from Holst's The Planets
on "Running" to Faith Hill's "There You'll Be"
sung in Italian as "Sarai Qui," and many more, with a colorful variety
of male duet partners include Andrea Bocelli on
"Canto Della Terra," Fernando Lima (Mexican tenor)
on "Pasiòn" (popular telenovella theme song), and Paul Stanley
(from Kiss) on "I Will Be with You (Where the Lost Ones Go)." The
album also showcases her linguistic vocal skills by singing in Spanish,
Italian, French, and, for the first time, German.
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Van Morrison - The Best of Van Morrison,
Vol. 3
Manhattan Records is honored to release The Best of Van Morrison,
Vol. 3 on June 19, preceded by the new single, "Cry For
Home". A 2 CD collection featuring 31 tracks, The Best of Van
Morrison is a comprehensive collection of Van’s later material and
includes two previously unreleased tracks and duets with Tom
Jones, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, and Ray
Charles among others. It is a must for fans old and new.
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Van Morrison - At The Movies: Soundtrack
Hits
A collection of songs you'll always remember, featured in films
you'll never forget. Van Morrison’s music plays
a role in many of modern cinema’s most cherished films. Van
Morrison At The Movies: Soundtrack Hits, collects 19
of Morrison’s best-known songs that have been featured in films.
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Emerson Hart - Cigarettes and Gasoline
As the lead singer and primary composer for the alternative band
Tonic, award-winning songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Emerson
Hart has been a familiar voice to audiences around the
world. After three albums, two Grammy® nominations and a string
of radio hits with the band, the prolific songwriter with the enviable
voice has officially begun his solo career. Delivering with such
well-crafted songs as the anthemic first single “If You’re Gonna
Leave”. Hart celebrates the release of his debut solo effort, Cigarettes
and Gasoline.
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Raul Midón- A World Within A World
With jaw-dropping, hair-raising, show-stopping talent, Raul
Midón is a one-man virtuoso performer of soulful vocals,
slap-attack guitar rhythms, flamenco-style runs and a mean mouth-trumpet
all while self-harmonizing over his distinctly original songs. Midón
burst on to the scene in 2005 with his debut album, State of
Mind, and has followed it up with A World Within A World,
an explosive blend of soul, pop, and jazz with a touch of Latin
flavor bursting out of a veritable human instrument.
To witness this phenomenon on stage brings the intensity and passion
of the album to a new level that you will relive with every listen.
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Celtic Woman - A New Journey
It’s time to take A NEW JOURNEY with Celtic
Woman! The female Irish ensemble of angelic voices have
a brand new studio album and live concert DVD offering the signature
Celtic Woman sound that has captured the hearts of audiences around
the world. The repertoire is an unforgettable collection of contemporary
hits ("Beyond the Sea," "The Prayer," "Scarborough Fair," "Over
the Rainbow"), classical favorites ("Lascia Ch’io Pianga," "Vivaldi’s
Rain"), and Irish standards ("Dúlaman," "At the Ceili," "Caledonia,"
"Mo Ghile Mear"). The CD is also available in a Deluxe version that
includes 4 bonus tracks and a beautiful Claddagh charm (the Irish
symbol for Love, Loyalty and Friendship).
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Celtic Woman - A Christmas Celebration
Celtic Woman's inspiring blend of Irish music standards, classic
melodies, and original songs has captivated American audiences,
fueling a record-breaking 68-week slot at #1 on the Billboard World
Music chart (surpassing Andrea Bocelli's Sogno), four hugely successful
domestic tours over the past year, a platinum concert DVD, gold-selling
CD, and hundreds of airings of their original PBS special.
This is the group's first Christmas record that puts their signature
Celtic style on the most-loved holiday songs of our time.
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Celtic Woman - A Christmas Celebration
(DVD)
Recorded live during the quintet's July 18th holiday concert in
Dublin, the set includes soaring renditions of well-known songs
such as "Carol of the Bells," "White Christmas," "O Holy Night,"
"Let It Snow!" and "Panis Angelicus" and original songs "Green the
Whole Year Round" and "Christmas Pipes." In addition to the DVD
release, fans will also have the opportunity to see the full performance
through a new PBS TV special, airing during PBS stations' December
pledge drive.
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Anne Murray- Duets: Friends &
Legends
Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends
showcases a wide variety of Anne's favorite female vocalists. Among
the album's tracks and collaborating artists are "Snowbird" with
Sarah Brightman, "You Needed Me" with Shania
Twain, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" with Anne's daughter
Dawn Langstroth, "Danny's Song" with Martina
McBride, "Another Pot O' Tea" with Emmylou Harris,
"A Little Good News" with Indigo Girls, "Cotton
Jenny" with Olivia Newton-John, "Could I Have This
Dance" with Amy Grant, "Daydream Believer" with
Nelly Furtado, "A Love Song" with k.d.
lang, "Time Don't Run Out On Me" with the song's writer,
Carole King, and more.
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John Hammond - Push Comes To Shove
Legendary bluesman, John Hammond, returns to the
fight with Push Comes to Shove. Hammond’s
uniquely classic and instantly recognizable blues approach on these
original tracks and gritty covers gets an injection of old soul
& young blood from producer G. Love.
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The Subdudes - Street Symphony
Over the course of 20 years and eight albums, The Subdudes
have quietly become one of America's national music treasures.
The New Orleans-formed group is a living encapsulation of American
music, a vibrant gumbo of sounds that stirs together Bayou grooves
and jazzy dynamics, soulful R&B swagger, easy vocal harmonies, cheeky
rock 'n' roll attitude and folky social consciousness.
Beneath the layers of peaceful commentary and infectious songwriting,
you’ll find some of the sharpest musicianship and ensemble playing
you'll ever hear from any five musicians. Those virtues have seldom
been displayed better than on Street Symphony, The
Subdudes’ richly crafted and fiercely executed new album. It's the
document of a veteran band that's still learning, growing and getting
better at what it does.
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Anoushka Shankar / Karsh Kale - Breathing
Under Water
Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale
expand beyond cultural and traditional borders of music with their
new collaboration Breathing Under Water. With the
help of featured guests Ravi Shankar, Sting,
Norah Jones, Midival Punditz,
Salim Merchant, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,
and others, the duo has succeeded in blending Indian classical,
electronica, dance, and folk into a genre-hopping triumph.
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Curtains - Original Broadway Cast
Recording
Curtains is an entertaining play within a play, as
well as a “whodunit” new musical comedy featuring one of the last
scores by legendary, Tony Award-winning songwriters John Kander
and Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago, New York, New York). Starring David
Hyde Pierce (Spamalot, “Frasier”) and Debra Monk, the Curtains
original Broadway cast album is produced by nine-time Grammy® Award-winner
Jay David Saks.
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Diana Ross - I Love You
Diana Ross has built her life on love and music;
from a childhood growing up in a house filled with family love,
through chart-topping wistful teenage love songs (“Baby Love,” “Where
Did Our Love Go”), to today, surrounded by the love of her children
and enjoying the fruits borne of her love of life. It is not surprising
then, that for her first studio album in more than seven years,
Ross has chosen to dedicate the entire album to this most constant
factor in her life. I Love You, includes
13 songs she personally selected for their timeless, classic expressions
of love and romance plus the title track, written for her Fred White.
Diana Ross has built her life on love and music; from a childhood
growing up in a house filled with family love, through chart-topping
wistful teenage love songs (“Baby Love,” “Where Did Our Love Go”),
to today, surrounded by the love of her children and enjoying the
fruits borne of her love of life. It is not surprising then, that
for her first studio album in more than seven years, Ross has chosen
to dedicate the entire album to this most constant factor in her
life. I Love You, includes 13 songs she personally selected for
their timeless, classic expressions of love and romance plus the
title track, written for her Fred White.
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Over The Rhine - Discount Fireworks:
A Collection
Discount Fireworks: A Collection, is a
retrospective of the emotive and enchanting band Over the
Rhine. The Cincinnati duo takes a look back at 14 of their
best loved compositions and a look ahead with the sobering new track,
“Last Night on Earth Again.”
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12 Girls Band - Shanghai, Live
from Shanghai
Prepare to be captivated by the graceful beauty and infectious
energy of 12 Girls Band! Two years after their best-selling,
chart-topping US debut, Eastern Energy, the group returns with a
brand-new album (Shanghai) and concert DVD (Live
from Shanghai), showcasing an eclectic mix of traditional
Chinese folk melodies and selections of jazz, classical, and pop
music.
Formed in 2001, their 2003 debut album in Japan, Beautiful Energy,
sold 2 million units, and ranks as the highest-selling Chinese band
in Japan. These 12 talented young women playing traditional Chinese
instruments — the erhu, pipa, yanguin, and gu zheng — create masterful
music on a broad musical canvas in an unforgettable and distinctive
style all their own.
Later this year, PBS will broadcast 12 Girls Band: Live from
Shanghai, and American audiences will witness the worldwide
phenomenon in concert when 12 Girls Band embarks on a major 30-city
U.S. tour in the fall of 2007.
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Seth Lakeman - Introducing...Seth
Lakeman Vol.1 & Vol. 2
The BBC heralds Lakeman as "one of the leading lights of the new
folk scene," and said that Lakeman "performs passionate, evocative
songs that celebrate love, history and honour."
Rolling Stone called Lakeman's set at this year's SXSW "revelatory."
Following his homemade, Mercury Prize-nominated album Kitty
Jay (recorded for less than $600 in his brother's kitchen)
and the 2006 release of Freedom Fields, which earned
him Singer of the Year and Best Album
awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, acclaimed
British folk singer-songwriter Seth Lakeman brings
his innovative sound to this side of the pond!
Introducing... Seth Lakeman Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. Featuring
tracks previously unreleased in the U.S.!
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