Dining at the Columbia
From 1936 on the Columbia has provided music during the evening hours for those who enjoy dancing and in February of 1963 the strolling violins were added to the already well-filled entertainment calendar. This...
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Danny Griffith
This album is the sixth in a series of recordings which have been produced for guests of the Imperial Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado. One hope that this latest one reflects at least a...
The Odessa Balalaikas
The balalaika is both prince and pauper, an instrument born in a Russian village and bred in the Tsar’s palace. In its construction, the music it plays, and its sound there is a mixture...
Expressions East
One of the musicians at the recording session stated “There are oud players and there are John Berberian s.” The oud is a pot-bellied instrument like that of a round back mandolin. It is...
The Oud
The original name of the Oud was “Al-Oud”. In time, the prefix “Al” was dropped, and the instrument became known as the OUD or ’UD. Later, the combination of “Al-Oud” became “Lute”. Archeological discoveries...
KEF TIME LAS VEGAS
“Let’s Dance Armenian Style” could have been the title of this album. The tempos of the familiar Armenian and Turkish songs have never before been recorded with such enthusiasm and danceability. “Kef Time Las Vegas” was chosen because Las Vegas was the site of the recording session and because the artists involved have been performing there.
High-Ballin’ Hits!
It’s a big country, this U S. of A.High, wide and long, it sprawls up against the shores of two oceans. Tying this far-flung space together are the highways, rolling ribbons of concrete and...
Golden Days of Radio
Radio… When You and I Were Young We all took it pretty much for granted. Once the novelty of the crystal set had passed, radio moved out of its infancy and became such a...
The Krokodiloes
In the Square (with the Krokodiloes) and around Cambridge the new sound in singing groups is that of The Krokodiloes. The name is derived from one of the emblems of The Hasty Pudding Institute...
Belafonte
Once heard, Harry Belafonte will be remembered. He is a voice afire with an almost apostolic fervor. His burning needâto return to the people a sense of the magnificence of their own cultural heritage....
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