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Getting His Wings: Oscar Nominee Wim Wenders on Pina

Dan Lybarger | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Buena Vista Social Club, Wings of Desire, Pina Dance Wenders, 3D Films, Pina Film, Wim Wenders 3d, Wim Wenders Pina, Video, Arts News
Dan Lybarger

In 1985, German director Wim Wenders was prodded by his girlfriend to watch a performance of choreographer Pina Bausch's eerie Café Müller, not knowing that what he was about to witness would change his movies and his life.

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The Best Music Documentaries Ever

Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Best Music Documentaries, Video, Beats Rhymes Life, Michael Rapaport, Style Wars, Music Documentaries, Soul Power, Thelonious Monk Straight No Chaser, Buena Vista Social Club, Music Documentary, Music, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, A Tribe Called Quest, Gimme Shelter, Culture News

By CHRISTY LEMIRE, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Michael Rapaport clearly loves music. It's evident in every moment of his documentary, "Bea...

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Michael Jackson's "The Immortal Megamix," Plus Chatting With Chris Isaak and Phil Manzanera

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Robert Wyatt, Chrissie Hynde, Roy Orbison, Enrique Bunbury, Eurythmics, Also Lopez Gavilan, Roxy Music, Gorillaz, Buddy Holly, Carlos Santana, Carl Perkins, Chris Isaak, David GIlmour, Paul Thompson, Buena Vista Social Club, Sun Records, Phil Manzanera, The Beatles, Brad Pitt, Stevie Wonder, David Lynch, David Bowie, Jimmy Stewart, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Costello, Frank Zappa, Steve Winwood, Bryan Ferry, Red Dwarf, Johnny Cash, Lucho Brieva, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Doctor Who, Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips, Cheech & Chong, Brian Eno, Héroes Del Silencio, Annie Lennox, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"I've made a lot of records because that's what I do, and I've listened to a lot of records, and I have to tell you the truth--it wouldn't have mattered if The Beatles had recorded "A Hard Day's Night" on Silly Putty. It would have sounded good."

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Staff Benda Bilili: A Triple Win

Wyatt Closs | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Leigh Ann Hahn, Crammed Discs, Polio, California-Plaza, Los Angeles Theater Center, La Impact, Africa, Buena Vista Social Club, Africa Polio, Grand Performances, Music, Congo, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Staff Benda Bilili, Los Angeles News
Wyatt Closs

With a mix of regular and self-made instruments, some have compared them as the next big world music thing since the Buena Vista Social Club.

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Angelique Kidjo and "The Sound of the Drum"

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Benin, Babatunde Olatunji, Batonga Foundation, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Official World Cup Kick-Off Concert, Bono, Buena Vista Social Club, Aretha Franklin, South Africa, African Drums and Chants, Gilberto Gil, Celia Cruz, West Africa, Entertainment News, Carnegie Hall, James Brown, John Legend, The Sound of the Drum, Unicef, Sacred Instrument, Stax, Roy Hargove, Youssou N?Dour, African Music, Omara Portuondo, New York City, Dianne Reeves, Angelique Kidjo, Memphis, Education for African Girls, Soccer, Grammy Award, Jimi Hendrix, The Beat, Kompa, Grammy Awards, Oyo, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

Beninoise singer Angelique Kidjo has had a spectacular year. In April she released her newest album, OYO, where she revisited the music that inspired ...

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Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 1)

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elvis, Jimmy Durante, Ralph Stanley, Marx Brothrers, Ian Dury, Punch Brothers, Nick Lowe, Bob Wills, Slayer, Randy Newman, Buena Vista Social Club, Sam Cooke, Freddie Hubbard, Frank Sinatra, Doug Sahm, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

Here are the first of two offerings of some current inspirations for cheer. If you've been laid off, Madeoff-ed, or you just plain need a lift during a tough holiday season, check these out.

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