10/12/2010
Orquesta Arag=n's charanga classic "El Bodeguero" instructs you to pay off your debts and drink plenty of chocolate, while a youthful Celia Cruz reminds us that "the son is the most sublime music when …
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10/12/2010
In `60s Jamaica, young rebels known as Rude Boys were sort of Caribbean precursors to punks, and the boom-sock sound of rocksteady was their soundtrack - cooler than the frantic feel of ska, and the pe …
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10/12/2010
Even though rocksteady's reign really only lasted until '69, when Jamaica's rhythm downshifted into reggae, the sound still left behind a luminous legacy all its own. The Techniques' heavenly hit "Love …
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10/12/2010
It takes more than just a voice to make a diva, more than just the kind of heart-stopping sound that thrills a listener to the very core. It takes presence, the bone-deep knowledge that, like Al …
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10/12/2010
So, you wanna talk deep? Just cast an eye over our Deep Cuts divas - Dionne Warwick and her crushed-heart classic "Walk On By," Roberta Flack and her ageless stunner "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Fac …
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10/12/2010
The '80s truly kicked into gear in 1983, with the arrival of the first hand-held phone and Michael Jackson's finest moment -áhis perfection of the "moonwalk" move during a Motown TV special. Other high …
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10/12/2010
They're de-lightful, they're de-lovely, they're de-manding, they're de-cadent.Heck, they're divas, what did you expect? Now it's time to get up a little closer (slowly) and hear these resplendent song …
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10/12/2010
There's a magic to the very best children's music, words and melodies coming together in a way that can make even the crankiest kid smile and dance. We're betting that these 25 greatest songs can wake …
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10/12/2010
These are the performances etched on every jazzbo's DNA. Who hasn't heard the late Paul Desmond's hella-cool counterpoint to Brubeck's stylish piano on "Take Five"? Or Gene Krupa's most-famous-e …
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