Song Of The Day by Eric Berman - "Ja Funmi" by King Sunny Ade and his African Beats Ade was born into a Nigerian royal family so, yes; he actually is a real King. He started performing his native Yoruba Nigerian Juju Music in the late 1960s becoming a star on his home turf. America finally woke up to the magic of Juju Music in the early 1980s … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Ja Funmi" by King Sunny Ade and his African Beats
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Bruca Manigua” by Ibrahim Ferrer
He became the bolero king of Cuba…forty years into his recording career. From his humble beginnings, orphaned at age twelve and forced to busk on the streets singing to survive, to becoming the Grammy-winning “Nat King Cole of Cuba,” Ferrer’s story is indeed a tale of rags to riches, but he wasn’t alone and shared his story with many other deserving musicians. Ferrer sang in … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Bruca Manigua” by Ibrahim Ferrer
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Boy Meets Girl” by Anoushka Shankar
To say Anoushka Shankar was raised around a musical family is a bit of an understatement. She is the daughter of sitar master Ravi Shankar and the half-sister of Norah Jones. Anoushka learned to play the sitar from her father and began performing with him around the world at the age of 14. Although born in London, Shankar spent much of her childhood in Delhi, India and … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Boy Meets Girl” by Anoushka Shankar