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Tuesday, Dec 25 2012, 6PM
A group of nine African musicians in Canada who after only three days together, did a live show and then recorded for the three days after the show, getting every track in one or two takes live from the studio floor.
Song about a Christmas log in Spain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tió_de_Nadal
William Earl Collins was born in Cincinnati and played with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic.
This Grammy nominated bluesman assembled his own big band, with musicians that included some of the most influential artists of their time, including Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Ben Webster and Walter Brown.
A fictional character created by Don Novello, rising to fame on Saturday Night Live.
A classically trained sarod and tabla player who plays palm-wine guitar music and DJs funky beats, based in Seattle.
This American singer co-wrote "These Boots Are Made for Walking" and "Summer Wine", recorded this in Sweden where he ended his career before passing away in Nevada with family.
Kuljit Bhamra is a British composer, record producer and musician whose main instrument is the tabla.
The Cinematic Orchestra is a British jazz and electronic outfit, created in 1999 by Jason Swinscoe
Blind singer, guitarist whose blindness resulted from congential glaucoma. His song is one of the most played Christmas songs and falls into the ASCAP top 25 Christmas songs.
Benin. The BBC has included Angélique Kidjo in its list of the African continent's 50 most iconic figures.
8:04 PM
1st spin?!
Lurtsema hosted the classical music show Morning pro musica on WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1971 until his death
A Filipino actor and musician, famous for his works in the Kundiman style. He was also a part of the Mabuhay Singers.
El Vez, aka Robert Lopez, was once a contestant on the game show To Tell the Truth.
Recorded with local musicians in South Africa, this unique recording features a melodic, marimba-driven percussion section and the angelic voices of the Livingstone High School choir.