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The life and career of Candi Sosa. Hard to believe in a lifespan a person can have experiences the mind is unable to fathom.

Cubans have experienced unimaginable pain and joy. Cubans a happy people on the surface and in their souls they carry the pain that urges them to survive and succeed.

Between 1960 and 1962, more than 14,000 Cuban children were secretly flown to the United States to escape Fidel Castro. Parents said goodbye to their children not knowing if they would ever see them again. The airlift over the Florida Straits became known as Operation Peter Pan. In Spanish, Operación Pedro Pan.

Candi Sosa is an inspiration for anyone who has the desire to fulfill their dreams. Her music, her voice and her story in her words…

This show will be recorded in English.

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Post tags: Candi Sosa, CUBA, Latin Grammy, Pedro Pan, Peter Pan

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Kompoz is an online workspace for musicians, singers and songwriters collaborate to write, record, play, publish and market their music.

Steve is responsible for business development, partnerships, contests, and all the other important non-technical stuff. Steve is also a Kompoz member and singer-extraordinaire; better known to most here as simply Sanger.

Featuring THE CONDITION. 24 musicians from all over the world make up The Condition,  a virtual group featuring the words & vocals of Steven Gardner, created with musicians from around the globe with kompoz.com

Also featuring THE DEAD CLOWNS, The Dead Clowns are an online-band / internet-band / virtual-band that use online music collaboration technology to bring musicians, vocalists, composers, lyricists and audio engineers from around the world together to make new music primarily in the Hip Hop, Rock, Rap, Pop, and Dance genres.

The Condition

The Dead Clowns

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Post tags: Hip Hop, Rap, Rock N Roll, The Dead Clowns, Top 40s

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Bronx News, January 2 headlines written by David Green reads:   Investigators say Josbel Rivera, 23, was crossing Mosolu Parkway at Paul Avenue in the Norwood section when he was run down and left for dead at the side of the road. To read complete article please click into link.Anyone with any information on the case are asked to call CrimeStopper’s at (800) 577-TIPS, all calls remain confidential.

Josbel Rivera de 23 años, fue atropellado por un coche mientras cruzaba la avenida Moshulu cerca de Avenida de Pablo antes de las 5 am de ayer. Hermanos Rivera dicen que él estaba comprometido con su familia y se convirtió en una figura paterna para ellos después de su propio padre murió hace seis años. El conductor huyó del lugar y la policía está pidiendo para cualquier persona con información llame a Crime Stoppers al 1-800-577-8477

Gale St.John, psychic gives mother her impressions on this case.

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Post tags: All Hallows High School, Bronx News, Hit and Run, Josbel Rivera, justice

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In pursuit of his passion to Preserve the Customs and Traditions of his Ancestors, Chief Nathaniel B Styles Jr. is the visionary for projects and a business magnet. Taking symbolic ques from cultural symbolism of the Yoruba cosmology, extensive architectural design renderings have been developed for Miami’s Liberty City community and Osun Osogbo, Nigeria-West Africa, with and emphasis on “Green” sustainable design. In Celebration of Black History Month, Intercontinental Hotel Doral/Miami in partnership with Fundacion Artistas Unidos and Community Builders HDC, and supported by the Doral Business Council (DBC) Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Committee (ACE) present: The Inaugural US Solo Exhibition: Prince Emmanuel Abiodun Aderele- The Sacred Artist and Musician with a cocktail reception featuring the Prince’s Sacred Art and Music from the Yoruba Empire.

Prince Emmanuel Aderele from the Royal Lineage of HRM Oba (King) Rufus Adesokeji Aderele Tewogboye II, The Osemawe of Ondo, Yoruba Empire, Nigeria, is Osun’s Village Miami and African Caribbean Cultural Arts Corridor Miami’s- Artist in Residence. The Exhibition is open to the public and will run the entire month. The idea is to help bring artists and related activities to Doral. At the end of the year Fundacion Artistas Unidos, together with the hotel and the DBC ACE committee, will create a coffee table book and hold a end of the year exhibit featuring all of the visiting Artists.

There is no surprise to those who know Chief Styles and Prince Emmanuel the spiritual strength bestowed upon them from our ancestors for wisdom in preserving art, culture and traditions of the Yoruba civilization.

CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH
PRINCE EMMANUEL ADERELE IN DORAL

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Post tags: African Caribbean, Black History, Osun Village, Prince Emmanuel Aderele, Sacred Art

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Is Charles Manson crazy or evil? No one else can recount the events and explain the family as Diana Montane can. Montane is a journalist and published author. She was an Arts & Entertainment writer, as well as art, theatre and film critic, for Miami’s first newspaper, The Miami News, until the demise of that publication. Shortly therafter, she was Entertainment Editor and art, theatre and film critic of EXITO, a weekly published by The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and The Chicago Tribune. She has contributed numerous articles and cover stories for: The Miami Herald, The Los Angeles Times, The Palm Beach Post, The New Times, Latina Magazine, and others.

Manson and four others — Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Charles “Tex” Watson and Leslie Van Houten — were convicted of murder and other charges in connection with a two-night rampage that left pregnant actress Sharon Tate and seven others dead. Manson and the four “family” members’ death sentences were overturned during the 1970s, when the death penalty laws were ruled unconsitutional. He is quietly serving out his life sentence. Although he once frequently gave bombastic rants on national television, he hasn’t granted a media interview in years. Manson receives a lot of mail, and many requests from people who want to visit him, Johnson said. He still occasionally sees a few people.

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Post tags: Charles Manson, Diana Montane, Helter Skelter, La Bianca murders, Tate murders

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Kompoz.com is the newest online resource for musicians seeking to collaborate with other remote (online) musicians on projects. It’s a revolutionary platform that makes music collaboration easy, effective, and engaging.

Unlike other collaboration sites which are based entirely on shrink-wrapped discussion forums software, kompoz is custom-designed from the ground-up for music collaboration. As such, kompoz.com provides professional project management features, such as: Individual project workspaces for each collaboration.

• Each project has its own discussion forums (multiple topics/threads).
• Upload tracks directly to each project (hosted by us) without using FTP.
• Uploaded files are automatically encoded for fast streaming playback. The original format is preserved for downloads.
• Uploaded files are organized into tracks and versioned.
• Support for MP3, WAV, and WMA formats.
• Download a single file, an entire track, or an entire project with one click.
• Search for projects by genre, artist, tags/keywords, license type, and more.
• Choose from multiple licensing options when creating your projects.
• and more!

Steve Gardner, Director of Media Relations is responsible for business development, partnerships, contests, and all the other important non-technical stuff. Steve is also a Kompoz member and singer-extraordinaire; better known to most here as simply Sanger. Steve has over 25 years of sales and sales management experience, having held senior management positons within the telecom, network security, and home furnishing industries. Steve has helped launch several Internet start-ups. Most recently Steve held the position of vice-president of business development with a major call center and fulfillment organization in the Boston area.

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Post tags: Electronic Media, independent music, kompoz, music collaboration, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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The Delfonics were one of the first groups to sing in the sleek, soulful style that became popularized (thanks to producer Thom Bell) as the “Philadelphia sound.”  A vocal trio made up of brothers William and Wilbert Hart and high school friend Randy Cain, the Delfonics roots go back to doo wop singing at school dances in the early 60′s.  Right from the start this was a perfect match as the band released the classic “La La Means I Love You” in 1968, a song that began a string of hits lasting into the mid-70′s.
The hits slowed for the Delfonics in the mid-’70s, and in 1971 Randy Cain quit the band and was replaced by Major Harris.  A  few more minor hits followed but Harris left the band for a solo career in 1975, effectively finishing the Delfonics. In the late ’90s, the group played a significant musical role in Quentin Tarantino’s film Jackie Brown. Tarantino, a borderline obsessive fan of 70′s pop culture, used “La La Means I Love You,” and their best single, “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” as a way of underscoring the relationship between actors Pam Grier and Robert Forster.  In the film, Forster’s character is so struck by the music (and Grier), he goes out and buys the Delfonics Greatest Hits cassette the following day.  AND YOU MIGHT ASK: “WHERE ARE THEY NOW?   Wil Hart formerly of the Delfonics or Wil Hart an Original Delfonic, billed this way for legal reasons has personally produced, written and  sang on each and every hit record ever released by the Delfonics.  His live shows are the best Delfonics shows available!  Wilbert Hart is the founder of  “In the Game Entertainment and Production” where he continues to record, write and produce artist from all styles of music.

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Post tags: Aretha Franklin, Jackson 5, Patti LaBelle, Philadelphia, The Delfonics

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Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes is a professor of Latino/a literature and writing at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.  Professor Rodriguez Milanes recently visited Cuba, an Island that offers 5 star world class resorts, hires foreign Chefs from Canada, France and Italy to ensure that the meals will delight the almost 2 million yearly visitors, magnificent beaches, dancing, music, and historic views while their citizens live under strenuous laws that subordinate freedom of speech, freedom of the press. Cuba where government maintains complete control over all forms of mass media, including newspapers, radio and television, an Island where criticism of national leaders can lead to imprisonment and even death. There has always been a mystery surrounding this Caribbean Island and Cecilia will tell us stories as only she can about family, education , living conditions, food prices, access to electricity, water, gas, architecture, changes, progress, Etc.

If you have always wondered about Cuba and would like to know more about  the Island from someone who has been there recently or if you are curious about the present Cuba, this is the show for you. Open Mic the last half hour, call with your questions.

Cecilia’s is a accomplished writer as well, her short fiction has been anthologized in Iguana Dreams: New Latino Fiction. Did My Mama Like to Dance? and Other Stories about Mothers and Daughters, and in New World: Young Latino Writers. Her short story collection, Marielitos, Balseros and Other Exiles, released in June 2009 and Everyday Chica among others.

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Post tags: CUBA, Cuban Music, Jose Marti, Latina Writers, University of Central Florida

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One night with Bryan Pezzone and experience Ultimate Freedom In Your Own Life and in Your Own Love

Bryan Pezzone is the consummate cross-over pianist of his generation. He excels in classical, contemporary, jazz, and experimental genres and is well known for his versatility and virtuosity as a recording and performing artist, improviser and composer. He performs with many major symphony orchestra associations, tours widely with the jazz group Free Flight, and is known in the Los Angeles area as a primary free-lance pianist for film and television soundtrack recording, contemporary music premieres, and chamber music. Bryan is the pianist on most all of the cartoons released by Warner Brothers and Disney, he was the principal pianist with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra from its inception in 1991 through 1999, and received a rare on-screen credit for his performance on the soundtrack of “The Game” starring Michael Douglas. His workshops on his comprehensive approach to improvisation are frequently requested and he is a consulting editor for the well-known publication “Piano and Keyboard.” As a soloist, Bryan has performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Pasadena Pops, Santa Monica Symphony, Santa Clarita Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Los Angele’s Philharmonic, United States International University Orchestra, U.C. Irvine Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Philharmonic and the Pacific Symphony.

There is so much more to say about this amazing composer & human being but space here is limited so you have to come to the show and listen to his heartfelt story and his music. One night just might change your life.

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Post tags: BRYAN PEZZONE, PIERRE BOULEZ, STRAVINSKY, The Best of Elton John, YAMAHA

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Jana Mashonee, singer/songwriter, GRAMMY nominee and eight time NAMMY winner will appear at Carnegie Hall on December 16, in the New World Talent concert presented by the Brokers from Stribling to benefit City Harvest, the New York City organization which rescues unused food from restaurants and distributes it to the hungry.

During the event, the first international Artist to Artist Award will be presented to Shen Wei, the Chinese choreographer renowned for his direction and choreography of the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.

The concert, featuring Ms. Mashonee will also include performances by Soprano Sarah Viola, pianists Julian Gargiulo, Maria Yefimova and Alex Salzman, , percussionist Rossen Nedelchev and dancer Alexandra Sawyier.

Jana Mashonee is a two time GRAMMY nominee for her “America Indian Story” CD and has won eight Native American Music Awards in every major category including Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and most recently Song of the Year for the single from her R&B album New Moon Born “A Change is Gonna Come.” Additionally, her videos have won numerous awards at film festivals all over the US and abroad.

Hit the link to hear Jana’s new single – Stay With Me Baby.

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