5/17/10

Chhau dance

Chhau is a dance-drama form prevalent in Eastern India. There are three major forms of Chhau, each known by its geographic location.

Some Chhau dances use large stylized masks. Although they are all known as Chhau, their styles differ considerably in terms of their cultural background and their dance characteristics.

Wonderful Shiva Tandava by Ileana Citaristi:


5/1/10

Apalam Chapalam

Hit song from the movie "Azaad" (1955), sung by Lata and Usha Mangeshkar.

4/23/10

ABBA - Super Trouper

"...Like I always do
Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you
"

4/21/10

Once in a Lifetime

Great Talking Heads and this song of 1980 is great anytime!

11/12/09

Ahmad Jamal and Spartacus

Great Ahmad Jamal plays a theme from the ballet of great Aram Khachaturian.

10/30/09

Reci Reci Reci

Reci, reci, reci (Words, Words, Words) (1991)
Director: Michaela Pavlátová
Runtime: 10 min
Language: None
Country: Czechoslovakia

10/27/09

Soweto Gospel Choir

Mixing African gospel with traditional hymns, Jamaican reggae, American pop, and spiritually themed secular songs, the Soweto Gospel Choir are an impressive performing unit.
God Bless Africa!

10/26/09

Sare Nabiyan da Nabi

The greatest qawal Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan live



Maybe,the quality of a qawwali is not the words he utters or the music he plays, but the state he induces...