SHAKIRA:SINGER/SONGWRITER

Shakira released her self-titled 10^th studio album 2/24/2014.  The Columbian born Singer/Songwriter, Record Producer, Dancer, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, and currently coach on the NBC show “The Voice” is very talented.  This is her best effort so far, with great melodies, dance  and duets with Rhianna, and Blake Shelton. Her native language is Spanish and has included a couple of tracks in her native language. She speaks fluent English , Portuguese and some French, Catalan and Arabic. She is of Lebanese (father), Italian/Spanish (Mother) decent.

Shikira was listed in Forbes   2013 as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world and ‘Her Hips Don’t Lie’ as she puts her talent to work by sharing her wealth making a difference in the world.

A UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and in 1997 Shakira founded the “Barefoot Foundation”  (Pies Descalzos Foundation), and  has built six  schools in Columbia, one in Haiti, and one in South Africa, with plans for  20  learning centers by 2016, accommodating 20,000 children under the age of five.  “The Barefoot Foundation works to provide education to children across the globe. It supports practical and innovative education programs while promoting the importance of childhood education”. She was recently featured on the CBS Sunday Morning Show. See a portion of the interview with Lew Cowan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_AZchj7dYI

The  37 year old Shikira possesses a youthful appearance , but delivers a mighty impact as a multi-talented  entertainer with an electric personality and the  ability to make a difference in this world with her heart of gold. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3mP3mJDL2k&list=PL06-yyrG1OVcOU0KCJI_Bfy66i1Ak04CY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QapfTGTXbxc&list=PL06-yyrG1OVcOU0KCJI_Bfy66i1Ak04CY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUT5rEU6pqM

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WALK THE EARTH: ALTERNATIVE ROCK GROUP

WALK OFF THE EARTH:

Canadian Alternative Rock Group released their 6th studio album in March of 2013 REVO. 

This album has been out for a year now, and it is still going strong.  The track ‘Red Hands’ is getting radio play on a daily basis even though it came out in 2012 on their R.E.V.O ‘EP’.

 Walk Off the Earth mesh their sound between Alternative/Indie, Experimental Rock and Ska (Jamaican, Meto, Calypso, and Reggae), they are multi-talented, innovative, and they aren’t afraid to do covers of popular songs and put their own spin on them, with great harmonies and instrumentation that are as good as anything out there.  I can’t wait for their next album.

By Stacey Anderson of the ROLING STONE REVIEW:

March 25, 2013

Teamwork isn't a problem for these Canadians, as the 147 million people who saw their YouTube cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" can verify; in it, the five-piece hunch around a single guitar, subletting individual frets and strings. Their debut feels equally crowd sourced for maximum popularity, but fractures under its many moods: half heartedly scornful rap rock ("Sometimes"), teen-baiting party anthems ("R.E.V.O."), spare pop about breezy road trips and coconut cocktails ("Summer Vibe"). A handful of tracks are unified in their balance of plush harmonies and folksy guitar breaks – and the group, at last, seems to be in merry agreement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bt-FHaFVH8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGIiYejABSQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqg_rb59WYE

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ROBBEN FORD: SINGER/SONGWRITER/MUSICIAN

ROBBEN FORD: Released his 14^th Studio album A DAY IN NASHVILLE out March 4.2014. It may sound like it is a country album by the title, but it is not. It is a bluesy, jazz/fusion rock album for the ages.

Thom Jurek of ALL MUSIC says it best.

“A Day in Nashville isn't raw, but it is immediate and soulful. It is the sound class musicians make when they simply get down to doing what they do best: playing together”.

Ford has been around a long time; the native Californian is sounding better as time goes by and it may have to do with his collaborations with best in the business like Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison  KISS, Larry Carlton, Sonny Landreth, Michael McDonald, plus many more and has been named one of the top “100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20^th Century” by Musician Magazine.  Ford has played on albums with Bonnie Raitt, Charlie Musselwhite, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Witherspoon, Rickie Lee Jones, Ruthie Foster, John Mayall  & The Bluestreakers and more. 

See Review by Jason Shadrick of Guitars & Gear

http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20449-robben-fords-one-day-in-nashville-album-review

Album Preview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mloEyQUhjL0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rWLvI7e7zE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZizhgWsDBA0

Previous Review:

http://tunedin4u.blogspot.com/2013/02/robben-ford-musiciansongwriter.html

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