Blog

Palos Romances, Alborea, Tientos y Tangos. The alboreá or albolá is a flamenco palo which is sung only in Gypsy marriage rites, and many Gypsies refuse to sing it outside this context or in the presence of non-Gypsies. It is linked to the Gypsy romance, and derives many lyrics from it. The rhythm and guitar…

The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is an emission nebula in the constellation Perseus the Hero. Because of its large size, NGC 1499 is notoriously difficult to observe but rather easy to photograph. It lies about 1,000 light-years away. The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It is so…

James Carter (born January 3, 1969) is an American jazz musician. He is the cousin of jazz violinist Regina Carter. Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan, and learned to play under the tutelage of Donald Washington, becoming a member of his youth jazz ensemble Bird-Trane-Sco-NOW!! As a young man, Carter attended Blue Lake Fine Arts…

Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Stills’s solo career and bands have combined sales of over 35 million albums. Stills was ranked number 28 in Rolling Stone‘s 2003 list of “The 100 Greatest…

Herbert Horatio Nichols (3 January 1919 – 12 April 1963) was an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the jazz standard “Lady Sings the Blues“. Obscure during his lifetime, he is now highly regarded by many musicians and critics. He was born in San Juan Hill, Manhattan in New York City, to parents from…

Nearly 200 000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space, in a long and slow dance around our galaxy. As the Milky Way’s gravity gently tugs on its neighbour’s gas clouds, they collapse to form new stars. In turn, these light up the gas clouds…