Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: 13-19 June

Eastside Radio’s Album of the week is Be Known Ancient/Future/Music by Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble was formed shortly after percussionist Kahil El’Zabar graduated from the school of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in 1976. He teamed up with tenor saxophonist Edward Wilkerson, Jr. to play music that combined contemporary […]

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Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Jun 27 – Jul 3

Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Classic Cabaret Rarities by Robyn Archer on the Rouseabout Records Label. This is an outstanding collection taking the listener from Paris in the 1880s-1890s to Berlin 1900 to 1930s and back to Paris in the 1950s. The album is all the more enjoyable for its simplicity – Robyn […]

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East and West Meet on a Magical Night With the Tawadros Brothers and Sydney Symphony Orchestra

When I heard Joseph Tawadros was playing with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra I had my doubts; would the orchestra drown the sound of the oud? Would the different scale system of the East and West result in a disorderly cacophony of sound? I had grown up listening to both styles but this was my first […]

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Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Jun 20 – Jun 26

Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Golden Boy Vol.I and Vol.II by Skyscraper Stan on the Heart of the Rats Records Label. “Skyscraper” Stan Woodhouse is a songwriter lauded for his observational lyricism – a cocktail of wit and grit delivered in a versatile baritone. Now, three years after the release of a his […]

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REVIEW: Anthony David & The Tony Rich Project @ Foundry 616

Anthony David & The Tony Rich Project @ The Foundry 616 Reviewed by Amelie Ries While both have their background in Atlanta – Anthony David and Tony Rich of The Tony Rich Project came to Sydney bringing acoustic soul and funky jazz to Foundry 616 on the first weekend of June. These Grammy nominated artists […]

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Con Open Academy – Interview with Jonathan Palmer

OPEN ACADEMY SHORT COURSES  INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN PALMER – TUTOR FOR “SOUND RECORDING IN THE HOME STUDIO” SHORT COURSE. What sort of people take the sound recording in the home studio class? Why do they take it? The type of people who take Sound Recording in the Home Studio class are usually musicians who are […]

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