Viking Guest

There is Sadko in the underwater kingdom. Now he is receiving a Viking guest. I do not really know a great deal about opera, and I did not know this opera, but listen to the song of the Viking Guest! The sea waves rage against the rocks but broken they retreat in a cloud of … More Viking Guest

Erwin Schrott

This is our anti-Jindal theme song for 2012 so here is a performance with English subtitles, so more people can follow. (We started with Korean.) Many excellent singers sing this song, so you can expect more versions. I am looking for a woman who sings it. Axé.

Angola Road

It seems I am bypassing Lent entirely, as I have not stopped playing Carnival songs. Today, though, I visited the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, where I am accompanying a prisoner on death row for as long as it takes. I have been doing this since 1992 and that is twenty years. In prison we … More Angola Road

EH LA-BAS

Chorus E la ba! E la ba! Hey over there! Hey over there! E la ba, chèri! Hey over there, dear lady! Komon sa va? How’s it goin’? 1 Mo chè kouzen, mo chè kouzin, My dear cousin (male), my dear cousin (female), mo lenme la kizin! I love good cooking! Mo manje plen, mo … More EH LA-BAS

Kaiso

Not entirely over Mardi Gras I am in a Calypsonian phase, and I have learned about an apparent subgenre – Kaiso – and this is it. Look at all these performers laughing and singing tongue in cheek lyrics. These rooms and this music have a New Orleans feel and I am right at home. Axé.