Beautiful Hymns from the Past ~ by TPO

Beautiful Hymns from the Past 

~ by TPO ~

1 - "In the Sweet By and By" 
- Bird Youmans -

2 - "When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder" 

 - Johnny Cash -

I Can See Clearly Now ! ~ by Indra Rios Moore

I Can See Clearly Now ! 

~ by Indra Rios Moore ~
[ኢንድራ  ሪዮስ  ሙር ===> አይ  ከን  ሲ  ክሊርሊ  ናው !]

"Holding Back the Years" ~ Mick Hucknall (Simply Red)

"Holding Back the Years" 

~  Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) ~

2005 Concert in Cuba

Pancho and Lefty ~ by Hoyt Axton

Pancho and Lefty 
~ by Hoyt Axton ~

 [ Music & Lyrics by Townes Van Zandt ]

Bwelu-bwelu, Bwel-haya ~ by TPO

Bwelu-bwelu, Bwel-haya  

~ by TPO ~

[A Sudanese father and son bonding to music !]

Two greats make a greater great! ~ by TPO

Two greats make a greater great! 

~ by TPO ~

Linda Ronstadt and Hoyt Axton: Lion in the Winter
ሊንዳ  ሮንስታድት  እና  ሆይት  አክስተን  ===> ላየን  ኢን  ዘ  ዊንተር 

[song written by: Hoyt Axton] 

Like a lion in the winter, I can hear the summer call
Like a ship out on the ocean made of stone,
And sometimes when I get lonely, 

I can swear I hear you call.
Oh, the nights are cold and you don't keep me warm.

And when I first saw you, I first loved you. 

With the song that I sang to the fire in your eyes,
But somebody told you that it wouldn't be easy 

But you carry that lie for the devil to see.

Some sail rivers deep and muddy. 

Some sail rivers clear and cold,
But the river that I'm sailing goes to sea,
And sometimes I do grow weary. Sometimes I feel old,
And sometimes I wonder if you think of me.

And when I first saw you, I first loved you. 

With the song that I sang to the fire in your eyes,
But somebody told you that it wouldn't be easy 

And you carry that lie for the devil to see.

Bayew - Bayew (ባየው ባየው) ~ by Dawit Tsighé

Bayew - Bayew  (ባየው  ባየው)  

~ by Dawit  Tsighé ~

The Amharic (Ethiopian) song, Bayew- Bayew *, is being overlaid on a video clip of traditional war-dance by young Eritrean dancers ! 

[ video credit: Solomon T Hailé ] 
* The song is sung by Dawit Tsighé.

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" Down by the Salley Gardens " ~ by TPO

Down by the Salley Gardens
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A melancholic Irish love song
based on a poem by W B Yeats ===>
[sung by Kathleen Ferrier]
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    Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
    She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
    She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
    But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.

    In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
    And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
    She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
    But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears. 

Indra Rios Moore ===> I C S C N !

Indra Rios Moore ===> I C S C N !
ኢንድራ ሪዮስ ሙር ===> አይ ከን ሲ ክሊርሊ ናው !
💛 💛 💛

Opéra : la Scala de Milan - by TPO

Opéra : la Scala de Milan 

- by (de) TPO -

~ l'une des plus belles salles de théâtre du monde !
~ One of the most beautiful theater halls in the world !!

"Hallelujah" ~ sung by PS22 (New York City, 2015)

"Hallelujah" 

~ sung by PS22 (New York City, 2015)~

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PS22's wonderful rendition of Leonard Cohen;s "Hallelujah" is headed by 4th -grader Elisha ....

 PS22 is an elementary public school in Graniteville, Staten Island, New York City.

Billy Eckstine: The Rise and Fall of Billy Eckstine ~ by Gary Ginell

Billy Eckstine (1994-1993)

Billy Eckstine: The Rise and Fall of the Fabulous Mr. B
[... all due to an innocent LIFE magazine photo ! ]
By Gary Ginell
[ Excerpted from  ARSC - Academic Journal Article ]

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In 1950, Billy Eckstine was one of the most famous singers in the world. Screaming teenagers swooned to his sold-out performances in overcrowded concert halls, he was married to a beautiful socialite, had a spacious home in a fashionable Los Angeles suburb, and was looking forward to a career in motion pictures and television. But a controversial photograph published in a Life magazine profile halted the momentum of his career right at its peak. There are those who believe that although Eckstine was successful, he never reached his potential, and played out the rest of his career as a Las Vegas lounge singer.

 

Ain't that good news ! ~ Sam Cooke

Ain't that good news ! ( ግሩም  ዜና )

~ Sam Cooke (ሳም  ኩክ ) ~

Sam Cooke (1931-1964)

Pa Janvier - by Leyla McCalla & Cedric Watson

Pa Janvier (ፓ ዣንቪዬር )

- by Leyla McCalla & Cedric Watson - 

Leyla McCalla and Cedric Watson make good music together ! 

~ Janvier means January, and Pa Janvier means Father Winter. The song is about a young man telling Pa Janvier that he (the young man) is in love with Pauline, Janvier's daughter. He is begging Janvier to give him Pauline because he loves her so much. [If or when] Janvier refuses, the young man says his heart will be crushed and it will be the ultimate and forever farewell! 

~ Elsewhere (at a venue in Ireland), Cedric gives a little more detailed background story for this song. It is about "a pretty lady with dark hair and dark eyes, like most women in Louisiana, and she's really young and she gets a little drunk for Mardi Gras, and she decides to go in a little horse and buggy ... back then, even though they didn't have motor vehicles, you still couldn't go riding around drunk. She ended up running off a bridge and she fell into a bayou ...."

"Abeba Ayeyesh Woy?" አበባ አዬሽ ወይ? - by TPO

"Abeba Ayeyesh Woy?" አበባ  አዬሽ ወይ? 

- by TPO -

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[An Ethiopian cultural tradiyion ]

~ in celebration of the end of the rainy season, and the arrival of Ethiopia's spring season as well as the New Year (1912) !!!

"If I needed You" ~ sung by Lyle Lovett

"If I needed You" 

~ written by Townes Van Zandt ~

 ~ sung by Lyle Lovett ~

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Lyle Lovett gives the best rendition Of "If I Needed You" by songwriter Townes Van Zandt.
 
~ Considered a cult musician, Townes Van Zandt was a gifted songwriter. Laden with an addictive personality, he also suffered from heroin and alcohol addiction most of his adult life. He had a genius IQ but was a manic depressive. This particular song is one of many he wrote but it was made famous by artists other than himself. That seemed to be the story of much of his life.

ላቨርስ ክዌስችን (It's) A Lovers's Question - by Clyde McPhatter

ላቨርስ  ክዌስችን ... (It's) A Lovers's Question 

- by Clyde McPhatter -

(የ  ወዳጅ  ጥያቄ ?) - ክላይድ  ማክፋተር

Absolutely Fantastic Mimes !

Absolutely Fantastic Mimes !

[ "Something About The Name Jesus" ~ Disciples of Mime ]

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Ali Farka Touré ===> " hé ganna !"

 Ali Farka Touré (1939 - 2006)  ===>  " Hé  ganna "

አሊ  ፋርካ  ቱሬ  ===>  " ሄ  ገና  "

~ the great Malian troubadour !
~ performed live @ the Watermans Arts Center, Brentford, England -1988

Ali Farka Touré ===> " La laleché "

Ali Farka Touré  ===> " La laleché " 

~ the great Malian troubadour ! ~

~ performed live @ the Watermans Arts Center, Brentford, England -1988 ~