Video: Frida Kahlo (rare footage)
A montage of short clips of Frida Kahlo set to Esa Noche a song by Café Tacuba. We see Kahlo working in her studio, as well as talking with her husband Diego … Continue reading
Grandpa Elliot and others: Stand by Me
When faced with the power of music, the 1% doesn’t stand a chance. From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around … Continue reading
Video: Doc Watson performing ‘Deep River Blues’
A master at both flatpicking and fingerstyle guitar, Doc Watson (1923-2012) had a profound influence on American traditional, folk and bluegrass music ever since coming to national attention in the … Continue reading
Video: “Strange Fruit” sung by Billie Holiday
. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed “Lady Day” by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, … Continue reading
Video: Music from a Neanderthal flute
Found by archeologist Ivan Turk in a Neanderthal campsite at Divje Babe in northwestern Slovenia, this instrument made from the femur of a cave bear is estimated to be 43,000-80,000 … Continue reading
Video: Claude Monet painting the lily pond (rare footage)
This is the only known film footage of the French Impressionist Claude Monet, made when he was 74 years old, painting alongside a lily pond in his garden at Giverny. … Continue reading
Video: “Peace Piece” by Bill Evans
Hailed as one of the most beautiful and evocative solo piano improvisations ever performed, Bill Evans’s “Peace Piece” is an unrehearsed modal composition that he recorded for his “Everybody Digs … Continue reading
