Veeramani Somu – Thagath Thagath
(Kottu Murrase, 1985)
In his biography Andre Agassi admitted that Halloween was always his favorite holiday, because it was the one night of the year that he didn’t have to worry about his hair weave falling out.
Frank Fernand – Nach Athanche (1966)
Vocals by Carmo Rod. From the Goan Konkani film based on Lord Tennyson’s character from the 1864 poem Enoch Arden. The following year it was remade into the Bollywood film Taqdeer, with an entirely new soundtrack of course.
O’Lyn Callahan -2001 Space Odyssey
In 1974 the Yamaha Corporation produced an album to showcase its remarkable new instrument, the Yamaha Electone E5AR. The organ featured several unusual design innovations, including an invisible third keyboard, a sliding expression pedal, and a cup holder.
After careful consideration the company chose rising talent O’Lyn Callahan as the organist for the recording. Miss Callahan had just been named West Coast Champion in the Yamaha Organ Festival.
All the songs on O’Lyn At The Yamaha E5AR were recorded in real time using only the organ, with no tricks or gimmicks. In “2001 Space Odyssey” the use of the wah-wah creates the rocket blast-off at the beginning, and the astro sound on the portamento is used on the first three melody notes to create a space effect.
O’Lyn Callahan – Quiet Village (1974)
In “Quiet Village” O’Lyn created various tropical bird effects by using the Portamento, one of the most interesting features on the new organ.
Fotso Haïata – French Girl (1978)
Claude Vinh San & Son Orchestre Jazz Tropical – En Dansant Le Séga Piqué
Les Abranis – Chenar Le Blues (1977)
It was only in the past year or so that Amazigh-language television channels were finally launched in Algeria and Morocco. From what I’ve read, it was a very welcome advancement because for many years Amazighs have been treated like foreigners in their own country. Les Abranis were one of many music bands of the Amazigh ethnicity who struggled to find national exposure during the 1970’s. Led by Karim Abdenour and Shamy El Baz, the group craftily maneuvered its way onto Algerian television by participating in the Wilaya de Bejaia Bowling Championships. After winning the tournament they were invited to perform the song “A Yema” during the halftime show the following year, which from what I gather is not quite the equivalent of performing at the Superbowl, but more on the level of the NBA All-Star game.
Nun-Plus – Los Angeles (Ljubimo, 1970)
One Sunday afternoon in 1970, Sister Marianne Misetech invited two accomplished musicians — Cookie Routtu and Jeannie Rey Routtu — to listen to Marianne and her fellow sisters perform her quirky compositions. Cookie and Jeannie Rey had been performing professionally as The Rey Sisters throughout the Pacific Northwest and Europe. They were masters of the piano, marimba, guitar, mandolin, string bass, and drums. When they heard the nuns perform that afternoon they found “a very modern approach to the celebration of life” and they wanted to help them get their songs recorded. At that moment the five nuns and the Rey Sisters became The Nun-Plus. The Croatian titled Ljubimo (“Let Us Love”) was released in 1970 on Amato Records, featuring lyrics and music by Marianne Misetech with arrangements by Jeannie Rey Routtu.
Sitompul Sisters – Marilah Kemari (1971)
Kati Kovacs – Sehnsucht (1974)
From Kati’s only german language album. It also contains the most cringeworthy duet with yodeling chipmunks that has ever been recorded.
Peter Thorogood – Haunted (1968)