Celebrated guitarist and composer, Al Di Meola’s latest release, “All Your Life” is an acoustic tour de force that has him revisiting the music of the Beatles. A virtual one-man show of virtuosity, it features the guitar great interpreting 14 familiar Beatles tunes in the stripped-down setting of strictly acoustic guitar. “I’ve come full circle with this Beatles project. I started out my life loving the Beatles, and I never stopped, just like a lot of so many other guitarists from my generation. In the middle, we all went into whatever music we pursued in our careers – fusion, jazz, whatever it might be. We all wanted to further our craft. But when you come back to the Beatles’ music, it’s like, ‘Man, this stuff is still happening!’ All of it!” -Al Di Meola. ~ www.aldimeola.com
Iconic Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist Mary J. Blige will release her first-ever holiday album in October of 2013. The album is titled "A Mary Christmas," and features her soulful interpretation of classic holiday tunes. This is Blige's 11th studio album since her 1992 debut What's the 411? In two decades, Blige's work has earned her numerous awards and she has sold over 50 million records. Among her many accolades, Blige can claim eight multi-platinum albums, nine Grammy® Awards (she has been nominated for a staggering 29) and four American Music Awards. "A Mary Christmas" is the first collaboration between legendary producer and hit-maker David Foster and Blige for Matriarch Records/Verve Records/Interscope Records. Sixteen-time Grammy winner and Chairman of The Verve Music Group, Foster is the producer of multi-platinum Christmas albums by Michael Bublé, Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and Celine Dion. ~ Interscope Records
Another release not to miss is Dhafer Youssef’s new album “Incantation (Birds Requiem)”. It will be available this October. This is his most personal album so far – a collection of songs of amazing beauty. The power and clarity of his voice is simply overwhelming. The Tunisian singer and oud player will be on tour with his new release in November, December and throughout 2014. Yousseff has a voice. Tracks include: Birds Canticum Birds Requiem Suite; Hymn to the Absent Sweet Blasphemy; Blending Souls & Shades; Ascetic Mood; Fuga Hirundinum Birds Requiem Suite; Khira Indicium Divinum; 39th Gülay - Aytac Dogan; Archaic Feathers Birds Requiem Suite; Sevdah; Ascetic Journey - Aytac Dogan; and Whirling Birds Ceremony Birds Requiem Suite.
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