SoSaLa: Nu World Trashed

by Glenn Astarita
September 9, 2021

Per the press release, saxophonist, vocalist SoSaLa (Ornette Coleman, Salif Keita) is the abbreviation of his birth name, Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi. He's a Swiss-born Iranian American and a well-known activist, educator, author and the president of Musicians for Musicians (MFM) who exhibits complete command of his saxophones during two live tracks and seven studio tracks, recorded between 2014 and 2020. As the title describes, the music draws inferences to the “Nu World" created by the Internet, and how some may ...

Grammy Winner, Arturo O'Farrill Launches "The Cornel West Concerto" Project On FanFunded

Source: Brian Camelio
July 15, 2016

FanFunded is proud to announce Arturo O��Farrill��s new project, The Cornell West Concerto. The project is a result of the collaborative efforts of four-time Grammy winner, Arturo O��Farrill, and award-winning author and Grammy nominee Dr. Cornel West. The piece was commissioned by the Apollo Theater in May 2016. The Cornell West Concerto is a tour-de-force musical and oratorical plea for justice, love, and respect... with text by Dr. Cornel West- based on questions proposed by W.E.B. Dubois at the turn ...
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First Album: Dr. Cornel West

Source: JamBase
February 17, 2009

First Album: Dr. Cornel West

My first album would probably be What's Going On. I had purchased so many albums before that had meant much to me, but in terms of a sophisticated, musical piece of art that was political and spiritual, it would probably be What's Going On. I already was politically oriented, but to see someone like Marvin Gaye, who was already a towering figure within popular music but had not really made any type of political intervention, ...
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