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2012 DÍA DEL BAYAN, EL ACORDEÓN Y LA ARMÓNICA EN RUSIA - RUSIA
DISFRUTA UN TRACK GRATUITO DEL CD “WORLD ACCORDION PROJECT”, PERTH - AUSTRALIA
40º COMPETICIÓN NACIONAL DE ACORDEÓN PARA NIÑOS Y JÓVENES, IKAALINEN - FINLAND
AccoDuo: GANADORES DEL 14º INTERNATIONAL WEB CONCERT HALL COMPETITION - EEUU
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Petar Maric Performs Six Concerts Using Roland Accordion, Competing in Rome – Portugal, Serbia‘Scottish Accordion Kings’ CD, Perth – UK‘14 Years Ago’ – Doktorski plays Gershwin
Future events |
‘2012 Academy Festival des Arcs’, Les Arcs – FranceEddie Monteiro in ‘Evita’ on Broadway, New York – USAKlaus Paier Workshops – Austria, ItalyNihad Hrustanbegovic’s ‘Opus Magnum 12’ Concert Tour - NetherlandsAccordion Recital, Istanbul – Turkey‘Prix International de l’accordéon Luxembourg’‘Akkordeonale 2012’ Tour Dates – GermanyKilfenora Ceili Band Concert, Killarney – Republic of IrelandKsenija Sidorova Concert, London – UKCourse and Master Class for Chromatic Accordion, Rennes – FranceIgor Outkine Accompanies 1922 Silent Movie ‘Nosferatu’, London – UK
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eTracks MP3 Albums Added Online this WeekThe Music of Eugene Ettore Performed by Rita Davidson is Released - USACNIMA J.Mornet Website Now in 11 LanguagesLionel Reekie eTracks MP3 Album site updated
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NOTA DEL EDITORby Rob Howard |
 El Día Mundial del Acordeón (World Accordion Day) se celebra anualmente el 6 de mayo, en torno a ese día se celebran eventos de muchas clases. Fue el 6 de mayo de 1829 cuando Cyril Damian (anglicismo de Cyrillius Demien), un constructor de órganos de origen armenio, cuando patentó su diseño del acordeón por primera vez en Viena, Austria.Cirilo Damián y sus contemporáneos, quienes construyeron los acordeones que también se conocen como flutinas, seguramente se sorprendería por los acontecimientos posteriores en torno al acordeón, y la forma en que el instrumento ha florecido a nivel mundial. Por favor, informe a Accordions Worldwide de los eventos que tengan lugar en su entorno el 6 de mayo, para que de ese modo se puedan publicar. Puede hacerlo registrando su actividad en la World Accordion Day website. El nuevo evento para el 2012 es la retransmisión en vivo de 24 Horas Celebration for the Accordion, similar a la cobertura televisiva de la víspera de Año Nuevo, en el que las celebraciones se ven de forma continua en todas las zonas horarias del mundo. La producción estará disponible para su visualización en vivo durante todo el día con 24 horas de vídeo. Para más información: email al miembro del Comité de la CIA, Grayson Masefield. Rob Howard Imagen de la derecha: El libro de Rob Howard: Vintage Accordions, Catálogo: robaccord05 |
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2012 DÍA DEL BAYAN, EL ACORDEÓN Y LA ARMÓNICA EN RUSIA - RUSIAby Rob Howard |
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 Por iniciativa del Prof. Friedrich Lips (foto izquierda), Presidente del departamento de bayan y acordeón en la Academia de Música Gnessin de Moscú, el "Día Pan-ruso del Bayan, el acordeón y la armónica" anual se inició en 2010.El bayan, el acordeón y la armónica siempre fueron muy populares en Rusia. En los frentes de la Gran Guerra Patria, en las celebraciones como bodas y otros festejos eran compañeros insustituibles de la vida cotidiana rusa. En 1948, el instrumento popular consiguió un nuevo impulso cuando, por primera vez en el mundo, una facultad se inauguró en el Instituto Gnessin (hoy en día, la Academia). A partir de ese momento, los estudiantes rusos han tenido más éxito en todas las competiciones de prestigio internacionales de acordeón. A partir de 2010 este festival se celebró en Moscú, Novgorod Nishnij, Novomoskovsk, Tula, Woronesh, Saratov, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Cheliabinsk, Jemanshelinsk, Kurgan, Samara, Jekaterinburg, Vladivostok y otras muchas ciudades rusas. En 2012, este evento fue organizado el 17 de marzo y en sugerencia de la Presidencia y la Federación Interregional de Bayanists y acordeonistas (recién fundada en diciembre de 2011), la llamada "Introducción" se llevó a cabo en el Salón de la Academia Gnessin. Este fue un concierto único de los ganadores de los concursos internacionales más famosos en el 2011 titulado “The Golden Winners 2011”. Los artistas fueron los siguientes: Nenad Ivanovich (imagen inferior izquierda) - 1 ° premio Castelfidardo y en la Coupe Mondiale en Shanghai (China), Josef Purits (Rusia) - 1 º premio en Arrasate (España), Thibaut Trosset (Francia) - 1 º premio en Klingenthal (Alemania) Hu Xianan (China) - 1er Premio en el Trophée Mondial en Pineto (Italia). Desafortunadamente Thibaut Trosset no pudo participar. Nenad Ivanovich obtuvo el mayor número de votos (de ahí el premio de la simpatía del público) y participó en el concierto principal el 17 de marzo. Fotos del concierto principal: Arriba está la Orquesta de Acordeón de la Academia de Música Gnessin. Fotos de la izquierda, Friedrich Lips presentando, Nenad Ivanovich. Foto de abajo: dúo Una Sinistra (Alexander Selivanov y Yulia Amerikova) Para más información e-mail: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
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DISFRUTA UN TRACK GRATUITO DEL CD “WORLD ACCORDION PROJECT”, PERTH - AUSTRALIAby Harley Jones |
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 De vez en cuando, aparece un nuevo CD que tiene la capacidad de lanzar nuevos artistas y anunciarlos al mundo. Creo que Sammy Pizzata and Nunzio Mondia con el World Accordion Project en formato CD y eTracks MP3 (descargar) ha hecho algo más que un álbum.Para promover esta brillante música, que consta de composiciones en diferentes estilos de todo el mundo, se le invita a escuchar la muestra de los sonidos en el sitio web: waccproject Envíe un correo electrónico a: musicforaccordion@yahoo.com para la pista que más le guste y le enviaremos el enlace de descarga para que pueda disfrutar toda la pista de forma gratuita. Si le gusta el disco, entonces solamente le costará 8 euros. Gracias a Sammy Pizzata y Mondia Nunzio por este regalo tan generoso para los acordeonistas de todo el mundo. Un nuevo y original rango de oportunidades musicales se abre con la creación de este CD, ya que incluye pistas sobre las que se puede tocar, ideal para la práctica o auto deleite de los intérpretes. Catalog: waccproject |
40º COMPETICIÓN NACIONAL DE ACORDEÓN PARA NIÑOS Y JÓVENES, IKAALINEN - FINLANDby Minna Plihtari |
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 Entre los días 23 y 25 de marzo en Oma Tupa (Ikaalinen), había más de 100 participantes en 6 categorías para el 40º Concurso Nacional de Acordeón para niños y adolescentes. El evento fue organizado por la Asociación de Maestros del Acordeón de Finlandia y la Finish Accordion Association (SHL).En la categoría A18, Tuomas Poutanen y Mikko Malin (foto izquierda) seleccionado para representar a Finlandia en la CIA Coupe Mondiale 2012 en Spoleto. Imagen superior: Emmi Lindfors (izquierda) y Butters Indigo (derecha) interpretando en la categoría E, participantes en edad escolar. Imagen de abajo, Categoría C: participantes de 9-10 años de edad. Fotos de Minna Plihtari. |
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AccoDuo: GANADORES DEL 14º INTERNATIONAL WEB CONCERT HALL COMPETITION - EEUUby Rob Howard |
 Ivana y Miran Vaupotich, de Croacia, artísticamente conocidos como los AccoDuo, recientemente se han proclamado ganadores del 14º International Web Concert Hall, que tuvo lugar en los EE.UU. El concurso está abierto a todas las nacionalidades, de cualquier edad, para orquestas y conjuntos de cámara.Hubo 41 participantes de 3 continentes: 17 instrumentistas solistas y 24 conjuntos. En segundo lugar quedó el dúo ucraniano formado por Olha Chipak y Oleksiy Kushnir. Desde su formación en 2004, AccoDuo - formado por el matrimonio Ivana y Miran Vaupotich - se ha convertido en uno de los dúos más prometedores de acordeón clásico. AccoDuo realiza una mezcla ecléctica de estilos musicales, y su repertorio incluye piezas originales, transcripciones de diversos periodos musicales y músicas populares del mundo. Ivana Levak y Miran Vaupotich se conocieron en Zagreb siendo estudiantes adolescentes de acordeón clásico. Ambos realizaron sus graduación de Master en la Universidad de Juraj Dobrila en Pula, Croacia. Para más información e-mail: duo.acco @ gmail.com |
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 Serbian accordionist Peter Maric, winner of the Coupe Mondiale in 2010, has just completed a concert tour in Portugal where he presented to the audience, a “new wave of electronic music” using the Roland accordion.Concerts were: March 23rd at Estoi (Faro); March 24th - Cadillac Bar, Quarteira; March 25th - Nuclegarve, Ferreiras; March 26th - Santa Clara, Almodovar; March 30th - O Museu, Boliquieme; March 31st - Auditorio Municipal, Albufeira; April 1st - Murilha Bar, Lourigna. Petar Maric wrote that “The new project with electronic music was very well received by the audience”, and “I had a fantastic opportunity to play with one of the living legends of Portugal music, Augenia Lima, 86 years old accordionist”. Roland Serbia have nominated Petar Maric to represent Serbia at the 6th Roland V-Accordion International Festival, November 9th and 10th in Rome, Italy. |
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 ‘Scottish Accordion Kings’ is a compilation of tracks by several of today’s leading Scottish accordionists, taken from previously issued albums. The album features: Tom Alexander, Stuart Anderson, Robert Black, John Carmichael, Ray Carse, Phil Cunningham, Tommy Ford, Addie Harper Jnr, Simon Howie and Gordon Pattullo. The 18 tracks include: ‘The Laird & The Mason’/‘The Laird O' Drumblair’/‘The Mason's Apron’ (Gordon Pattullo); ‘The Flying Scotsman’ (Tom Alexander); ‘Bonnie Lass O' Fyvie’/‘Cock O' The North’ (Stuart Anderson); ‘Jacksons No 2’/‘Jean's Reel’/‘The Moving Cloud’ (Phil Cunnignham); ‘French Canadian Medley’ (John Carmichael); ‘Blackthorn Stick’/‘Laird Of Dunblair’/‘Sean McGurie’ (Robert Black); ‘Highland Cathedral’ (Tommy Ford); ‘The River Cree’/‘Jackson's Bottle Of Claret’/‘Christie MacLeod’/‘Malcolm Ross’/‘Donald Iain Rankine’ (Simon Howie); ‘The Jacqueline Waltz’ (Ray Carse); ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’ (Addie Harper); ‘The Dark Island’ (Stuart Anderson); Shetland Reels: ‘Da Tusker’/‘Willafjord’/‘Sandyford Reel’ (Tom Alexander); ‘The Four String Polka’ (Gordon Pattullo); ‘Margaret MacKinnon of Digg’ (Phil Cunningham); ‘The Boys Of Bluehill’/‘Miss S J Marshall’/‘The Drunken Parson’/‘Jim Moores Fancy’ (Robert Black); ‘Shufflin' Samuel’ (Tommy Ford); ‘Archie Menzies’/‘The Sally Gardens’/‘Duncan Jamieson of Carluke’/‘Maggie's Reel’ (Addie Harper); Irish Jigs: ‘Rory O' More’/‘Connaught Man's Rambles’/‘Father O'Flynn’/‘Lannagans Ball’ (John Carmichael). For further information email: tommynewcomen@hotmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The Accordions Worldwide news for April 3rd 1998 announced that US accordionist Henry Doktorski had recorded a CD of music composed by George Gershwin. He notes that the very first radio broadcast of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, in 1924, featured accordion. Was the accordionist Mario Perry, a member of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra? Whiteman commissioned Gershwin to compose ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, and his orchestra performed the world premiere on February 12th 1924 at the Aeolian Hall, New York, with Gershwin as the pianist. CD FOR GERSHWIN LOVERS - USA Contributed by Henry Doktorski Accordionist Henry Doktorski has just finished his first recording session with the Duquesne University Chamber Ensemble of Gershwin's compositions, including ‘Rhapsody in Blue’. Henry believes "the Rhapsody has been performed many times with accordion, but the most amazing performance using accordion instead of piano was the very first radio broadcast of the Rhapsody in 1924!" The Rhapsody has become a staple of the accordion repertoire, and it has inspired other composers to write works for accordion and orchestra. The CD is scheduled for release on Gershwin's 100th birthday, September 26th 1998. |
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by Rob Howard
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 The ‘2012 Academy Festival des Arcs’ takes place, July 21st to 31st, in Les Arcs, a ski resort located in Savoie, in the south of France. The event involves tuition on accordion and a wide range of orchestral instruments. Bruno Maurice is the accordion teacher. The festival offers the opportunity to combine accordion tuition with a holiday in the French Alps. Full details are now available. For further information email: bmaurice33@gmail.com |
by Rita Davidson Barnea
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 A revival of ‘Evita’ opened on April 5th at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway, New York, starring Elena Roger and Ricky Martin, and featuring accordionist Eddie Monteiro. The show is running at the Marquis Theatre until December 30th 2012. ‘Evita’ is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, set in Argentina and based on the life of Eva Perón, the wife of President Juan Perón. The story follows Evita's early life, rise to power, charity work, and eventual death. ‘Evita’, written in 1976, has been a major worldwide success, and was filmed in 1996, starring Maddona and Antonio Banderas. The well-known and highly regarded jazz musician Eddie Monteiro, widely known for his entertaining style, has over 30 years of musical performance in classical music, jazz, dance, theater and cabaret. He is the youngest honoree ever elected to the American Accordionists’ Association Hall of Fame in 1994.?Eddie Monteiro has performed at jazz festivals throughout the world and resides in East Hanover, New Jersey, where he is a K-8 music teacher in the Newark School system and uses his accordion in his classroom music teaching. For further information about Eddie Monteiro, view the April 2012 Accordion USA News. |
by Rob Howard
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 Austrian accordionist and bandoneon player Klaus Paier leads jazz/tango/improvisation workshops during July in Austria and Italy:July 8th to 12th – with cellist Asja Valcic and Russian accordionist Friedrich Lips at Stift Viktring, Klagenfurt, Austria July 15th to 18th – with cellist Asja Valcic, Val Tidone Summer Camp, Piacenza, Italy For further information email: klaus.paier@aon.at 8 CD's available online at Klaus Paier 24 CD's available online at Friedrich Lips |
by Rob Howard
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 In cooperation with Dutch art magazine ‘Palet’, Nihad Hrustanbegovic concert artist, composer and accordion teacher from ArtEZ Conservatorium, Arnhem, is presenting the ‘Opus Magnum 12’ during his solo concert tour in The Netherlands from April 21st until December 14th 2012. ‘Opus Magnum 12’ is the new music for solo accordion inspired by 12 masterpieces from the art of painting from last 500 years and composed by Nihad Hrustanbegovic. Tour dates: April 21st - Museum Belvedere, Herenveen April 26th - Artez Concertzaal, Arnhem May 12th - Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht May 18th – Concertgebouw, Amsterdam June 15th - Zeeuwse Concertzaal, Middelburg September 15th – Waterstaatskerk, Hengelo September 28th – Vredenburg Leeuwenberg, Utrecht October 21st - De Oosterpoort, Groningen November 10th - Agora Theater, Lelystad November 23rd - Theater De Muzeval, Emmen December 14th - Dr Anton Philipszaal, Den Haag For further information email: info@nihad-accordeon.com The CD, Opus 7 'The Cross-over' is available at Nihad Hrustanbegovic |
by Rob Howard
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 Iberya Özkan Akordeon have organized a recital and interview involving accordionists Aydin Çiracioglu and Mikail Yakut. This takes place on April 7th, 7pm, at Cumartesi, Istanbul.For further information email: ibeka@mynet.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The competition ‘Prix International de l’accordéon Luxembourg’, organized by Accart a.s.b.l., takes place on Sunday October 14th, 5pm, at the Conservatory in Luxembourg. The event is for players from Luxembourg, Germany, France and Belgium, and is organized by Maurizio Spiridigliozzi, Professor pf Accordion at the Conservatory of Luxembourg.Candidates are invited to send a hand written application plus a DVD or a video on a USB stick, with a varied program of 10 to 20 minutes duration, to Maurizio Spiridigliozzi, 78, rte de Diekirch, L-7220 Walferdange, Luxembourg. The best candidates will be invited to an audition in June. The upper age limit is 30 years. For further information email: mauriziospiridigliozzi@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 ‘Akkordeonale 2012’ is a touring accordion concert party, formed by Dutch accordionist Servais Haanen (picture top right). The players come from different countries and represent a variety of accordion types and genres. This year’s show is a colourful mix of Argentine tango, Balkan gypsy, Styrian jazz and Scottish folk, mixed with Haanen’s musical aesthetic and humour. The players are Florinel Ionita - Roma/Balkan accordion, Johannes Steiner (picture right lower) - Styrian accordion/jazz, tango player Florencia Amengual – bandoneon, Sandy Brechin (picture right middle) – piano accordion/Scottish dance music, and Servais Haanen – diatonic button accordion; the accompanists are Sean Reagan (violin and mandolin), and Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir (trombone). Tour dates: April 11th, 8pm – Tollhaus, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany April 12th, 8pm – franz k, 72762 Reutlingen April 13th, 8pm – Schloss GruBlaupheim, 88471 Laupheim April 14th, 8pm – Burghoff, 79539 Lörrach April 15th, 7pm – Reithalle, 77654 Offenburg April 16th, 8pm – Café Hahn, 56072 Koblenz April 17th, 7.30pm – Harmonie, 53121 Bonn April 18th, 7pm – SWRcultur, 55122 Mainz April 19th, 8pm – Volkshaus, 07743 Jena April 20th, 8pm – Bürgurhaus, 63303 Dreieich April 21st, 8pm – KFZ, 35037 Marburg April 22nd, 7pm – Kulturhaus Osterfeld, 75172 Pforzheim April 23rd, 8pm – Schloss Landestrost, 31535 Neustadt April 24th, 8pm – Dreikönigskirche, 01097 Dresden April 25th, 8pm – Haus Opherdicke, 59439 Holzwickede April 26th, 8pm – Café Castaneda, 34516 Vöhl-Harbshausen April 27th, 8pm – Kulturhaus Alter Krematorium, 78532 Tuttlingen April 28th, 8pm – Autosalon Remseger, 57636 Mammelzen April 29th, 7pm – Werner Richard Saal, 58313 Herdecke April 30th, 8pm – Altes Kaufhaus, 76829 Landau May 2nd, 8pm – Kulturforum, 90762 Fürth May 3rd, 8pm – Das Wormser, 67547 Worms May 4th, 8pm – Kulturkellar, 36037 Fulda May 6th, 7pm – Tuchfabrik, 54290 Trier For further information email: Milongaverde@aol.com |
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| The Kilfenora Céilí Band are playing their first ever concert in Kerry on Saturday April 8th, 8.30pm until 11.30pm, at the I.N.E.C Center, Muckross Road, Killarney. This will coincide with the release of their new CD 'Chapter 8' and will include pieces from the new album, dynamic arranged pieces and of course reels and jigs in true traditional style. The West Clare Set Dancers will also be on the show. Formed in 1909, The Kilfenora Céilí Band is Ireland’s oldest ceili band, based in Kilfenora, County Clare. Currently a 10 piece ensemble, the line-up includes Tim Collins and Claire Griffin on accordions. |
by Rob Howard
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 Ksenija Sidorova – accordion, and pianist Stefan Ciric perform together in an ‘Easter Classical Concert on Sunday April 15th, 6pm, at the David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London NW1 5HT. The two recent RAM graduates perform a variety of original and transcribed works for accordion and piano including works by Saint-Saëns, Franck, and Astor Piazzolla. For further information email: ksenijasidorova@yahoo.co.uk |
by Rob Howard
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 A Course and Master Class for Chromatic Accordion, organised by L’association Atoût-Vent, takes place on April 14th and 15th at the Centre multi-activités des cheminots, Stade Jean Coquelin, dans le quartier St Hélier, Rennes, Brittany. The teachers are Camille Privat, Delphine Doublot and Sébastien Taillard. The course is open to all ages and ability levels. For further information email: atout.vent@yahoo.fr |
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 On Thursday April 19th, 8pm, Russian accordionist Igor Outkine accompanies the 1922 silent movie ‘Nosferatu’ at The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, Peckham, London SE15 3BE. Doors open at 7pm.‘Nosferatu’ is a classic vampire film based on the story of Dracula. For further information email: info@mazaika-music.com |
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  New eTracks MP3 Albums have been added this week:Yuri Shishkin has now 4 eTracks MP3 albums online. Friedrich Lips now has 18 eTracks MP3 albums online. Now over 630 eTracks MP3 available of all types of music from only € 0.70 for each track. Its great value. The advantage of eTracks is that you can download the MP3 files to your computer or other sound device such as ipod, iphone etc. You can purchase the sound files individually or as an album for a special price. There are no postage costs or delivery charges. You are sent the download code within 24 hours. |
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 A new eTracks Rita Davidson Album titled "The Music of Eugene Ettore" has been released. This coincides with the 90th anniversary of the birth of Eugene Ettore (1921-1985).Rita Davidson writes: “For the first time, the music of Eugene Ettore is available worldwide to accordionists. As you listen to these virtuoso selections, you will realize the great value and musical contribution that he made to accordion repertoire.” Click Rita Davidson Album to read the tracks list and hear sound samples. |
by Jacques Mornet
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 The CNIMA J.Mornet website has now been updated into 11 different languages. View the updated list of seminars, available with full board. |
by Lionel Reekie
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 Lionel Reekie, well known accordionist, vocalist and TV performer, has performed extensively throughout North America, Asia and Europe, now has a new site selling eTracks MP3 album. New information about Lionel Reekie added this week.The Lionel Reekie eTracks MP3 files are available for download. Priced at only € 0.70 a track with most albums costing € 8.00 or less its great value. Sample sound files on site. Tracks are: 1. Quando Quando 2. It's Now or Never 3. Cubanola 4. Love is all Around 5. Let's Twist Again 6. I Swear 7. Love is in the Air 8. Rave on 9. Unchained Melody 10. Lambada 11. My Way |
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