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Donald Harrison Jr. (born June 23, 1960) [1] is an African-American jazz saxophonist and the Big Chief of The Congo Square Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Berklee College of Music in 2021. He is also an NEA Jazz Master.
Dizzy Gillespie 1955 "Manteca" is one of the earliest foundational tunes of Afro-Cuban jazz.Co-written by Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Gil Fuller in 1947, it is among the most famous of Gillespie's recordings (along with the earlier "A Night in Tunisia") and is "one of the most important records ever made in the United States", according to Gary Giddins of The Village Voice. [1] "
Emel Mathlouthi (Arabic: آمال المثلوثي) (born 11 January 1982), also known professionally as Emel, [1] is a Tunisian-American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger and producer. She rose to fame with her protest song "Kelmti Horra" ("My Word is Free"), which became an anthem for the Tunisian revolution and the Arab Spring .
"A Night in Tunisia" is a musical composition written by American trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie in 1942. [2] He wrote it while he was playing with the Benny Carter band. It has become a jazz standard. It is also known as "Interlude", [3] and with lyrics by Raymond Leveen was recorded by Sarah Vaughan in 1944. [4] [5]
A Night in Tunisia is a studio album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, released in May 1961 through Blue Note Records. [6] It was recorded in August 1960 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey .
Latifa bint Alaya El Arfaoui (Arabic: لطيفة بنت عليه العرفاوي pronunciation: [ɫɑˈt̪ˤiːfæ bɪnt ʕælɛi̯jæ (e)l.ʕɑrˤˈfɛːwi]; born 14 February 1961), better known as Latifa (Arabic: لطيفة), is a Tunisian pop singer and former actress who resides in Egypt, and one of the most known and best-selling singers in the Arab world.
Exhausted, pregnant and weeping, Sudanese nurse Tafaul Omar sat under the scorching desert sun along with 14 other migrants who said they had been arrested by Tunisian authorities and dumped in ...
"Living in America" is a song written by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and performed by James Brown. It was released as a single in 1985 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song entered the Billboard top 40 on January 11, 1986, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks.