Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Guajira [ɡwaˈxi.ɾa] is a music genre derived from the punto cubano.According to some specialists, [1] the punto cubano was known in Spain since the 18th century, where it was called "punto de La Habana", and by the second half of the 19th century it was adopted by the incipient Spanish Flamenco style, which included it within its "palos" with the name of guajira. [2]
The resulting album of fourteen songs, Buena Vista Social Club, was released in September 1997 and became a global hit, selling eight million copies. [10] In July 1998, Mirabel and the other musicians on the album were flown to New York to play a sell-out concert at Carnegie Hall .
Santana III was also the last Santana album to hit #1 on the charts until Supernatural in 1999. The 2005 edition of Guinness World Records stated that was the longest gap between #1 albums ever occurring (a record which is now held by Paul McCartney since his seventeenth solo studio album, Egypt Station , topped the Billboard 200 chart on 2018 ...
In 1995, Padini Holdings Sdn Bhd became a public company limited by shares and changed its name to Padini Holdings Berhad. It was also listed on the Second Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. In 2000, Padini Dot Com Sdn Bhd was established to provide electronic business services and solutions for the group.
The guajira is a prime example of so-called cantes de ida y vuelta. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The flamenco guajira is the adaptation to Melos flamenco of the Cuban point, the peasant point, a genre that brings together a series of songs called Guajiros that are grown in the rural areas of the island of Cuba. [ 3 ]
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Technology Park Malaysia (TPM) is a science park located in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for research and development of knowledge-based industries. [2] Its total land area of 750 acres (3.0 km 2), comprises 13 buildings each with specific functions. It is in phase 1 of implementation. [3]
Caravanserai is the fourth studio album by American rock band Santana, released on October 11, 1972.The album marked a period of transition for Santana as it was the band's last to feature several key early members, while shifting in a more instrumental, progressive jazz fusion direction.