Joss Stone
1) LP 1
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This is the first album Joss Stone has recorded with total creative freedom. She co-wrote it with super-producer and Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart. Together they create a rock n' soul musical adventure.
" ... Handsome soul singing, sturdy blues-rock arrangements, lyrics about refusing to cry oneself to sleep."--Los Angeles Times.
"Brit songbird changes gears, kicks up a bluesy storm."--Rolling Stone.
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Soulful singer-songwriter Joss Stone returns to music after expanding her portfolio into acting with parts in Eragon and The Tudors. Her fourth album jam-fest includes the track Free Me.
"She sings with more grit and gusto than a battalion of R & B princesses ..."--USA Today
"She continues to hit each note ..."--Billboard
" ... the best set of music she's done ..."--Entertainment Weekly
" ... succeeds about as well as Stone's other records ..."--Los...
6) Mama Earth
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An all-star group of musicians, including vocalist Joss Stone, have created an impulsive, dynamic, and sometimes dangerous album that is unlike anything else in the modern music scene.
10) Djin djin
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Kidjo's latest release is one that fuses European, Middle Eastern, and African pop sounds. She's a very ambitious and fearless artist, which is seen in songs like Senamou; Papa; and her cover of the Rolling Stones tune Gimme Shelter.
" ... She handily reinforces her stature as an upbeat heroine of contemporary Afro-pop."--New York Times.
"Rich rhythms form the sturdy foundation over which Kidjo sings in a handful of languages ... spirited and moving...
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The 2009 documentary Soundtrack for a revolution "tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. Features new performances of the freedom songs by top artists; archival footage; and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders."--IMDb.
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The story of the American civil rights movement through its music, the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and more, as they fought for justice and equality. Includes new performances of the freedom songs by top artists, archival footage, and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders. Freedom songs evolved from slave chants, from the labor movement, and even from the black church.
15) Forever cool
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Contains fourteen studio-created digital duets between the late Dean Martin and a variety of popular artists, including Joss Stone, Chris Botti, Martina McBride, and others.
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Henry, now forty-five, marries Jane Seymour. Jane helps to reconcile Mary with her father, but only after Mary signs a paper admitting that she is illegitimate. Jane gives birth to a son, but dies shortly thereafter. Devastated by Jane's death, Henry locks himself away, drawing fantasy palaces, with caustic court jester Will Sommers as his sole companion, and much more.
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Henry, now forty-five, marries Jane Seymour. Jane helps to reconcile Mary with her father, but only after Mary signs a paper admitting that she is illegitimate. Jane gives birth to a son, but dies shortly thereafter. Devastated by Jane's death, Henry locks himself away, drawing fantasy palaces, with caustic court jester Will Sommers as his sole companion, and much more.
19) Oh happy day
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The uniquely American sound that is gospel has woven its way throughout several musical styles. Here some of the biggest names in rock, pop, and country join forces with some of gospel's greatest artists to perform several classic standards.
20) Duets
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Van Morrison releases the 35th album of his storied career. Here he has re-recorded some of his favorite songs with the help of fellow artists including Michael Buble, Mavis Staples, and his own daughter Shana Morrison.