Leon-Gontran Damas - Poesie de la NegritudeAs a reaction to the global domination and colonization by the Western world, La Negritude, a literary movement of black intellectuals in Francophone countries, was responsible for the production of many outstanding oeuvres. A prominent figure in the movement (along with Aime Cesaire and Leopold Senghor), the French Guianese journalist and politician Leon Damas, shares (in French) several selections from his sizable anthology.

" Heart 2 Heart's "Til' the End of Time

charming vocals and magical storytelling

Urthboy is a key figure in the genre's escalating success

" (SZ) It is here performed in the revised Paris version from 1776 where Gluck has revalued especially the ballet music

that group's most recent effort being the critically acclaimed Pentasonic (CRC 1351)

A great R&B singer from Atlanta

Gary Williams was overshadowed by the great stars of his time - based on the quality of his songs and his great performance

gamelan and Spanish folk music

Stephen Ulrich is the composer for the HBO series Bored to Death

Volume 3 bursts at the seams with chrome-dipped timbres and surprise sharp edges

at a time when women might be accepted as performers - especially in domestic settings - but struggled to be recognised as composers

and glowing with magic