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Charly Chaplin & Buster Keaton video: music vs. comedy!

Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

When I was very young watching TV was something special in my life. Watching TV was more than entertainment…it was education! It taught me something new everyday. I became a different person after a while. One of my favorite programs was a silent movie comedy show which was shown once every week. My younger brother and I watched it together. After the show finished, we went to bed with a joy and satisfaction.

All important comedians were featured, such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Harold Lloyd, Harry Langdon, and many more. But the first three ones were my favorite ones. They made comedy into an art form. Comedy was not only used to entertain people but also to make them aware of social and political issues in a funny way. Music played also an important role. On one hand it was a very important voice in expressing human feelings and communication, and on the other hand it supported the performance of the actors.

All this said, please watch this video which features the maestros Chaplin and Keaton in Limelight.

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Entertainment, information, inspiration…YouTube videos!!!

This a funny but informative video reg. digital tools for music artists. Martin and I enjoyed watching it when we talked about how to improve our music strategies a couple of days ago.

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Are there too many digital tools for music artists today? Here’s a quick tutorial on a bunch of them. Or you can build the old fashioned way… direct human interaction! Up to you…. For more, visit http://pmmgmt.wordpress.com

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An introduction to the Godfather of Afrobeat drumming – Tony Allen.

Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Fela Kuti once stated that, “without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat.” Which is very true! After watching the two videos below you will find out why.

Nigeria’s most famous and respected drummer, composer and songwriter  Tony Oladipo Allen (born1940 in Lagos, Nigeria), who was one of the co-founders of the music genre called  Afrobeat (music), was the musical director of Fela’s band Africa ’70. He recorded over 30 albums with Fela and Africa ’70!!!

About this video: rare early footage (shot by Ginger Baker) featuring Fela & Afrika 70 performing in the rainy southeastern town of Calabar, shortly after the the Nigerian civil war!!

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