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In review--Piazzolla Resurrected

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World Hector Del Curto   Eternal Piazzolla Green Parrot Records Since the moment a music librarian in Seattle introduced me to the tangos of bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla, I have admired and loved this music.   I have delved into several of Piazzolla’s recordings with his quintet and other ensembles, and I have heard tribute recordings from other musicians, both inside and outside of Argentina.   Similar to Franz Liszt and the American blues legend Robert Johnson, we wonder if Piazzolla also sold his soul to the devil in exchange for mastership of his instrument and genre.   Of course, I don’t mean this literally and I’m referring to the bursts of passion found in Piazzolla’s compositions. When I saw a listing for Argentine Hector Del Curto’s Eternal Piazzolla I decided to review the recording.   As usual, I was concerned at first about the musicians’ interpretation of Piazzolla’s repertoire, but in this case, there was no need for concern.   I actually feel li

21st Century Musical Healer Series: Healing Frequencies with Jonathan Goldman

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Jonathan Goldman, M.A. is an international authority on sound healing and a pioneer in the field of harmonics.   He is author of Healing Sounds , Shifting Frequencies , The Lost Chord , the best selling The 7 Secret Sounds of Healing, Chakra Frequencies (co-authored with his wife Andi), and his latest The Divine Name , winner of the 2011 Visionary Award for "Best Alternative Health Book". Jonathan is director of the Sound Healers Association and president of Spirit Music, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado.   A Grammy nominee, he has created numerous best selling, award winning recordings including The Divine Name (with Gregg Braden), Reiki Chants , Frequencies : Sounds of Healing , The Lost Chord , 2012: Ascension Harmonics and Chakra Chants , double winner of Visionary Awards for “Best Healing-Meditation Album” and “Album of the Year”.  Jonathan is a lecturing member of the International Society for Music Medicine. He has dedicated his life to the path of serv