Despite its Afro-American origins, the history of disco music, the soundtrack of the seventies, would be inconceivable without a handful of legendary European music producers who conjured up some of the biggest world-wide hits in the anonymity of their studios.
By the end of the seventies, disco music, considered too mainstream, was dead. But DJs and dance floors still needed new records and faster rhythms. Built on synthesizer sounds, the hi-nrg (high energy) style swept the gay clubs before hitting the charts during the eighties.
Musical Christmas Special hosted by Benjamin Biolay.
When, in the seventies, British folk singer Cat Stevens, later known as Yusuf Islam, achieved worldwide fame, he immediately became the spokesman for a disillusioned hippie generation.
A 3 volume DVD set issued by Barclay Records to mark the 25th anniversary of Jacques Brel's death. This amazing collection contains performances filmed in European television plateaux, rarities, interviews and reports, carefully restored from original sources to allow the viewer rediscover the amazing work of this extraordinary performer in its original splendor. It also includes five previously unpublished songs that Brel wrote in 1977: La Cathédrale, L'Amour est mort, Mai 40, Avec Élégance, and Sans Exigences .
Tamino Amir's concert at Olympia Paris in 19/11/2019
