Birthdays on the Tube: 24-30 January | reviews, news & interviews
Birthdays on the Tube: 24-30 January
Birthdays on the Tube: 24-30 January
This week's Birthdays include Tom Jobim, Robert Wyatt, Tricky and Mozart
Saturday, 23 January 2010
Tom Jobim: The Man from Ipanema
This week, the great Brazilian songwriter Tom Jobim, in a duet with Elis Regina, as well as teaching jazzer Gerry Mulligan bossa nova and in a version by Ryuichi Sakamoto. It's also the birthday of songwriter Robert Wyatt, and trip-hop pioneer Tricky, who shares a birthday with Mozart.
This week, the great Brazilian songwriter Tom Jobim, in a duet with Elis Regina, as well as teaching jazzer Gerry Mulligan bossa nova and in a version by Ryuichi Sakamoto. It's also the birthday of songwriter Robert Wyatt, and trip-hop pioneer Tricky, who shares a birthday with Mozart.
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