For Immigrant Heritage Month we showcase musicians who, while not born in America, have chosen to make it their home.
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Ella At the Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook is a collection of newly discovered tapes from Ella Fitzgerald. The album is drawn from the beloved jazz vocal stylist's performance at the iconic Hollywood Bowl on August 16, 1958 to an adoring, sold-out crowd. Here she sings compositions by Russian-born, American composer Irving Berlin.
Celia Cruz, was a Cuban-American singer and a central figure in Latin music and salsa. Known as the “Queen of Salsa”, Cruz was a talented vocalist who sang guarachas and improvised rhymed lyrics. The Queen of Salsa features twelve of the salsa icon’s indelible hits from her crowning years (1966–1993). The compilation brings together solo and collaboration songs featuring Latin music icons Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colón and the Fania All Stars.
Dave Matthews Band's tenth studio album took shape during the pandemic, and is as much a reflection of the current times as it is an urge to find common ground.
Raíces (translation, Roots) is the sixteenth studio album by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan. Described by Estefan as a follow-up to her landmark 1993 Spanish-language debut Mi Tierra. The concept for Raíces emerged a couple of years before its release when her husband Emilio Estefan Jr. presented her with the title track. Gloria, who was simultaneously working on songs for the upcoming Broadway musical Basura with her daughter Emily Estefan, initially hesitated due to her focus on that project. However, recognizing the milestone of the fiftieth career of her music anniversary, she expressed interest in returning to tropical music in Spanish.
The Very Best of the Fugees is a carefully curated greatest hits compilation. It showcases the legendary 90s hip-hop trio's masterful fusion of soulful R&B vocals, reggae, and clever rapping.
Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee is the eighth studio-album by Haitian singer-songwriter and rapper Wyclef Jean. It features the singles "Fela Kuti" and "What Happened to Love."
Conceived in April 2020. Songs of Comfort & Hope features twenty one new recordings, ranging from fresh arrangements of traditional folk tunes, pop songs, and jazz standards to mainstays from the western classical repertoire, the songs on the album bring a sense of community, identity, and purpose, crossing boundaries and binding us together in thanks, consolation, and encouragement. This is music that tells stories, that marks occasions private and public, that gives voice to celebrations, remembrances, and all of life's mysteries.
Puberty 2 is the fourth studio album by American indie pop singer-songwriter Mitski. Upon its release many music critics praised Mitski's emotional delivery and lyrically complex themes, which include longing, love, depression, alienation, and racial identity. The album was preceded by the lead single "Your Best American Girl," which grapples with the tension of her Japanese identity in the US.
Anti is the eighth studio album by the Barbadian singer Rihanna. She started recording in 2013 after departing from Def Jam Recordings, who had released all of her albums since her 2005 debut. Conceived in the midst of creative struggles and emotional turmoil, Anti is characterized by atmospheric production incorporating lo-fi beats, distorted vocals and downtempo arrangements. The first half consists of bass-heavy tracks, while the second is characterized by textured minimalism. Compared to the radio-friendly dance songs which had characterized Rihanna's prior discography, Anti is more muted and soulful. Primarily a pop, dancehall, psychedelic soul and R&B album, Anti also incorporates an array of eclectic influences spanning from hip hop, soul, industrial, psychedelic, doo-wop, country, synth-rock and trap.
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán is a Mexican-born American guitarist and founding member of the rock band Santana. His music blends rock, jazz, blues, and Afro-Cuban rhythms. In 1966, Santana formed the Santana Blues Band with Gregg Rolie, and the band made a career-defining appearance at Woodstock in 1969. Santana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Sentient is composed of 11 tracks, three of them previously unreleased, compiled by the virtuoso guitarist, remastered and sequenced in a way that allows a new and dramatic story to emerge. Sentient also features collaborations with Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Miles Davis, Paolo Rustichelli, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, and Cindy Blackman Santana.
Global superstar Shakira's twelfth studio album features eight brand new songs and a remix in addition to seven global smash hits, including "Te Felicito" with Rauw Alejandro, "Monotonía" with Ozuna, "TQG" with Karol G, "Acrostico," and the record-breaking viral collaboration with Bizarrap, "Music sessions vol. 53."
For her eighth studio album, Home, before and after, Russian-born singer-songwriter Regina Spektor animates ten unpredictable tracks with a combination of elegant piano accompaniment, overtly playful pop, and a return to dramatic symphonic fare, often within the same song. It features the single "Becoming All Alone."
Dutch brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen formed the hard rock band Van Halen in Pasadena, California in 1972. Hear them live in concert from London's Wembley Stadium on their Balance Tour. The explosive eight-song performance, recorded on June 24, 1995 features an anthemic mix of the band's biggest hits and deep cuts.