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Monday, December 15, 2008

Common, the Christmas Swing & More

RIFFIN’S RUNDOWN FOR WEEK, 12/15/08, 8.35PM, AT NEWSTALK 93FM

LIVE STREAM WWW.NEWSTALK93FM.COM


RIFFIN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT FOR 4 NIGHTS



MONDAY: Traditional Christmas songs take a new lease on life with Sean Jones, Gerald Wilson and Oscar Castro-Neves.


TUESDAY: Genius pianist, Travis Shook, plays 3 original compositions intensely, before giving way to Brian McKnight’s “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”


WEDNESDAY: Straight No Chaser, a 10 man a capella group that exploded on U-Tube with a live version of 12 days Of Christmas, plus Boots Randolph.


THURSDAY: a Swinging Christmas with Tony Bennett, featuring The Count Basie Orchestra, with Monty Alexander, piano.



FRIDAY: Femi Kuti, son of the legendary Fela Kuti, asks burning questions over a heavy Afro Beat. Common,s album Universal Mind Control, takes hip hop in a new direction, with fresh beats and new hooks.

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