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This summer Verbalists had a very enjoyable interview with Gregg Kofi Brown, Ghanaian musician, who served as a singer and guitarist for the famous African group Osibisa for over two decades before issuing his first solo effort in 2005 with the “Together as One” album. Osibisa is a British Afro-pop band, founded in London in …
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The Brand New Heavies are a British music institution whose unique mix of jazz, funk and soul has lit up the dance scene for well over three decades — and shows no sign of stopping. They came to prominence in the early 90’s with hits like “Never Stop” and “Sometimes.” This summer Verbalists had a …
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Seeing is believing – not enough anymore! In an increasingly competitive marketplace, educators are pressed to show what makes them the best in certain areas. So, please use the fam (familiarization) trips to show, rather than just tell. There is a growing number of international educators who use familiarization (fam) trips to showcase the great …
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Amir Gwirtzman is an Israeli jazz artist who has mastered over 20 woodwinds from all over the world. Although Gwirtzman demonstrates his genius talent on dozens of instruments from the flute to the soprano sax to the bagpipes, his magnificence lies in his unique live creation of a “band.” What’s better than one Gwirtzman? Five …
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Joseph Bowie is an American bandleader and trombonist. Joseph comes from a St. Louis family that can be described as jazz and R&B royalty. His brother Lester Bowie founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago, his other brother Byron Bowie was an important R&B arranger and Joseph himself founded the legendary free funk group Defunkt. Defunkt …
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Skopje, Macedonia - October 28, 2011 - PRODIREKT, a US based company that owns one of the fastest growing educational social networks - Verbalists, awarded a two-week language course at KINGS COLLEGES for the first Macedonian Pop Idol. Even at the very start of the of the Macedonian Pop Idol finals, the language education became …
Verbalists Interview: Maya NovaOctober 26, 2011 About Maya NovaMaya Nova is a famous Bulgarian jazz vocalist. Since 2002 she lives in Singapore, teaching voice at Jazz and Popular Music Department of LaSalle College of The Arts and combining it with a busy performance schedule. In 2009, Nova was a semi-finalist of the prestigious Shure Montreux …
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We had a unique opportunity and privilege to talk to one of the most prominent Festival performers and the guitar wizard Stanley Jordan. In 2008, the Verbalists Language Network partnered with one of the largest jazz festivals in Europe – Nisville. Three years later that cooperation has been extended to musical education. The Nisville Jazz …
Yoni Vidal Vaz was born on May 28, 1968 from Spanish parents. Already at age 13 he started playing a guitar, while at 23, after completing his traditional and musical studies at the academy, he has begun his career as a professional musician. Yoni traveled all over the world and worked on many projects as …
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Elina Spiro Duni is a Swiss-Albanian jazz singer, born in Tirana, Albania, in May 1981. Elina was born in Tirana, Albania, to an artistic family and made her first steps on stage at the age of five. Her mother and grandfather were writers, her other grandfather was a singer, whereas her father was an actor and …