Paul Simon Honored with Month Long Retrospective

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	In This Issue: • Paul Simon Honored With Month Long Retrospective • Andy Palacio Memorial Tour • Feliciano Dos Santos Wins Goldman Prize • Recommended Listening: Garifuna Classics   Paul Simon Honored With Month Long Retrospective The Brooklyn Academy of Music devotes the entire month of April to the storied career of Paul Simon with Love In The Hard Times: The Music of Paul Simon. The three part series presents three very different programs that explore various stages of Simon's musical journey: Songs From The Capeman, Under African Skies and American Tunes. Nat Geo Music was there at the opening weekend to review Songs From The Capeman. • Learn More   Andy Palacio Memorial Tour Belizean singer Andy Palacio's death this January shocked and saddened his fans around the world. What made his loss especially poignant was that he was poised to follow up on the success of last year's impressive Watina album with a major North American tour. Now that tour is rising from the ashes, with a cast of Garifuna musical heavyweights ready to celebrate Andy's life and continue his musical mission. Nat Geo Music was there and reviews this amazing, uplifting tour's opening night. • Learn More   Feliciano Dos Santos Wins Goldman Prize Mozambican musician and activist Feliciano Dos Santos is the winner of this year's prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for his work in promoting clean water and sustainable sanitation practices in rural Africa. Stricken with polio as a boy, Dos Santos now works tirelessly - both through his music and his NGO, Estamos - to safeguard others from the same fate. Nat Geo Music caught up with Dos Santos on his recent visit to the United States. • Learn More Recommended Listening: 3 Garifuna Classics Aurelio Martinez - Garifuna Soul Honduran singer Aurelio Martinez heads up the Andy Palacio Memorial Tour and he's a fierce artist and Garifuna advocate in his own right - when he's not making music, he's a member of Honduras' Parliament. Stone Tree Records Listen Here Leroy Young - Just Like That Known as "The Grandmaster," Leroy Young is Belize's greatest dub poet - fusing homegrown reggae with an eclectic array of local instruments and his own poetry. Stone Tree Records Listen Here Andy Palacio - Watina The late Belizean singer/songwriter Andy Palacio's final masterpiece dug deep into the traditions of his Garifuna people and left an inspiring legacy for the world. Cumbancha Records Listen Here   This Week's Free Download! ADVERTISEMENT     Best Offer Anywhere Subscribe to NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine online and get our best price.
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