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KUANA TORRES KAHELE – Nā Vaqueros

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This video is a little unusual in that it’s a beautiful Hawaiian song but it has a latin beat and it’s mostly sung in Spanish. It tells the story of Spanish Vaqueros migrating to Hawaii and how they tought the Hawaiians how to farm and care for horses. The words (in Hawaiian/Spanish with English translation)…

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Elena – Cover of the Gypsy Kings’ Bamboleo.

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One of the most amazing things about Youtube is it allows you to discover so many talented artists from all over the world. This young lady named Elena from Yerevan Armenia does a really good cover of the Gypsy Kings Bamboleo. This girl is loaded with talent and she’s a lot easier on the eyes…

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Elizabeth Johnson – Freight Train

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Elizabeth Johnson, in her 90s when this video was made, wrote this song when she was 10 years old. A beautiful song that has been recorded as an instrumental by Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, and many other solo artists. Occasionally the words are recorded by others but the instrumental version seems to prevail. Notice Elizabeth…

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The Kills – Crazy

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My trip to Austin was unusually eventful yesterday. One of the monthly perks of going there is that I get to listen to KGSR FM and I usually get introduced to one or two pretty cool artists. This trip was no exception as I heard “The Kills” for the first time. They’re a duo composed…

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