Nina Simone and Other Sisters of the 50s -- The Essential Collection

New Music Monday,

Surprise! There was a release 7/10/2011 of "Nina Simone and Other Sisters of the 50s . . . The Essential Collection" --

How do they manage to do that? Who is receiving the royalties for this re-release? I have all these Ninas already, but I guess it would be important if you had none of them. $11.99 for a 3-CD set. If the recording is half-good, this is the deal of the century. You know I love Nina Simone, and cannot not pass up the opportunity to have her picture here on In-Box Jewels whenever the opportunity arises.

Nina Simone
"Solitaire" (mp3)
from "Nina Simone & Other Sisters Of The 1950s: The Absolutely Essential Collection"
(Big 3)

More On This Album



The tracklisting is ominous -- 55 tracks -- 3 CD set! 35 songs by Nina and also included are a sprinkling of Billie, Etta, Ella, Dinah, Sarah, Ruth (Brown) – no Carmen. If anyone is so bold as to buy this, please let me know how you like it and the quality of the recording. Share some love today.

Love,
Me

Jaidene Veda: 'Soul Size Love' for Japan Free Download

Dear Family,

If you are wondering, yes, still alive and caring and loving this blog and you.  Will be posting more as my (day) job permits!  Today's inspiration comes courtesy of Jaidene Veda. Free Download. Get it now!  She's cute, eh?  Sounds good, too!  Jaidene Veda's 'Soul Size Love' for Japan + a special FREE gift!

I must comment on Draft Blogger's great new look.  Do you use Blogger and what do you think about the look?  I just discovered that my Zemanta is gone as well as Amazon suggestions.  Does anyone have any suggestions how to get these back with the updated interface?

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Review: Flora Cruz - "Dulce Melodia"

Dear Family,

Just wanted to share this link with you for free download of Flora Cruz today...

FLORA CRUZ - Time for Reality
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW!!!

(A. Cruz, F. Cruz)
Written by Adam Cruz and Flora Cruz. Produced by Adam Cruz.
Solo performed by Josh Milan for Honeycomb Music.
All other instruments performed by Adam Cruz.
Lead vocals by Flora Cruz. Background vocals by Flora Cruz and Adam Cruz.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Adam Cruz at EbbnFlow Studios, Bloomfield, NJ.
Published by Mixtape Sessions Music (ASCAP) and Flora Marie Rodriguez (ASCAP).
©2011 Mixtape Sessions Music, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Distributed by The Cruz Music Group, a Division of Mixtape Sessions Music, LLC.

Music Review: La Rochelle - Madame EP

Article first published as Music Review: La Rochelle - Madame EP on Blogcritics

My first published article.  You can read it there on Blogcritics, in addition to posting it here in its entirety. La Rochelle is deserving of the world's attention:

dj Goddessa Invited to Write for Blog Critics

Image via CrunchBase

Happy Friday, Family,

News Flash!  Your dj was invited to apply to write for Blog Critics and was accepted this week. However, there are stringent guidelines for their articles and it took me one week to write one article that is pending publication. Upon publication, it can then be posted here in "In-Box Jewels." Don't know how or why they invited me as they are quite official and part of Technorati, so we shall see.

If any of you are so inclined you can apply here:

Become a blogcritics writer

I would also like to wish each of you a blessed weekend as mine will be filled with basketball . . .WNBA, baby!  (Oh, and visiting the great blogs in the Alexa-Lowering hops while checking every three minutes to see if my article was published.)  Bored?  Join me in Funk Sanctum while you last-minute spring-clean.

Love,
Me

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