Abdou Diouf - Interview with Philippe Sainteny(3 CD box set) After having been Prime Minister for President Leopold Sedar Senghor, Abdou Diouf himself became President of the Republic of Senegal from 1981 2000. Retired from the political life of his country, M. Abdou Diouf is, since 2002, General Secretary of the International Organization for the French Speaking World. His long and brilliant career has made him a major observer and thinker of Senegalese democracy and, moreover, of African

plus selected other noted A&B sides on Decca from this era

One of the most important figures in the history of country music

Tchaikovsky: Serenade

Devon Russell - We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue (4

Jeffrey Ross

The Roots and Digable Planets were actively influenced by what was being played in London

This classic recording of traditional Afro-Cuban folkloric music is tied to the Santeria religion of Cuba and particularly to Santa Barbara

Riccardo Muti and Maurizio Pollini

Flashlight/ Compass

the majority of the masters have been transferred from rare and hard to find original single releases (45's)

The spaciousness of the arrangements allowed for piano and pump organ and Mike's upright bass

His campaign to save Carnegie Hall began in 1960