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Amazing Songs & Other Delights #11 The Kick & Backbeat edition by Raquel Pinheiro @ Yé Yé Radio

© RePercussion Drums

Amazing Songs & Other Delights #11 is called The Kick & Backbeat edition and it is all about the drums and the men and women behind them. It is longer than usual, at nearly 90 minutes and it airs tomorrow, Monday 11th, 2:35-4pm (London time) @ Yé Yé Radio.

From Charlie Watts to Maureen Tucker, through Samuel Palitos, J.D. Samson, Mick Joyce, Ginger Baker or Janet Weiss there are 23 songs to be listened to.

This show was a long time coming. The possibility of interviewing Simon Gilbert propelled it and Charlie Watts’ death sealed it. Drummers have a special place in my heart. It was a jazz drummer, Lino Oliveira, who taught me pretty much everyting I know music wise – but, for classic music and music theory. A little later, in 1986, it was another drummer, Carlos Moura, who helped me with my bass and a few other things.

There are beloved dummers missing, like Pete de Freitas of Echo & The Bunnymen. The show is not meant to be a “best drummers” one. Rather, a showcase of drums in songs, be it songs driver by drums or with drums more in the background. And a selection of good songs with drums and, or, percussion that I like.

The beautiful yellow drum kit in the photo is Val di Fiemme kit and was made by Andrew Johnston of RePercussion Drums.

Special thanks to Simon Gilbert for introducing me to Andrew’s amazing drums.

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Mondo Bizarre Magazine Books, Photography

Raquel @ Lisboa Clichê by Daniel Blaufuks

Some Thursdays are different than others. This is me, through Daniel Blaufuks’ lens, in Lisboa, in 1986. The photo and text are part of Daniel’s latest book Lisboa Clichê. Lisboa Clichê is a photo and text book about a semi, if not fully, gone Lisboa. The one of the late 80s and early 90s. It was a vibrant, full of discoveries, dreams, wants and lots of things being done time. The book is published by Tinta da China and can be found at their website and in bookshops.

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Good morning with our MIddle of the Week Sog. Today we go with So Young by Suede in celebration of Simon Gilbert book So Young: Suede 1991-1993 a photo and diaries book of Suede’s early years. So Young, the song is taken from Suede’s debut album Suede, released in 1993. Simon’s book comes out October 8th.