Biography: Danny Van Allen, Danny Williams, Danny Wright, Danú, Danyel Waro, Daphne Oram, Darci da Mangueira, D.C. Anderson, Dariush, Dariush Talâ'i,

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Danny Van Allen Biography, Photos, Pictures

This Westerner was a splashy, showy drummer who started out in show business as a dancer in vaudeville when he was only 16 In his mid-twenties, he joined Del Porter and the Feather Merchants; it was the late ’30s and he had fallen into a clique of musicians drawn from the ranks of Los Angeles dance bands and recording studios

Danny Williams Biography, Photos, Pictures

Singer Danny Williams earned the nickname “Britain’s Johnny Mathis” for his smooth and stylish way with a ballad All of his hits occurred in the UK, with the exception of one, “White on White

Danny Wright Biography, Photos, Pictures

The many recordings of keyboardist/composer Danny Wright are difficult to classify He specializes in three distinct music styles: adult contemporary compositions, Broadway show tunes and movie themes, and classical music

Irish group Danú is famous for its traditional Irish folk songs and creative soundscapes Originating from Waterford in Southeastern Ireland, this septet stays close to the country’s heart of music and the time-honored compositions shaping the characteristics of Ireland

Danyel Waro was born and raised at the Ile de la Réunion, a French territory in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar A descendant of French colonists, he is the most renowned proponent of the Maloya, a compound rhythm which had its origin in chants of enslaved workers on the sugar cane plantations, a sort of “blues à la Réunion

The unsung midwife of the electronic music revolution, composer and engineer Daphne Oram co-founded the famed BBC Radiophonic Workshop before developing Oramics, a system of generating synthetic sound via graphical interface

Darci da Mangueira Biography, Photos, Pictures

An awarded composer of many sambas-enredo for the Unidos da Tijuca samba school, Darci da Mangueira led the Estação Primeira to many successes with his creations As a composer of sambas de terreiro and other genres he has had his works recorded by singers like Beth Carvalho (“Memória de um Compositor”), Clara Nunes (“Cheguei À Conclusão”), Alcione (“Quero Sim”), Martinho da Vila (“Samba do Trabalhador” and “Para Você Felicidade”), and Renata Lu (“Quero Sim”)

D.C. Anderson Biography, Photos, Pictures

DC Anderson is simply the most accomplished romantic balladeer of our community His three solo albums make up an arrestingly moving body of work of unparalleled beauty Breathtaking performances, an exquisite repertoire of standards and startling and uniformly charming new discoveries make these sets a dream

With numerous fans and followers, Dariush Eghbali is one of the most famous of Iranian singers and songwriters Dariush is best known for his warm and plaintive bass voice heard in both ballads and political songs

Dariush Talâ'i Biography, Photos, Pictures

The music of Iran’s Sufis has been used as a springboard for the imaginative playing of Darioosh or Dariush Talai A master of the six-stringed, lute-like tar and the three-stringed, lute-like sitar, Talai has been called one of the most qualified interpreters of traditional Iranian music

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