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Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan

Buena Vista Social Club – Chan Chan

The original Buena Vista Social Club album was recorded for World Circuit Records over six days at the vintage EGREM studios in Havana. Released in 1997, the album went on to become a worldwide phenomenon, selling over 8 million copies and contributing to the rise in popularity of Cuban, as well as Latin American, music.…
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A video tribute from Bill Gates to Richard Feynman: phenomenal explainer, amazing scientist, and all-around colorful guy.

A Tribute to Richard Feynman – The best teacher I never had

A video tribute from Bill Gates to Richard Feynman: phenomenal explainer, amazing scientist, and all-around colorful guy. Learn more at https://www.gatesnotes.com

The Best Way to Win a Negotiation, According to a Harvard Business Professor

The Best Way to Win a Negotiation, According to a Harvard Business Professor

Deepak Malhotra, Harvard professor and author of ‘Negotiation Genius,’ shows you exactly how to approach and win any negotiation.

Omara Portuondo

Omara Portuondo: “Dos Gardenias” y ” Besame mucho” en Montreal, Canada

Performance of Omara Portuondo in a special concert that took place in Montreal, Canada in 2005, accompanied by Emilio Morales on the piano.

Wild Is The Wind - Nina Simone

Wild Is The Wind – Nina Simone

Love me, love me, love me, say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind And wild is the wind Give me more than one caress Satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through your heart For wild is the wind You touch me I hear the sound…
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David Bowie - Wild Is The Wind Live

David Bowie – Wild Is The Wind Live

Love me, love me, love me, say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind, and wild is the wind Wild is the wind Give me more than one caress, satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through your heart For wild is the wind, wild is the…
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Private Investigations - Dire Straits

Private investigations – Dire Straits

Live in Edenkoben, 13. Aug. 2016 Band: Lead Guitar – Wolfgang Uhlich Vocals & Guitar – Peter Spencer Bass – Thomas Fiebig Drums – Jens Gernhoff Keyboards – Tobi Blattmann Flöte & Percussion – Matze Schinkopf Pedal Steel – Mike Lindner

George Dyson: The Floating World

George Dyson: The Floating World

Best-selling author and science historian George Dyson spent his youth living in a treehouse on the water’s edge outside of Vancouver, British Columbia, building aluminum-frame kayaks based on the traditional Aleut design known by the Russian term “baidarka”. In this short documentary, Dyson discusses his years living in Canada and traveling by sea kayak along…
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Born From Gulags, This Ex-USSR City Is The Most Depressing Place on Earth

Born From Gulags, This Ex-USSR City Is The Most Depressing Place on Earth

Located in the heart of Northern Siberia, sitting deep inside the Arctic permafrost, lies Norilsk, one of the northernmost inhabited cities in the world. Norilsk is Russia’s most polluted city. It’s nearly completely isolated, restricted from tourists, cannot be reached by road, and was built on the ruins of a forced labor camp. It inhabits…
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Karate | Tommy Cooper

Karate | Tommy Cooper