World Music Enthusiast Gifts

"Appealing to a multicultural marketplace? That's not a bad idea, Benson - let's start playing some Tito Puente in the elevators."

Cesaria Evora, the barefoot diva.

Mardi Gras

'Nothing beats seeing your favourite band play live.'

'I love your playing....especially when you stop!'

Guitarist

He kept up his guitar practise...

Anna Calvi

'Big audio gear is coming back!'

"Well, that's the only song we know, so we can play it another two or three times, or we can cut our losses. Waddya say, Cleveland?"

Trump! The Musical

The Hey Diddle Diddle Orchestra

Orchestra.

Trombone emerges from pram. Mother says: 'I'm a firm believer in starting them young.'

"You've got those Stuck-in-the-Subway-Listening-to-a-Guy-Massacre-Dylan Blues."

Elvis Presley

"The Monster Mash wasn't just about having fun. We were protesting Vietnam."

"I'll have a cup of coffee, and would you mind removing that ridiculous painting and turning off the Wilco?"

Cafe Momus from La Boheme

Rap music

'Play it again, Sam.'

'I'm sorry I missed your recital. Daddy was on the phone with his broker, checking on bond yields. It's another form of bonding, son.'

Piano Recital

"Yes, I said bring me the king. . .But not that king."

Kritik's Korner

"I'll have the drum an sea bass, the house salad and the techno nachos!"

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

"Toi Toi Toi!"

"Do you know any other songs besides the theme to The Andy Griffin Show?"

Grim Reaper Buying CDs...

'I'm too hot to trot.'

'Can you play something the dog doesn't know?'

'Other dogs howl at the moon, I've trained mine to play Bach.'

Chano Pozo,

'As I walk through the halls, I see teachers teaching and students learning and I say to myself, 'what wonderful school, what a wonderful world.''