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New Music Friday: Tina Guo - "Game On!"

February 10, 2017 • Hearts of Space Records • New Music Friday • Tina Guo

This is a big weekend for Tina Guo! In addition to the upcoming 59th Annual Grammy Awards where her Hearts of Space Records' album with Peter Kater, Inner Passion, earned her first ever nomination, her new album from Sony Masterworks, Game On!, debuts today.

Resist: International Songs of Protest - Spotify Playlist

February 08, 2017 • Aziza Brahim • Blind Boys of Alabama • Chiwoniso Maraire • Dina El Wedidi • Eskenderella • Glenn Tilbrook • Halla Bassam • Lisbeth Scott • Lobna Noomene • Mahsa Vahdat • Marcel Khalife • Massar Egbari • Melissa Etheridge • Mighty Sam McClain • Mounir Troudi • Ramy Essam • Ray Benson • Rim Banna • Sevara Nazarkhan • Soozie Tyrell • Spotify Playlist • Tania Saleh • Terry Evans • Tiken Jah Fakoly • Valley Entertainment

The artists of Valley Entertainment have lent their voices in hopes of fostering change and greater awareness of human rights. With several albums specifically dedicated to promotion of human rights: Listen to the Banned, Lullabies From the Axis of Evil and Songs From a Stolen Spring, we have tried to support those fighting for freedom and a political voice.

The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album Goes to...

January 05, 2017 • Andreas Vollenweider • Grammys • Hearts of Space Records • Kitaro • New Age • Paul Winter • Peter Kater • Tina Guo

Though the award’s name has changed, including Best New Age Recording and Best New Age Performance, the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album has been honoring the artistic achievements of the genre for thirty years.

Irving Burgie: The Father of Modern Calypso

December 14, 2016 • Calypso • Irving Burgie

The Father of Modern Calypso features the music of Irving Burgie a.k.a Lord Burgess. The native New Yorker served in the U.S. Army in World War II and during his service learned to play guitar. After college he began performing on the 1950s folk circuit (along with Tom Paxton, Dave van Ronk, The Kingston Trio and others). After being introduced to Harry Belafonte by a RCA Records executive, eight of Burgie's songs were recorded for Belefonte's groundbreaking 1956 album Calypso - the first LP to sell one million copies.

59th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees: Best New Age Album

December 06, 2016 • Enya • Grammys • Hearts of Space Records • John Burke • New Age • Peter Kater • Tina Guo • Vangelis • White Sun

The nominees are in for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. We here at Hearts of Space Records are incredibly excited for Peter Kater and Tina Guo whose album “Inner Passion” was nominated for Best New Age Album!