Rhythm & Blues Big Band City Blues Connection featuring Steve Baker Tickets: Magazin3 & Kartenservice Scharf |
The ultimative Blues revue with special guests Anne Bischow (Voc), Steve Baker (Blues Harp) and others. |
The ultimative Blues revue with special guests Anne Bischow (Voc), Steve Baker (Blues Harp) and others.
On April 20, 2024, Natural Blues can be heard at the Rock gegen Rechts festival on the occasion of the Day of Tolerance at the AlpenCongress in Berchtesgaden.
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As part of the Rough Stuff series, two new releases from Natural Blues & Norbert Egger appeared, these can be heard on
Spotify via https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6cetIc3ruChmaSjvk4DiCx
and via Landing Page https://aaa-culture.com/landing-page on many other platforms
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Photos: Edith Zehentmayer & Susi Graf |
The new album Favorite Recording Sessions, Vol. 1 with music by Norbert Egger, City Blues Connection, Natural Blues & The Berchtesgaden Blues Band is now available. Promotional price € 19.90 (for prepayment) plus shipping costs.
New digital single with songs What My Boss Wants (City Blues Connection) and Dust My Broom (Norbert Egger) released today, August 2nd 2023. Listen & please like on Spotify (click here) or via landing page (click here) on many other streaming platforms. |
Vinyl album Favorite Recording Sessions, Vol. 1 with songs from Norbert Egger, City Blues Connection, Natural Blues and The Berchtesgaden Blues Band will be released on August 15th 2023. |
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Now RELEASED: Norbert Egger's 50th Stage Anniversary Album with City Blues Connection & Natural Blues featuring Anne Bischow (Vocals) and Steve Baker (Blues Harp) and The Berchtesgaden Blues Band
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Thank you so much!
Thanks to you, City Blues Connection is again leader in Bluestime Charts (based on Spotify streams)!
Thank you, thank you and thank you, again!
Our new chart song A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE with City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (Vocals) from Single The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 2 has received over 260'000 streams until November 1st!
You can find our music on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3zXzZb4 and many other other streaming platforms.
Thank you to all friends, fans and listeners for your streaming and likes: https://spoti.fi/3WXIo9H
This is the third release in The Blues Standards Series. Side A presents new arrangement of the great Blues & Soul classic At Last, Norbert Egger & his City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (vocals). The B-side is the Rattlesnake Blues, a wild R&B number composed, written and sung by Norbert Egger.
The songs were recorded at sessions in May 2022 in Austria and Germany.
With the new release, Norbert Egger and his band once again features an extraordinary artist:
Anne Bischow, accompanied by the Rhythm & Blues Big Band City Blues Connection, can be heard singing on the great Soul and Blues standard At Last. The great classic, also known by Etta James, has been rearranged for this release with a brass section.
The young singer Anne Bischow was selected by Norbert Egger because of her excellent singing with her spectrum from sensitive to powerful in a casting from over 50 singers in 2020. In the context of the producer's 50th stage anniversary, several titles were recorded, which will be released this year.
The Blues Standard Series, Vol. 3 is the second joint production by Anne Bischow and Norbert Egger.
City Blues Connection was founded by Norbert Egger in 1979 and is now The Rhythm & Blues Big Band.
The single will be available as 7" vinyl single, soon.
Direct link to Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3yWltB4
and other streaming platforms via landing page https://www.artistcamp.com/SmartLinks/0791732582765/
#Blues #Soul #keepthebluesalivealive
Side A: Sunday Kind OF Love / Side B: Dust My Broom (Instrumental)
Also available on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3O2Yyce
and other streaming platforms via landing page http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
This is the second release in The Blues Standards Series - and includes new arrangements by Norbert Egger of two great Blues and Soul standards: Norbert Egger and his City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (vocals) with A Sunday Kind Of Love and Norbert Egger and his Natural Blues featuring Steve Baker (Blues harp) with an instrumental version of great Blues standard Dust My Broom. The music has been recorded during sessions in Austria, Switzerland and Germany in May 2022.
With the new release, Norbert Egger and his bands features two exceptional artists:
Anne Bischow, accompanied by the Rhythm & Blues Big Band City Blues Connection, can be heard singing on the great soul and blues standard A Sunday Kind Of Love. The great classic, also known from Etta James, has been rearranged for this release with a horn section. The young singer Anne Bischow was selected by Norbert Egger because of her excellent singing with her spectrum from sensitive to powerful singing in a casting from over 50 singers in 2020. In the context of the joint performance at the producer's 50th stage anniversary, several titles were recorded, which are to be released this year.
With the B-side song Natural Blues features Blues harp top star Steve Baker together with Norbert Egger and his slide guitar in a wild instrumental version of the blues classic Dust My Broom. The two musicians have known each other since the 1980s, when they performed together at various sessions in Hamburg.
Born and raised in London, England, Steve has for many years lived near Hamburg, Germany and has been a full time professional since 1975. Steve has developed an instantly recognizable and highly musical style which is both expressive and lyrical, characterized by his subtle, rhythmically accented phrasing. His unique sound draws on the blues harmonica tradition and combines it with elements from country, folk, funk, soul and jazz to create an exciting and individual fusion, with an emotional intensity which finds its way straight to the hearts of his listeners. He has influenced a generation of younger players and is often regarded as one of those musicians who have revitalized the instrument in Europe, and as one of its leading exponents worldwide. He has made hundreds of recordings as a studio musician in Germany and beyond and can be heard on a wide variety of CD, film and TV productions. In recognition of his longstanding work in the service of the harmonica, Steve Baker was presented with the Pete Pedersen Lifetime Achievement Award by the American SPAH Association in summer 2019.
City Blues Connection, founded by Norbert Egger in 1979 today is The Rhythm & Blues Big Band. Natural Blues is the Blues formation created in Hamburg by Norbert Egger in 1982.
Price: EUR 9,90 plus shipping cost.
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Friday, April 28 2023 / 08:00pm / Rockhouse Hall
Ticket link: click here
City Blues Connection featuring Anne Bischow (Vocals): A Sunday Kind Of Love
Natural Blues featuring Steve Baker (Blues Harp): Dust My Broom (Instrumental)
Available on
Spotify https://spoti.fi/3O2Yyce
and other streaming platforms via landing page http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
Vinyl will be available, too!
Photographer: Susi Graf
A huge thank you to the great audience at Rockhouse Salzburg and to the Rockhouse team for the great organization! Yours, Norbert Egger
A week ago, on Monday May 9th, 2022, I celebrated my 50th stage anniversary there with my bands Natural Blues and City Blues Connection as well as the special guests Anne Bischow (vocals) and the top star on the blues harp, Steve Baker.
Thank you and thank you and thank you again for being there at my "round" stage birthday!
And by the way: Anne Bischow and Steve Baker can also be heard on our new album. The first recording sessions in the recording studio have already been made.
Listen to our full playlist on Spotify https://spoti.fi/379PzpH or other streaming platforms via landing page: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
Please like us on Spotify: Norbert Egger: https://spoti.fi/3Mk9D8K / City Blues Connection: https://spoti.fi/3Mk9jH4 / Natural Blues: https://spoti.fi/39mMIuP
See first posts from
Managing Director of Rockhouse Salzburg, Wolfgang Descho: https://www.facebook.com/wolfgang.descho/posts/10158563815181587
and City Blues Connection: https://www.facebook.com/CityBluesConnection/posts/1860457104150367
Photographer: Holger Frank Dunke
Photographer: Susi Graf
Photographer: Susi Graf
City Blues Connection is since more than 12 months in top 5 of Bluestime charts, based on Spotify streaming numbers. In February 2022 we are number 3. Thank you, thank you and thank you, again!
Listen to our music on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6cetIc3ruChmaSjvk4DiCx
... or other streaming platforms via landing page: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
... and we are very, very happy about "Likes" and "Followers": https://open.spotify.com/artist/5vT7vmeIkRE2F3sihwluqy
Listen to the playlist with music from City Bues Connection, Natural Blues and friends:
Spotify Overall Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0qtaufqDuaqUNNjZYUgDA4
Spotify Chart Song Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/625TWBxMMoHI0eiRa7keBy
Landing page other streaming platforms: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-595569840/sets/norberts-playlist-1
YouTube Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXt_nQCkaVQ&list=PLSEE5xcLNfLXk5I4vCvgGj605iF6Be0Px
Yesterday's premiere of Bluestime charts showed a great surprise: City Blues Connection in in September on rank 2.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR STREAMING!!!
Please go on streaming, so we'll stay on #2 in October, also!
Our playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6cetIc3ruChmaSjvk4DiCx?si=98df8184031b4ee8
... on other streaming platforms: http://hyperurl.co/20jhf8
... and about "likes" and "follower" we are very happy: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5vT7vmeIkRE2F3sihwluqy?si=ejD_1b57RI2BmzZ1_o93eQ
Thank you, thanks and thank you again! Thanks to your streaming City Blues Connection auf Platz 4 der Bluestime Charts!
YOu help us by playing our music - it's direct voting for our band, too: e.g.Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qvU0QR - other portals: Landingpage
with Harry Radstake Bluestown Music "Blues, Rock, Roots & Americana" Wednesday, March 03 2021 09:00pm |
Thank you so much for your plays and with this voting! Your support pushed City Blues Connection on #4 of Bluestime Charts for musicians and bands from german-spoken region, based on real Spotify plays.
Please go on playing our music. By this you're voting directly and you're generating revenues for our band in these difficult times. New album available as CD, for download and streaming in all important portals, e.g. Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3qvU0QR - for other portals see Landingpage
Thank you, thank you & thank you again!
40 YEARS by City Blues Connection climbed in the first month to #1 of Radio Bluestime Blues charts and remains since 9 months in top 3!
Thank you, thank you & thank you again!
June 2020
since
October 2018
Thank you, thank you & thank you again:
Double album City Blues Connection 40 Years is #1 in iTunes Swiss Blues Album Charts in March 2020 (after #1 in Italy in December 2019)
Click here, to listen or downlaod City Blues Connection 40 Years in various portals
40th Anniversary Concert 16 Oktober 2019 at Rockhouse Salzburg opening evening of Festivals Jazz & The City
Within the festival Jazz & The City, Salzburg
LIVE: City Blues Connection - The Rhythm & Blues Big Band
Wednesday, October 16 2019, 08:30pm (Door open: 19:30)
Rockhouse (Hall), Salzburg, Schallmooser Hauptstraße 46, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
FREE ENTRY!
Dear friends and fans, our song reached again #3 and is now for 9 months in Top 10.
From now on our new song 40 YEARS is available in the Blues charts. Please vote for our new song via: http://bluestime.eu/voting
Since six months the City Blues Connection song Muddy Waters claims a top 5 position in the Bluestime Blues Charts.
Please vote again for City Blues Connection - Muddy Waters: http://bluestime.eu/voting
1979-2019 40 years City Blues Connection
AAA Culture is producing the City Blues Connection anniversary album 40 Years.
Natural Blues at AlpenCongress "Marktfest Berchtesgaden"
Satarday, August 4th 2018, 02:00-05:30pm
Chicago Blues, Country Blues, Blues Rock, Boogie
on stage:
Claudia Chaloupka, Hubert Hofherr, Norbert Egger and others
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2058285794388086/
Today founders and current members of City Blues Connection confirmed Blues Session on Friday, July 6th 2018, starting 07:00pm in Living Room, Bayerhamerstrasse 18, Salzburg (Austria).
Already confirmed:
Werner Willms (Van Dyck Inc. and co-founder of City Blues Connection 1979),
Claudia Chaloupka, Peter Bachmayer & Norbert Egger (City Blues Connection)
See Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/465060320583149/
Also in the last week of the maximum time slot (all songs are only max 8 weeks in this charts) the song "This Angel" from album "City Blues Connection - Anna Liza" claimed the number 1 position of foerde charts. By this "This Angel" is the full run-time in top 10 and kept the second four weeks continuously number 1.
Thanks to all friends and fans!
If you want to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8lGGPklc8w&t=0s&list=PLSEE5xcLNfLXQdApMwZaIh5sC_q5KCSYL&index=2
The title song from album “Anna Liza” is the third week number 1 and the 7th week in top 10, now with 226 points: Thank you so much!
Please keep us the last week on top, too and vote +5 this week again for «This Angel» on
www.foerde-radio.de/foerdecharts
If you like to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8lGGPklc8w&index=2&list=PLSEE5xcLNfLXQdApMwZaIh5sC_q5KCSYL
Sam plays music from Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection, album "World On Fire"
See event: https://www.facebook.com/events/948770648611841/
Direct link: http://radio.de/inc/microsite/share.html?station=heart&name=Heart-Radio
Song "This Angel" from Album City Blues Connection - Anna Liza" climbs after two weeks on position 3 on top, is now number 1 in Kiel Charts and isnow the fifth week in top 10! Thanks a lot to all, which voted for "This Angel"!
Please vote this week, too +5 for "This Angel": http://www.foerde-radio.de/foerdecharts/
In his Blues show in heart-radio.tv Sam presents the first part of the album "Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection - World On Fire". The radio show starts at 09:00pm CET and can be heared via URL http://radio.de/inc/microsite/share.html?station=heart&name=Heart-Radio.
Song "This Angel" from Album City Blues Connection - Anna Liza" climbs after two weeks on position 3 on top, is now number 1 in Kiel Charts and isnow the fifth week in top 10! Thanks a lot to all, which voted for "This Angel"!
Please vote this week, too +5 for "This Angel": http://www.foerde-radio.de/foerdecharts/
In his Blues show in heart-radio.tv Sam presents the first part of the album "Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection - World On Fire". The radio show starts at 09:00pm CET and can be heared via URL http://radio.de/inc/microsite/share.html?station=heart&name=Heart-Radio.
In the radio show "Blues Notes" more songs of the new album "City Blues Connection - Anna Liza" have been presented together with songs from the 2017-album "Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection - World On Fire".
On 04.02.2018, Brigitte Reinert presented in her radio show Blues Notes already 6 songs of the new audio "Anna Liza" by City Blues Connection and recommended the album.
Next Sunday, she presents in her radio show more songs from the audio CD "Anna Liza". Turn your radio on: www.radio-regentrude.de
You find the event announcement in Facebook via: www.facebook.com/events/590298814648145
In Blues genre “This Angel” by City Blues Connection is #1 of all AAA Culture tracks with more than 6600 plays, followed by “Mini Skirt” and “World On Fire” by Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection.
After the release on 26.01.2018 the new City Blues Connection album “Anna Liza” prepares to storm the Blues charts with more than 2000 play in 1 week.
Listen to the radio broadcast "Blue(s) Note" in Radio Regentrude on http://www.radio-regentrude.de:
Sunday, 04.02.2018, 20:00 - 22:00 Uhr
See also: https://www.facebook.com/events/419276525172688/
Song "Muddy Waters" from the Album "City Blues Connection - Anna Liza" has been selected as one of the best songs of the CD "bluesnews Collection" by the Bluesnews readers:
The Bluesnewsletter February 2018 reports:
http://www.bluesnews.de/cd-bluesnews-collection.html
Today, 26. Januar 2018 available:
"City Blues Connection - Anna Liza" e.g. via
in iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/__/id1316996490
https://itunes.apple.com/at/album/__/id1316996490
https://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/__/id1316996490
via your local dealer (ask for EAN: 0791732582338) and many more
listen to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ckqppHM7oY
Today preselling of the new audio CD "Anna Liza" from City Blues Connection - The Rhythm & Blues Big Band started.
Order CD in your preferred shop, e.g.:
Amazon Exlibris JPC Weltbild or at your local dealer (EAN: 0791732582338)
05.01.2018 - City Blues Connection On Air
Next radio broadcast with City Blues Connection:
24.01.2018, 20:00-22:00 in "Bluesstammtisch" https://www.facebook.com/events/1686163468112019/
25.01.2018, 23:30-26.01.2018, 00:30 in "Bluesclubradio" https://www.facebook.com/events/161799174546145/
See you!
31.12.2017 - We wish a happy New Year
Dear City Blues Connection friends, musicians and partners
Thank you for your loyalty, friendship and support in 2017! With your cooperation and help, the new audio CD "Anna Liza" has been completed. This is a production like never produce before in the Blues genre. With your support one song of our CD production "Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection" has been for 8(!) weeks in the Kiel charts and for several weeks in Top 10. Thanks to you, beside some CD sellings, believe it or not, City Blues Connection songs have been played more than 50'000 times in the streaming and download portals:
and many more
We wish you a happy New Years Eve and a happy 2018
Norbert Egger, City Blues Connection
19.12.2017 - KC Radio Europa sendet am 04.01.2018 ein Special zu City Blues Connection
Radio special with City Blues Connection broadcast of Peter Otten a.k.a. Netto in KC Radio Europa January, 4th 2018 18:00 - 22:00: From the foundation up to the current audio CD "Anna Liza". 40 years of German Blues. Without Flatcast Player with PC, Mac, Smartphone, iPhone, iPad via http://136.243.67.248:8000/34455.mp3 Via Browser using Flatcast Player incl. Chat http://kc-radio-europa.com/radio.php |
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14.12.2017 - Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection in Bluesclubradio
In Bluesclubradio broadcast on 14.12.2017, 23:30 - 00:30 moderator Arne plays Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection from album "World On Fire". See: Livestream on https://rdl.de/sendung/bluesclubradio or on 102,3 MHz |
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28.11.2017 - Show the Power of the Blues - Please vote one more time +5 for "Mini Skirt"
Show the Power of the Blues One more week in Foerde Charts: Please vote one more time +5 for Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection - Mini Skirt |
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26.11.2017 - City Blues Connection in KC Radio Europa
On 26.11.2016 Presentation of Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection "World On Fire" in KC Radio Europa. Listen to the weekly Blues broadcast from Peter Otten a.k.a. "Netto" on http://kc-radio-europa.com/radio.php |
23.11.2017 - New audio CD produktion "City Blues Connection - Anna Liza" in first shops available
The new AAA Culture audio CD produktion "City Blues Connection - Anna Liza" is in first shops available, e.g.: JPC: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/jazz/detail/-/art/anna-liza-city-blues-connection/hnum/7832053 Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/City-Blues-Connection-Anna-Liza/dp/B076DTZR7J Weltbild: https://www.weltbild.de/artikel/musik/city-blues-connection_23718039-1 Advance order from January 08th 2018 onwards, Shipment from January 26th 2018 onwards |
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21.11.2017 - City Blues Connection ON AIR & on position 7 in charts
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Thank You! Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection - Mini Skirt on Foerde Charts position 7! Thank you for voting! AND: PLEASE VOTE THIS WEEK AGAIN +5 ON: |
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Thank you! Two AAA Culture Blues Acts in Top 20! Vote for our acts: http://www.foerde-radio.de/foerdecharts/ City Blues Connection with Louisiana Red and "Mini Skirt" Climbs 8 positions from 23 to 15 and the
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The new production "City Blues Connection - Anna Liza" has been accomplished. From 26.01.2018 onwards, the produktion is as CD and online im available. Download PR-Text
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The CD Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection - World On Fire is now available at (see links) and many others |
Enjoy the AAA Culture playlists @ Spotify - unlimited music: |
The production Louisiana Red & The City Blues Connection - World On Fire will be available as audio CD already in July 2017. During next week, the album will also be available in online shops. Even at the recording sessions in Hamburg 1985 a legend, Louisiana Red showed in this production his versatility. Original text from the LP in 1985: "The themes of the album “World On Fire” came out of Louisiana Red’s own life. The title song is almost gospel-like although rocking along aggressively, and give warning against the nuclear fire, sung by Red with wild emotion. “When I Was A Boy” is a country honk song about the times on the cotton fields. “Mississippi Girl” and “Voodoo Woman” are love songs, but with the typical Red excitement. “For My Friend” is dedicated to Bo Diddley, played in the hand jive style, while “Soul Food” shows Red’s old love for soul music. And besides all the “babies of the Blues” (Red) as Rhythm & Blues, Rock and Soul the authentic stuff itself – listen to “Suffering”. The last song of the album is an adaption of an old gospel, “On My Way To The Kingdom Land”. Most of the songs were recorded some kind of live, Red often refused to play a title twice or do overdubs. The spontaneous expression was more important to him. A difficult way to work, but the “City Blues Connection” was the right partner. After the sessions in Volkspark Studio, Hamburg, Red commented: “They are better than any band I had before, even in Chicago”." Sample: Mini Skirt
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New Edition von Louisiana Red & City Blues Connection: World On Fire AAA Culture GmbH signed yesterday, 2.6.2017, a contract for owning the rights on the production "Louisiana Red & City Blues Connection: World On Fire". By this, the production from the year 1985 will parallel to the production in progress "City Blues Connection - The Rhythm & Blues Big Band: Anna Liza" briefly published as CD. See also: The City Blues Connection YouTube Channel - Click to start here
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City Blues Connection - The Rhythm & Blues Big Band starts the recording sessions for their new production "Anna Liza". The recording sessions take place in the Hannover "Big Mama Production" studio of Ingo Schmidt as well as in Salzburg at the "Vocal Union Studios" of Claudia Chaloupka.
The production is planned to be released during the third quarter 2017.
Listen to this (Tough Times):
Blues Art Radio Web Radio Livestream
Bluesclubradio: Information Radio Livestream
Bluesnews: Web
Bluesstammtisch: Information Radio Livestream
City Blues Connection Web Facebook
Colors of Rock Web Radio Livestream
Deutsche Mugge
Jimmys Radio: https://jbnews-radio.de/
KC Radio Europa: Information Radio Livestream
Orange 94 Web Radio Livestream
Offener Kanal Westküste Web Radio Livestream
Radio Regentrude Web Radio Livestream
Blues Notes & Bluestime
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Radiofabrik Web Radio Livestream
Rockzirkus.de https://www.rockzirkus.de/blog
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Dmitry Iogman (Tenor) in Facebook
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