Album cover to Just As I Am by w:Bill Withers, w:Sussex Records, 1971. The above album sleeve features a photograph of Withers next to a brick building, supposedly the factory that he was working in at the time the album was recorded, where he installed airplane toilets. He wears a yellow T-shirt and jeans and holds a lunchbox. It…
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A2Z 2026 Oshun
Oshun (West Africa) Oshun (also Ọṣun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is the orisha associated with love, sexuality, fertility, femininity, water, destiny, divination, purity, wealth, prosperity and beauty, and the Osun River, in the Yoruba religion. According to the teachings of West African and West African-derived religions, the orishas are spirits sent by the supreme creator, Olodumare, to assist humanity and to teach them to…
#SLS — new artist to me — Julianna Riolino — Macca cover: “Every Night”
I first posted on Julianna Riolino in October 2025 after hearing her on Spotify’s Release Radar. I love the smooth graveliness of her voice. I like the passion with which she sings. I like her songwriting abilities. I like how she cut her teeth in at least one excellent band before deciding to go solo. …
#SLS — Richard Thompson (April 3) “1952 Vincent Black Lightning”
Richard Thompson 6-21-07 at a Brooklyn Celebrates concertin Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY photographed by Anthony Pepitone (CC-BY-SA) Rumor and Sigh album cover Richard Thompson OBE (b. 4/3/49) is an English songwriter, musician (primarily a guitarist,) singer and record producer. Thompson first gained prominence in the late 1960s as the lead guitarist and a songwriter for…
WMM 2026 Day 31 — Hania Rani
Hania Rani, Credit: Photo: Elizabeth Gillis/NPR If I were to describe music, I think for me it’s a mix of subconsciousness and something beyond human perception – an elusive, fleeting fabric that can move us through time. — from interview at Culture.PL Hania Rani (nee Hanna Raniszewska) (b. 9/5/90) is a Polish pianist, composer and singer. She was…
WMM2026 Day 30 — Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen (b. 11/21/85) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress. After studying musical theater for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007. In 2008, she released her folk-influenced debut studio album Tug…
WMM 2026 Day 29 — WWM 2026 Day 29 – Thundermother – with guest writer, Christian Pflaumer
Before we get into The Story of Thundermother, I want to thank Christian Pflaumer at Christian’s Music Musings for being a faithful and excellent guest writer for Women Music March. Christian chooses hard rockers from all over the world, including Tal Wilkenfeld, Cindy Blackman Santana, and Gianna Nannini. He also makes sure you have a chance…
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