A peek behind the scenes of Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece Metropolis.

The Sheik of Araby

This past Saturday was Record Store Day or as they called it here in London, Ye Olde Record Shoppe Day. No they didn’t.

Unfortunately, I didn’t make it into any record stores but to show my support I did manage to obtain a couple of fine recordings via the interwebs. The first to arrive was The Art of Django. The sample above is ’ The Sheik of Araby’. The magnificent Stephane Grappelly on violin.

For any poor soul not familiar with Django Reinhardt, I offer this simple guide:

- Born 1910

- King of ‘Gypsy Swing’.

- At 18 was badly injured in a fire receiving first and second degree burns over half of his body.

- His third and forth fingers were left paralyzed on his left hand - keep that in mind when you hear him play.

Happy Easter Weekend Peeps!