Carlos Alomar

Soundcheck | Sep 1, 2010

Carlos Alomar co-wrote the song “Fame” with David Bowie and John Lennon, and has played guitar for Bowie, Iggy Pop, The Scissor Sisters, and Alicia Keys. He joins us to play live, to talk about being a Latino artist in the rock world, and to discuss new frontiers in music technology.

 

Today's Playlist:

1- David Bowie - "Fame"

2- Live Performance Sheherazade - excerpt from Movement 1

3- Live Performance "Blues in G"

4- Carlos Alomar - "Hallucination"

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