I’ve seen Jamendo in Ubuntu’s Rhythmbox media player for some time, but I never thought much of it. Today I decided to give it a look.
Jamendo is a free music service where artists can share their music and users can download it for free, legally. All music is offered under Creative Commons or Art Libre licenses. This means you can legally download and share the music you find there and in some cases you can even remix or redistribute the music.
I downloaded two albums by Antony Raijekov. See U and Jazz U are two wonderful acid jazz albums that are great for easy listening while you work. The works are smooth and funky, featuring full bass lines mixed with cool drum sequences. If you are into smooth jazz or acid jazz at all, you must look up Raijekov. Here’s his song Deep Blue from Jazz U:
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Tags: Art Libre, Creative Commons, Music, Ubuntu