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Hit Girls – Women in Punk in the USA 1975-1983

Wow! I just discovered that I'm in a new book about women in punk and new wave from 1978-1983 called "Hit Girls." The band I

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History

The musical life of Natasha Ghent

My mother spent many years of her life composing and arranging The Angel, yet her musical career goes back to her childhood in Paris and

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History, Music

NEW RELEASE! The Angel by Natasha Ghent & Valerie Ghent

I am delighted to announce the release of The Angel, a classical cantata written by my mother, violist Natasha Gudkov Ghent, in a performance that

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History

In honor of Tee Alston

Some people enter your life and become so much a part of it you don't realize how you count on them to always be there.

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History, Music

Dimitri Vicheney: A Great Light Has Gone Out In Paris

A great light has gone out in Paris. My beloved, remarkable cousin, Dimitri Vicheney has passed away at age 96. I am heartbroken. We spoke

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History, Interview

Bell Labs, GROOVE & Electronic Music Composition: An Interview with Emmanuel Ghent

Today, May 15, 2020, would be the 95th birthday of my father, Emmanuel Ghent. As I was thinking about my father, his music and his

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History

Marie Cavos – breathing life into a long-lost story

In 2019, an incredible document was sent to me. I had no idea it existed until I opened the pages and began to read, a

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History, Music, Travel

Valerie Ghent Live in Paris

Kicking off 2019 with a special, one-night only concert in the City of Light! Thrilled to return to one of my favorite places on this planet,

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History, Music

Jacques Demêtre: Hard Time Blues 1927-1960

Today is my cousin Jacques Demêtre's 92nd birthday! Let's celebrate with his new CD, a collection of 48 songs called "Hard Time Blues: 1927-1960". Happy

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History, Music, Video

Refrain de Mon Enfance lyrics

Here are the lyrics to my newest video, Refrain de Mon Enfance, in both French and English, as requested! Now you can sing along

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History, Music, Video

NEW VIDEO from Paris! Refrain de Mon Enfance

I'm delighted to announce my newest video, Refrain de Mon Enfance, a classic, beautiful French chanson written by my great-uncle, Eugène Cavos, in 1954 in

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History

Natasha: Portrait of My Mother

We all know social media has led to incredible stories of people connecting, re-connecting and meeting one another. I am grateful to Twitter and Facebook

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History, Travel

Jacques Demêtre: discovering a blues historian in the family

Jacques Demêtre is one of France's noted historians of American blues and gospel music. For decades he wrote a column for the French magazine, Jazz Hot.

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Emmanuel Ghent & Ornette Coleman: Man on the Moon

The avant-jazz single Man on the Moon by Ornette Coleman, released in 1969 in response to the first moon landing, features my father, Emmanuel Ghent,

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WOW! Just found out I'm in a new book about women WOW! Just found out I'm in a new book about women in punk from 1975-1983 called “Hit Girls”. The band I was in as a teenager, Dizzy and the Romilars, is featured w/ lots of other female-fronted bands of the era including @bushtetras, @theplasmatics & other great bands.

The pics here are from The Peppermint Lounge circa 1981… definitely a unique moment in the #NYC music scene - check out my keyboard set up, can you tell I’m playing 2 monophonic synths?! (one even has a patchbay) 🎶🎤🎸🎹💕

#HitGirls #newbook #DizzyandtheRomilars #RamonaJan #ValerieGhent #AngeloZarrelli #JoeKlemmer #NYCmusic #womeninpunk #womenofpunk #punkband  #peppermintlounge #newwavemusic #synth #korgms20 @feral_house @korgofficial
Photo in need of a caption…any ideas? 😍 #nyc Photo in need of a caption…any ideas? 😍

#nyc #geese #hudsonriver #nofilter #newyorkcity #onlyinnyc
Life is joy! When Paul Shaffer calls it’s always Life is joy! When Paul Shaffer calls it’s always for the greatest projects. Thrilled to sing this classic tune with the one and only Jay Siegel - for the latest episode of Paul’s fun song videos filmed all over NYC!! 🦁❤️🦁Enjoy! 

Repost @thepaulshaffer: 
Meeting an old friend at the Bronx Zoo 

#JaySiegel #thetokens @dennisdibrizzi @valerieghent #kurtyahjian

#bronxzoo #nyc #musicians #lionsleepstonight #singers #soprano #keytar #paulshaffer #valerieghent #classicsongs #oldfriends #musicislife
Happy Valentine’s Day! Love is everywhere! 💕 Happy Valentine’s Day! Love is everywhere! 💕 and love is all. plus…. my grandfather’s name was Valentin, I never knew him, so it’s another reason I have a special fondness for Today! wishing you a happy Valentine’s Day filled with love ❤️❤️

Can you guess where we took this photo? It was a few years ago…. 😍

#happyvalentinesday #love #valentines #valentin #loveiseverywhere
Happy heavenly Birthday Mom! 💕🎻 💕 Love yo Happy heavenly Birthday Mom! 💕🎻 💕 Love you and miss you always. Listening to you playing on The Angel, weeping with love & joy, missing you yet happy we recorded together 🎶 ❤️ love is timeless

➡️The Angel w/ Natasha Ghent https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cyvGy_BtQHc (link in bio)

❤️❤️love you maman 

#theangel #natashaghent #violin #viola #musician #love #mothers #happyheavenlybirthday #musicislove #missyou #maman
Happy New Year from Chinatown NYC! 恭喜发财 ! Happy New Year from Chinatown NYC! 恭喜发财 ! Gong Xi Fa Cai ! 

Wishing you a happy, healthy & prosperous Year of the Water Rabbit! Energy is definitely hopping here in Chinatown tonight ✨🐇💕🐇💕✨ the kids are having a blast opening their firecrackers. ENJOY!

#happylunarnewyear #yearoftherabbit #nyc #chinatown #nofilter #happychinesenewyear
Stunning sunset in NYC last night! #sunset #nyc Stunning sunset in NYC last night! 

#sunset #nyc #hudsonriver #nycsunset #mothernature #thankful #nofilter 💕💜💙
It’s here! It’s here! My new #osmose is here! It’s here! It’s here! My new #osmose is here! ❤️🎹❤️🎹❤️

Say hello to my new mind-blowing keyboard, OSMOSE!!! Am I dreaming? After 3 long years of waiting it’s finally arrived - It’s really here! Nothing will be the same after today! 
thank you @expressive_e ! 🙏🏼🙏🏼💕

#synth #keyboard #expressive_e #musician #singersongwriter #femaleproducer #sing #chanteuse #musicienne #valerieghent #joy #dowhatyoulove
Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you a joyous 2023 Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you a joyous 2023 filled with love & light! 💫✨🌟💕

Bonne Année ! Buon Anno ! Feliz año nuevo ! щасливого Нового року ! 新年快乐 ! 

New year, new hopes, new songs to be sung.

Wishing you good health, love and music
and a peaceful world for all.

#happynewyear #love #light #france #bonneannée #buonanno #felizanonovo #peace
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