Search results for 'a and cappella'
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The idea of a sextet of black vocalist performing a tribute to Frank Zappa ma...
THE PERSUASIONS FRANKLY A CAPPELLA EarthBeat! The idea of a sextet of black vocalist performing a tribute to Frank Zappa may seem a bit surreal and Zappa-esque to begin with, until you read the insert and find out that Zappa is responsible for not only giving the Persuasions their first recording contract ...
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David Whited shares what he learned from Ian MacDonald's seminal look at 1960s Beatles' songs and their influence on American culture.
REVOLUTION IN THE HEAD (THE BEATLES' RECORDS AND THE SIXTIES) BY IAN MACDONALD An A Cappella Book Over the years I've read dozens of books by various Beatles insiders and outsiders. Each generally provides some unique insight, but usually they offer a relatively narrow view from a personal perspective ...
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Sing The Beatles (Chesky). Review by Bill Campbell.
... Chesky Though this old doo-wop act has been around forever, I had not heard of them until the 2G, when they released their colossal Frankly A Cappella. That album was an energetic cover of Frank Zappa tunes that was just so much fun to listen to it plastered a smile on your face so deep that it was ...
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A capella music (music made only with voices) is on the verge of a breakthrough, thanks to groups like Orlando's Toxic Audio. Carl F. Gauze spoke with head toxin Rene Ruiz about the challenges of the art form.
TOXIC AUDIO by Carl F. Gauze I recently called up Rene Ruiz, the head toxin at Toxic Audio, to check in on the state of a cappella music in the Orlando Area. Here's his report. What's your background in music, and how did it get you involved in the a cappella sound? My background is music education ...
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Thirty years and still fighting the good fight. Rob Walsh talks to Sweet Honey in the Rock and finds that the message still lives.
... , AIDS, genocide and poverty are related through blues, rap, gospel, reggae and slave song motifs, and are delivered in a deceptively stark a cappella. Their music exudes a spirituality that is not necessarily attached to any specific religious dogma. Rather, it is about the gathering of community, and ...
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June 1999 :: Music D-E :: The Dixie Hummingbirds (David Whited)
... , SC, when a group of neighborhood teenagers began singing at the Bethel Church of God. They sang the old spirituals sweet and staid in the a cappella harmony tradition. Originally known as the Sterling High School Quartet, they turned professional and adopted their current moniker in the '30s. They ...
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February 1998 :: Music E-G :: Gummo (Jackie Blue)
... Säule der Singularitat." Breaking with motif, there is a mellifluous cello suite -- prelude by the Rostropovich-apprenticed Mischa Maisky, and an a cappella rendition of "Jesus Loves Me." I was extremely upset that the outré folk song from the opening sequence of the film was not included. It represents ...
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July 1999 :: Music S :: Soul II Soul (Phillip Haire)
... B & Co. made on music. Everything from soul to modern dub can throw some props at Soul II Soul. The disc features several remixes, dubs, and even a cappella versions of the original Club Classics . Of course, "Keep on Movin" and "Back to Life" lead the way, with several translations of each. If you ...
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February 1998 :: Music H-K :: Hissyfit (David Lee Beowülf)
... lines of a minor league Bad Religion. But most of the remaining twelve songs are too slow, they're either introduced by nearly a minute of slow a cappella nonsense or they're just not up to speed. "Blondie" is pretty hard, though, and it shows what this band is capable of. Their vocal harmonies have ...
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Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture (Vanguard). Review by Sean Slone.
... ago. On "Pretty Saro," Dement is accompanied only by David Mansfield's fiddle. And Welch, along with David Rawlings and David Steele, turns in an a cappella harmonized rendition of "Wind and Rain," a song about building a fiddle out of parts from a dead woman. Yes, many of the songs here are of a dark ...
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