So hard to believe that this was 30 years ago . . .
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Setanta
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Tue 19 Jan, 2016 05:27 pm
I may already have posted this . . . so what? (Cheers, Jespah)
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Setanta
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Sun 24 Jan, 2016 08:21 pm
Kiran Aluwalia was born and raised in India, and them immigrated to Canada with her family when she was nine. She records classical Indian songs of the Punjab and Persian songs which have become popular in India.
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Setanta
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Sun 24 Jan, 2016 08:26 pm
I don't usually do this, but i'm going to post another one by Kiran, because i really enjoy this vid . . .
I've been a fan for a long time ... maybe even back to cassette days
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Setanta
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Mon 25 Jan, 2016 04:27 am
Véronique Gens was born in Orléans in 1966, and has had a verys successful career since her début in 1986, particularly as an interpreter of 18th century operatic arias and art songs. This is from Armide, considered the best of the opéras of Lully, a French Baroque composer:
Sissel Kyrkjebø is a beautiful Norwegian singer, usually known simply as Sissel. Here she sings the "Pie Jesu" From Andrew Lloyd Weber's Requiem
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Setanta
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Sat 30 Jan, 2016 07:48 pm
Björk Guðmundsdóttir is an Icelandic singer who is also known only by her first name. This 2004 song, "Where is the line?" has been described as the only a cappella heavy metal song.
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Setanta
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Sun 31 Jan, 2016 03:35 am
Renée Fleming is an American soprano, now retired, who sings Richard Strauss' "Im abendrot" from his four last songs, in this video from a Houston Symphony performance.
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Setanta
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Sun 31 Jan, 2016 07:15 am
Enya is an Irish singer, who also uses just her first name, an anglicized version of her Gaelic given name. This is from her most recent album, which was released in October, 2015.
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ehBeth
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Thu 4 Feb, 2016 09:19 pm
@Setanta,
Armide. Likely my favourite early opera.
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ehBeth
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Thu 4 Feb, 2016 09:21 pm
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vonny
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Tue 16 Feb, 2016 02:55 pm
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Setanta
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Tue 16 Feb, 2016 04:07 pm
Thanks for that, Boss . . . i'd never heard those two before.
I've been leafing page by page through this thread, and enjoying it all over again. My thanks again to everyone who have made this thread such a wonderful success.
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Setanta
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Tue 16 Feb, 2016 06:49 pm
Here is Angela Sheik doing some more of her electro-techno magic, with a cover of Radiohead . . .
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vonny
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Thu 18 Feb, 2016 02:38 pm
@Setanta,
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Lordyaswas
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Sat 20 Feb, 2016 02:52 pm
I saw these live (Finsbury Park I think) in about 1974, and they were excellent.
They never really made it as a group, but it launched the careers of Elkie Brooks (what a voice), and a very youthful looking Robert Palmer.
VINEGAR JOE......
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Lordyaswas
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Sat 20 Feb, 2016 03:22 pm
And the wonderful Joan Armatrading, appearing on BBC's The Old Grey Whistle Test......
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Lordyaswas
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Sat 20 Feb, 2016 03:29 pm
And this is the only version of Pancho and Lefty that matches up to Townes Van Zandt's, imo.
