When we sing with love, everything around us listens with joy.
I love singing. I'm no pro-level singer but over the past few years I've realized I've become better at it. Being good in singing is one of my dreams.
Sam Smith closed out BBC Radio 1's month-long Live Lounge marathon today. "For this final cover, I wanted to pick my favorite artist of all time," he said after covering Alicia Keys' "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart." "And that is the incredible George Michael." He then launched into a performance of George Michael's "Father
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Kamaiyah spent the summer impressing audiences at festivals like San Francisco's Outside Lands and The Meadows in New York City. Now that fall's settled in, the Oakland rapper is back with a new song titled Successful and its corresponding music video. As one might gather from its name, this latest offering finds Kamaiyah in a celebratory mood as she recalls her path to fame. At one point, she mentions how she had to build myself up, perhaps a nice nod to her previous female empowerment single, Build You Up, from July. (Read: The 25 Most Anticipated Albums of Fall 2017) In the clip, directed by past collaborator Damien Sandoval, Kamaiyah shows us what prosperity looks like: glistening gold chains, pricey jet skis, stacks on stacks on stacks, and the kind of liquor you'd only ever order maybe once in a lifetime.Check it out below. Successful is presumably off Kamaiyah's upcoming Don't Ever Get It Twisted album, which has yet to receive a release date (judging by her tweet below, it may be a label issue). Her breakthrough mixtape, A Good Night in the Ghetto, came out last year.
I Love You, Daddy is C.K.'s first feature film in 16 years
All Pigs Must Die is a grotesque amalgamation of Boston extreme-music lifers: Kevin Baker of The Hope Conspiracy, Ben Koeller of Converge and Mutoid Man, Matt Woods and Adam Wentworth of Bloodhorse, and Brian Izzi of Trap Them. The band (with the recent addition of Izzi making them a quintet, as Trap Them sets to
I feel like if I don't make a Chance the Rapper mixtape, like double mixtape, a bunch of 14-year-olds will kick my ass.
The 69th annual Emmy Awards began with host Stephen Colbert singing a musical number called Everything is Better on TV. The skit featured many of this year's nominees - includingChance the Rapper. The Chicago MC spit a brief freestyle about his love of television, but one with a message. I like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, in fact I'm addicted. But where the cop show where one gets convicted? I miss the classics, I still thinkMash rocks, but if Hawkeye can be a soldier, why not Laverne Cox? he raps. I get it the finales that got you focused, just record the show and try to show up at the protest. Watch below. Chance was nominated for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for his SNL song Last Christmas, but lost to Common, Robert Glasper, and Karriem Riggins, who won for Letter to the Free from the Ava DuVernay's 13th.
"This is going to be a night full of memories for me,"Paul McCartneysaid in a social media post before Friday night's (Sept. 15) concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. As it turned out, the show made a lasting memory for the fans in the audience whenBruce Springsteencame out on stage during the encore.
I should have run this last month when San Francisco Renaissance Voice started a series of performances of Hildegard of Bingen's masterpiece, Ordo Virtutem, but...anyway, the last concert is coming up, and here is full info about it.
WHO: San Francisco Renaissance Voices (Katherine McKee, Music Director) with guest artists Deepak Ram (bansuri), Diana Rowan (Celtic harp) and Todd Jolly (percussion) WHAT: Hildegard's "Ordo Virtutum" WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, September 17, 4:00 pm - Church of the Advent of Christ the King, 251 Fell Street, San Francisco WEBSITE: www.SFRVoices.org TICKETS: $30 general admission, $25 student/senior - at the door 1/2 hour before each concert or on-line at the above website. San Francisco Renaissance Voices (Katherine McKee, Music Director) acclaimed East-Indian infused production ("Hildegard's music rang out anew," ... Los Angeles Times) of"Ordo Virtutum"(The Play of the Virtues) by the medieval mystic nun Hildegard von Bingen kicks off our 14th Season! If you missed our August performances of this magical piece here's your chance to experience it (or experience it again)performed on the actual feast day of St. Hildegard. One of the earliestextant liturgical musical dramas that provided the basis for the art form we now know as opera, "Ordo Virtutum" tells the story of the challenges of The Human Soul (Anime) as she is guided by The Virtues led by their queen Humility, to obtain wholeness of the spirit. Our stellar singers and dancers will be joined by our returning original-cast, internationally-renowned instrumentalists, Deepak Ram (bansuri) and Diana Rowan (Celtic harp), and local favorite, Todd Jolly (percussion). Completing their 13th Season,San Francisco Renaissance Voicesunder the direction ofKatherine McKeeis the San Francisco Bay Area's isconsistently recognized for our imaginative programming as the Bay Area's only professional, mixed-voice ensemble dedicated to performing and exploring thea cappellachoral music of the Renaissance, particularly lesser-known and rarely-performed works, as well as works outside of the traditional European canon.We have been featured inThe San Francisco Chronicle, Newsday, USA Todayand the national magazineEarly Music America,and in July 2009San Francisco Classical Voiceproclaimed us a standout within the crowded field of Bay Area early music ensembles.In 2010SFWeeklyselected us asBest Classical Musicin San Francisco.Most recently,The San Francisco Examinerexclaimed of our performances of the Medieval,The Play of Daniel,One could not have asked for a more entertaining spectacle ...a tour de force.We're especially excited to once again be joined by our original instrumental cast, the internationally acclaimed,Deepak Ram, bansuri master andDiana Rowan, Celtic harper, and local favoriteTodd Jolly, percussionist, for our revival of this production. Deepak Ramis a versatile artist who is well known for his evocative performances in traditional North Indian (Hindustani) classical music, his collaborations with musicians of other genres, his innovative compositions and for his excellence as a teacher, and is considered one of the great bansuri masters performing throughout the world today. An award-winning musical artist performing worldwide,Diana Rowan'splaying and compositions have unusual power and beauty. She integrates global musical traditions with fluency and reverence. Born in Ireland and raised the child of an Irish diplomat, Diana has traveled, lived and performed on six continents. As a natural outgrowth of this inspiration, her music interweaves global music, art, spirituality and mythology. San Francisco Renaissance VoicesEmeritus Music Director, Todd Jolly,is a percussionist, a published composer and arranger, and an ordained Presbyterian minister, he also teaches music at Stuart Hall for Boys, third through eighth grade, and directs two boy choirs. Once a member of the directing staff of the internationally renowned San Francisco Boys Chorus, he appears on occasion with them still. During the fall of 2004 Mr. Jolly was Composer-in-Residence at Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, composing two commissioned pieces,To Be Read at a FuneralandThe Oath, which were subsequently performed at the school. Off her forthcoming album Take Me Apart
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