What happens if you combine the musical genius of Astor Piazzola (“El Gran Ástor” needs no further introduction: a legend is a legend!) and the superhuman interpreting skills of, perhaps (with certainty, as far as I am concerned), the current best cello player in the world, Yo-Yo Ma (an amazing artist I saw twice performing in the famous Concertgebouw, in Amsterdam, artist about whom I’ll talk much more with another occasion)?
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Today’s song: ’68 by Anima Sound System
Anima Sound System (they have an excellent website, btw- you can also listen to many of their musical pieces there) is one of my favourite Hungarian bands (if not THE favourite).
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For quite a while now I’ve been an enthusiastic fan of Hayley Westenra, a young singer with an incredible voice, from New Zealand, of Irish descent. She’s already shown a lot, but just watch her in 5-10 years from now!
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Fara sa-l fi urmarit in mod continuu pe Florin Chilian-artistul (Chilian-comentatorul, de la Jurnalul National, e de multe ori prea…melodramatic, si asta in ciuda a ceea ce declara ca doreste a fi…; pe de alta parte scrie mai bine decat alti -multi- melodramatici), nu pot sa nu observ un progres considerabil, mai mult curaj (si cu asta, mai mult feeling) in melodiile sale.
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Scriam cu alta ocazie ca nu m-ar deranja chiar deloc ca Alex Balanescu (cu al sau Balanescu Quartet) sau Ada Milea sau – chiar mai bine- Alex Balanescu plus Ada Milea – sa ajunga foarte populari in Romania si chiar sa reprezinte ‘branding through music’ al Romaniei in strainatate.
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