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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

50 Great Voices (from Brazil, Egypt, Great Britain, India, Turkey, U.S., ...)

50 Great Voices, a new series from National Public Radio,  profiles "singers who've made their mark internationally and across recorded history." Each of the profiles features audio recordings of songs and interview clips. Women are well-represented in the singers profiled so far:
  • Fairuz: Lebanon's Voice Of Hope
  • The Many Voices Of Lauryn Hill
  • Sandy Denny: Mercurial Queen Of British Folk Rock
  • Janis Joplin: The Queen of Rock
  • Lydia Mendoza: The First Lady Of Tejano
  • Radmilla Cody: Two Cultures, One Voice
  • Esma Redzepova: 'Queen Of The Gypsies'
  • Sezen Aksu: The Voice Of Istanbul
  • Ella Fitzgerald: America's First Lady Of Song
  • Umm Kulthum: 'The Lady' Of Cairo
  • Elis Regina: The Feeling Between The Notes
  • Asha Bhosle: Voice of Bollywood and More
  • Maria Callas: Voice of Perfect Imperfection
  • Mahalia Jackson: Voice of the Civil Rights Movement

Posted by Ken Middleton at 10:00 AM
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Labels: Brazil, Egypt, Great Britain, India, Lebanon, Music, Songs, Turkey, United States

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