This much admired countertenor starts with Mozart, then goes into territory less usual for his type of voice: songs by Wolf, Duparc and Falla.
Alabama Shakes are an old-fashioned Southern soul band, playing midtempo songs that chug along behind Brittany Howard's big, bluesy voice — songs about coming of age, perseverance, loyalty and love.
Several works by Josquin fall loosely into this category, including the Missa Fortuna desperata, based on the three-voice song Fortuna desperata (possibly by Antoine Busnois); the Missa Malheur me bat (based on a chanson variously ascribed to Obrecht, Ockeghem, or, most likely, Abertijne Malcourt); and the Missa Mater Patris, based on a three-voice motet by Antoine Brumel.
The songwriting is top notch and the album closes with one of the best covers of a Guided By Voices song you are likely to hear.
A 14-strong choir in metallic robes accompanied the Icelander's ethereally voiced songs, underpinned by xylophone clock-beats.
An Afródromo specializing in the percussion-and-voice songs of the blocos afro "would be like the World Cup, which is just for soccer," he said.
Back in the New York studio, each member of the team was responsible for one type of sound — field recordings and noise, radio voices, songs and music fragments.
In between, the cellist, Arthur Russell, wrote orchestral music, produced disco hits, and recorded a body of solo cello-and-voice songs that fit somewhere between lullabies and art songs.
Delorentos were invited to play a set at the 2006 edition of Other Voices: Songs From a Room and were also regular performers on The Cafe.
From your own throat It's time to voice the song in your heart.
