I admire my friend from afar. Her clothing bright and multi-layered. Her dishwater blond hair tied into tight ropes that hung down from her head and brushed her porcelain white skin. Her large hazel eyes, soft pink lips, and peaceful soul all smiled at once while she sang her euphonious songs. Her audience entertained by her mix of original songs, cover songs with her unique styling, and stories of her eclectic life. This is Eden. The name Eden means “delight,” and truly reflects who she is. Eden has an infectious laugh. When she laughs her entire body pulsates causing those long dirty blond dreadlocks to bounce around her face and shoulders. All 5’9” of her is somehow involved in her laughter. And when she is angry, the honey badger appears. Honey badgers are well known for being ferocious, fearless, and confrontational. They are also highly intelligent. This is Eden. Through my years of knowing Eden, I …show more content…
Eden’s musical journey and passion began in Brazil, where she was raised. “My parents were hippy missionaries,” Eden described. “I was born in Argentina and grew up in Brazil.” She explained that her mother was a teacher in Chelan a long time ago and she has family in the Wenatchee area. Her love for country music, particularly Dolly Parton and Shania Twain, brought her to the United States with the dream of eventually making it to Nashville, Tennessee. “My dad was my inspiration,” explained Eden. “He was a singer and played classical guitar.” As she grew up she heard a lot of Spanish music and started playing a classical guitar using a finger-picking style. “Gypsy country” is how Eden describes her music. Gypsy style music is typically played in coffeehouses and restaurants, at parties, and sometimes on-stage. It differs from the style of folk music by its rich ornamentation. Eden adds to it a hint of country, Brazilian, and Portuguese
Selena’s musical career started when she was a young kid. She had sang music her whole life, from the age of 8 when her father, Abraham, formed a band with his kids. The band name was Selena y Los Dinos, and Selena and her siblings played at various weddings, fairs, bars, restaurants, and other places. This was very time consuming for Selena’s childhood, but Selena
At first glance Chris McCandless appears to possess charismatic and endearing traits of one socially connected with society. As Chris traveled around the country, everyone that met him instantly fell in love with his kind heart and charming personality. He made “an indelible impression on a number of people during the course of his hegira” while only being in thei...
Dolly Parton changed her community because she showed that no matter what you have to do to achieve your goal it's all possible. She has described her family as being "dirt poor...Parton was born in Sevier County, Tennessee, the fourth of twelve children...” stated bio.com. Her childhood was difficult, but she was able to overcome it by not only surviving, but also gaining a net worth of $500 million. Parton began performing as a child, singing on local radio and television programs in the Eastern Tennessee area. By ten, she was appearing on The Cas Walker Show on both WIVK Radio and WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee. At thirteen, she was recording (the single "Puppy Love") on a small Louisiana label, Goldband Records, and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry where she first met Johnny Cash,
An outcast from society Ellen was looked down upon; everyone loathed her, except Newland; he saw the predicament that she was in. Newland liked her outlandish ways; he admired her love of art and her abi...
The genre that has been chosen to focus on and examine is much less known than Reggae. It can be assured that a number of people asked on the subject will have no knowledge of the genre and perhaps not even recognition to the name. This particular genre is that of Zydeco music. Zydeco music is Louisiana based and most notably linked to Cajun music. Its roots are deep in the South and although it tends to not venture far from home, those around it have found music to fall in love with.
In her childhood she always said that she wanted to be a singer, she started to write poetry in kindergarten. She also gave lots of credit to her teacher Mr. Nadien for giving her lessons for singing. At the age of 14 she had taught herself how to play the acoustic guitar. Melanie had won the talent show at her school because she sang
“The Idol” Poem Louise Driscoll -lovers need sometimes attention to each other…they need to have confir-mation their love… RhymeSimile – “As star and star” “It’s only a game to give to a dream a Face and a Name.”
Explanation- This article gives brief information about the singer’s music, her main type of music is traditional Mexican music infused with jazz soul, African root, and klezmer music. Lila’s music is so unique that there is no way...
When first approaching this work, one feels immediately attracted to its sense of wonder and awe. The bright colors used in the sun draws a viewer in, but the astonishment, fascination, and emotion depicted in the expression on the young woman keeps them intrigued in the painting. It reaches out to those who have worked hard in their life and who look forward to a better future. Even a small event such as a song of a lark gives them hope that there will be a better tomorrow, a thought that can be seen though the countenance by this girl. Although just a collection of oils on a canvas, she is someone who reaches out to people and inspires them to appreciate the small things that, even if only for a short moment, can make the road ahead seem brighter.
World music may sound as simple as its name suggests, however the world music phenomenon expresses a deeper story that many people seem to miss. There is so much that makes up a world music genre, but what we hear about it is not always the easiest to decipher and generally comes from powerful and large organisations, where not all of it is explained thoroughly. A lot of their understanding comes from what they are only interested in and most important stories and factors are either ignored or incomplete (Stokes 2003, p. 297). Not receiving the full picture, gives us a limited understanding of world music and its sub genres. Different genres of music over the globe have been shaped in many ways by influences such as the; historical and traditional root, people and their culture, migration, globalisation, politics and commodification. Nueva Canción is one example of a world music genre that has been influenced in such ways, and of which has a strong historical and political story worthy to be recognised. This essay will focus on the way the genre, Nueva Canción has become a significant genre of world music, by exploring the influences stated previously.
By the time she was 6, her father saw talent in her as she sang with purity and perfect pitch as he played his guitar. Then with enthusiasm, Abraham got a hold of instruments and formed a family band with A.B. III as the bass, Suzette as the drummer, and Selena the lead singer. Their family band was named Selena Y Los Dinos and they started playing at weddings, fairs, and clubs close by. When they barely formed, A.B. III and Suzette hated the rehearsals practice they had every night because they took time from their friends; on the contrary, Selena loved the rehearsals because she had the same passion as her father for music.
. For example, Regaeton is a hybridization of American hip-hop containing similar messages of sex and money as the American version, yet also political messages specific to their state. Salsa, a mashup of afro-caribbean rhythms from Cuba and Puerto Rico (Manuel, 1994) originally began in the New York by Hispanic Caribbean migrants as means to hold onto national identity, however it has resisted American influence artistically even though commercially it is distributed by major American music corporations. Mexican music has gone through many transformations, Texano, Mariachi, Banda-some of these transformations can be attributed to Mexico’s shared border with the United States. When you think of Samba and Bossa Nova, Brazil is what comes to mind. However, the globalization of these two styles of music has pushed other styles of Brazilian music to the wayside into regional categories.
The instruments used for this song is of a standard rock band; lead vocalist, electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit. The genre for this song is determined by the steady and yet simplistic instruments used in this version. An interesting note is that the chorus is in the genre of rock but the verses combine the genres tango and reggae. This could be because merging these three different styles of music attracted the attention of youth more with rock being rebellious at that time and tango and reggae having a heavy beat for that time period. ...
Dolly Parton’s life began in Sevier County, Tennessee. She was the fourth of twelve children born to a poor tobacco farmer (Dolly). Even though her family was very poor, that didn’t stop this bubbly little girl from pursuing her dreams. In fact, Dolly was able to turn the struggles that her family encountered into inspirations to her songwriting. One of the very popular songs “Coat of Many Colors” was written by Dolly regarding a true story of her mother sewing a multi-colored coat for her that was made from rags. Not only did Dolly grow up singing and songwriting at home in the family’s rustic one room cabin, she sang in church and by the time she was ten she was performing on local television and radio shows in Knoxville, Tennessee (Dolly). Dolly’s parents saw the gift that their daughter was given and purchased for her a guitar when she was only ten years old. She taught herself how to play and not only sang in the public eye but played the guitar as well. If this wasn’t already an open...
During the course of this semester, the several musical styles that have been discussed and analyzed have displayed various similarities and differences. These differences in certain musical elements have accounted for the distinctiveness and uniqueness of each style of music. The culture behind these countries’ music adds even more to their individualism. Cultural aspects such as religion play a huge role in the music of each country as well. Styles of music in Africa might be more upbeat than certain styles in India, for example. Some cultures use music in religion, while others may not. Aspects such as dance are important factors in all three types of music. Despite the differences and similarities, however, without music, these cultures would perhaps not be as fascinating and unique as they are now.