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<title>Bobby McFerrin</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:06 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The monumentally gifted Bobby McFerrin will forever be known for his 1988 hit "Don't Worry, Be Happy," which featured the multi-tracked singer accompanying himself. However, his vocal chords are as limber as a rubber band, and he doesn't need any studio wizardry to astound you. Instead of following up that on success, McFerrin started a large choir -- his Voicestra -- and concentrated on work that has generally been outside of either the pop or jazz worlds. While it is gratifying to see a public figure so interested in academic pursuits, it's somewhat baffling that McFerrin doesn't always display his most apparent talent: solo singing. The wondrously unique <I>Circlesongs</I> (1997) did away with intelligible language all together while still utilizing the group format. Meanwhile, the world waits for McFerrin to return as a solo performer in his own right.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Zap Mama</title>
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<category>World Pop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:55:40 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Zap Mama are more than a women's A Capella group, they are a multi-cultural performance group of world class quality. Created by musicologist Marie Daulne in Brussels, Belgium with a few other women of mixed Belgian/Congolese ancestry, the band mixes African, European and American traditions into a new world synthesis. Their melange of elements includes Gospel, Soul, rap, Medieval, Aborigine, Moorish, Doo-Wop, Afro-Cuban, animal sounds, vocal percussion, and the recent addition of drum and bass. Notable for using Pygmy polyphony vocal technique and singing in many tongues, Zap Mama have a strong sense of theater that makes them powerful live performers. Who else could get an audience of a thousand to sing a hauntingly beautiful chant to Zambea, the Pygmy god of peace, in perfect harmony and fade together to a whisper?
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Singers Unlimited</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Take 6</title>
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<category>Christian R&amp;B</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:30:55 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Take 6 started out as an entirely a cappella outfit, only four folks rehearsing in a bathroom at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala. Since then, the quartet-gone-sextet have recorded or performed with luminaries like Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Al Jarreau, Don Henley, James Taylor, k.d. lang, Patti Austin, Randy Travis, Queen Latifah and Branford Marsalis. They've also shown up on the soundtracks for <I>Do The Right Thing</I>, <I>Boyz In The Hood</I>, <I>Dick Tracy</I> and <I>Glengary Glen Ross</I>. In later albums, Take 6 branched out beyond a cappella into quietly accompanied, inspirational jazz R&B, with each of the six band members playing an instrument. But their greatest individual "instruments," the mainstay of their vast appeal, remains their astute and lustrous vocals, which weave immaculate street corner doo-wop harmonies over gorgeous gospel jazz.
- Amy Bartlett]]></description>
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<title>Ladysmith Black Mambazo</title>
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<category>Township</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:40:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[First introduced to world audiences by Paul Simon on his landmark 1986 record <I>Graceland</I>, South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo have charmed listeners worldwide ever since. Influenced by both Zulu and Christian choral traditions, founder (and former member of the Blacks) Joseph Shabalala formed the group in 1974 and named them after the township where he lived. The group's singers magnificently coordinate Zulu vocal characteristics such as clicking sounds, high-pitched ululations, and a particular sense of melody laden with foot stomps and accompanying grunts to create an unforgettable aural and visual spectacle.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>The Four Freshmen</title>
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<category>Vocal-Pop</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The premier close-harmony vocal group of the 1950s, the Four Freshmen were a mainstay of proms, car radios and basement make out sessions. They really weren't as square as their senior prom fashion sense -- they often featured jazz backings, had scores of immitators, and were a major influence how Brian Wilson crafted the Beach Boys' vocal sound.]]></description>
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<title>The Swingle Singers</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Sweet Honey in the Rock</title>
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<category>Folk/Traditional Gospel</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:49:41 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The word "awesome" is as overused today as "brilliant" is in England. Well, the a cappella group S.H.I.T.R. really are brilliantly awesome. They combine Black Gospel, traditional World and American musical forms and jazz into one swinging whole. Though they sing proudly about their African American heritage, much of their audiences is made of middle-aged white secular humanists (which means people who graduated from Berkeley in the 1960s). Help expand their demographics by listening to their beautiful vocalizing.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Glad</title>
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<category>CCM</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>The Nylons</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:20:20 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Four Aces</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Four Aces were a major part of the pre-Elvis 1950s. Before Doo-Wop and the greasy kid stuff, the Four Aces serenaded the well-adjusted youth of the day with "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" and "Three Coins in a Fountain."
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>The Persuasions</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:06:57 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Through all the changes to R&B, the Persuasions have remained steadfast adherents to A Cappella music, and although commercial success has eluded them, they remain the genre's most prolific, longest-lasting artists. This quartet combines Doo-Wop, Soul and R&B into songs that prove that soul comes not from your backing music, but from your gut (and diaphragm).
- Kali Holloway]]></description>
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<title>Stormy Weather</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:39:33 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ultra frisky a cappella Doo-Wop that gets labeled "for children"...probably because of the featured vocal group on <i>Carmen San Diego</i>. If you are tired of daycare shrieks, check out the street corner harmonies of Stormy Weather.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Straight No Chaser</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The tradition of collegiate a cappella performance in the United States is a long one -- it was almost a century old when Straight No Chaser formed in 1996, becoming the first a cappella group on the campus of the University of Indiana. The group was first assembled by its leader, Dan Ponce, and won wild popularity on the campus and beyond, singing at professional sports games and competing in the National Championship of Collegiate A Cappella at New York's Carnegie Hall. As popular as the outfit was during its school days, its visibility increased dramatically after a brief reunion in 2006, when videos of old performances began circulating on YouTube. One particular performance, a wacky version of "12 Days of Christmas," arrived in many an inbox during the holiday season in 2007, and the band inked a deal with Atlantic Records. They soon set to work recording a proper debut, <I>Holiday Spirits</I>, the following year.
- Nate Cavalieri]]></description>
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<title>Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares</title>
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<category>Balkans/Eastern Europe</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:01:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It's hard to pin down, but there's something about Bulgarian choral music that grabs Westerners' attention, more so than many other ethnic music idioms off of our collective beaten path. Maybe that's the "mystery" suggested by this female choir's name, or maybe it's just that when a group is this good at what they do, they're bound to find a way into people's ears. The ensemble's self-titled album, released in the U.S. in 1987, was a surprise "world music" hit that has gained classic status over the years. Its dense, pungent harmonies and unearthly dissonances may be unfamiliar, but the emotional thrust -- whether tearfully sad or peaceful and content -- comes through clearly. The debut's strange/familiar appeal led to further, similar volumes, plus the fairly ridiculous dance remix album <I>From Bulgaria With Love</I> (they even made a video). Start with any of the three volumes, and remember to play it loud.]]></description>
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<title>The Bobs</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:55:18 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Popular, witty A Cappella pop group skewers the art world with their latest offering. Outstanding singing and hilarious devotion to replicating instruments with their voices.]]></description>
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<title>The Spaniels</title>
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<category>Doo-Wop</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:49 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Spaniels were one of the most well-rounded Doo-Wop groups during the 1950s. They excelled at street-corner harmonies but drew considerable inspiration from such past Vocal group masters as the Mills Brothers and recorded a wide spectrum of harmony-filled pop music. Sha Na Na did a note-for-note cover of their biggest hit, "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight."
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>The Blenders</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:23 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Opening for major acts all around the country has given The Blenders a chance to perfectly develop their smooth and exact vocal harmonies, mixing jazz, pop and R&B styles over A Cappella and acoustically backed tracks.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Ac-rock</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Chicago A Cappella</title>
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<category>Choral</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:49:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Sean Altman</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:35:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sean Altman made a name for himself as one of the principle players in the a cappella group Rockapella, whose success resulted in eight Japanese tours and appearances on <I>The Tonight Show With Jay Leno</I> and the PBS special <I> Spike Lee & Co.Do It A Cappella</I>. It was, however, the group's theme song for <I>Where In the World Is Carmen Sandiego?</I> that brought them their biggest commercial success. In 1997, at the height of their popularity, Altman removed himself from the Rockapella equation and concentrated on a solo career. He released the power-pop-influenced a cappella CD <I>Seandemonium</I> in 1997 and <I>Alt.mania</I> in 2002.
- Linda Ryan]]></description>
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<title>Voz Veis</title>
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<category>Latin Pop</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Venezuelan vocal pop sextet Voz Veis got their start in Maracaibo, Venezuela in the 1990s while the members were still in college. The group came about as a kind of lark; no one seriously thought the group would last after college. Years, albums and multiple tours of Latin America later, Voz Veis is still going strong.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:33:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>The SoCal VoCals</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:02:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>The Flying Pickets</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 01:50:07 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Noirin Ni Riain</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 7 May 2009 09:55:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Riain has an unusual list of credits that include singing traditional Irish music and Gregorian chants, as well as working with avant-garde composer John Cage. Singing in Gaelic, her angelic alto voice blends perfectly with a choir of monks singing in liturgical style.]]></description>
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<title>The Birmingham Sunlights</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Rootsy A Capella versions of Gospel standards from an all-male group. Doo-Wop elements make for an interesting take on this simple style.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>Les Luthiers</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:26:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:58 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Loud and proud gay men's A Cappella group harmonize on social issues relevant to gay life with humor and candor.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:51:30 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Street Sounds</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:29:03 -0800</pubDate>
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- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>The Wild Oats</title>
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<category>Old-Time Revival</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Realtime</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 9 Aug 2009 08:39:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>The Watersons</title>
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<category>British Folk</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:20:35 -0700</pubDate>
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- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Joe Heaney</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:20:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In his sonorous baritone voice, Joe Heaney sings A Cappella Gaelic songs following the ancient traditions of Irish song. Graced with a resonant sustain, he became known in the 1950s as a strong singer with a unique style.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Cavern Voices</title>
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<category>A Cappella</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:41:21 -0700</pubDate>
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