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...recorded her first album named Pies Descalzos or Barefoot in English, with eleven songs in Spanish with two tracks that sounded in the radio of this album: "estoy aqui" (I am here) and Pies Descalzos (Barefeet) that is the principal song of this album. About Shakira's music this album presents a diferent music style as a ballade when a rytmic guitar sound was the charecteristic of Shakira's music at this time (beging of the nineties) that diferent ...
...songs are Shakira's This album was sounded in this days in Latin America and Spain specially being more or less the first or second in this radio's rankings in my country Peru for example. ------------ This album contains: 1-Estoy aqui (I am here) 2-Antologia (Anthology) 3-Un poco de amor (Alittle of love) 4-Quiero (I love) 5-Te necesito (I need you) 6-Te espero sentada (I wait you sitting down) 7-Pies Descalzos (Barefeet) 8-Vuelve (Go ... Read review

Advantages: beautiful Irish classic voice
Disadvantages: the old irish classic abit over played

...inside to be Irish. John McCormack sings these Irish classics with a powerful mans voice that really brings your imagination into the heart and sole of the music. This album is a peacful and relaxing trip down memory lane.John McCormack's singing style combines the beatiful melodys of a classical trained voice with the stricking sound of a strong Irish accent. This gives the album its uniqueness and gives it the storytelling quality that brings the ... Read review

Advantages: One of the most passionate performances of Ravi Shankar
Disadvantages: none at all

The notes of HOMAGE TO MAHATMA ,was composed on the spot by Ravi Shankar while taking part in a Radio broadcast, soon after MAHATMA GANDHI was assasinated in 1948,but the music was recorded much later in the 70's..and the album made 10 years later in 1981. This is Hindustani Classical music at its best. One cant hope for anything better than this.The masters have come together to give us a musical feast in this magnificent album, which mesmerises ...
...Shankar (sitar); Mrs. Jaban, Mrs. Widya, Prodyot Sen, Sunil Kumar (tanpura); Alla Rakha (tabla). MUSIC BASED ON Raga Mohan Kaunus, Raga Gara and Tala farodast A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL MUSIC (:various sources) Classical music Of The Sub-continent There have been many styles of Classical music developed by different families reffered to as "Gharaana".They have developed different styles of classical music, genres and instruments, ... Read review

Advantages: A good selection of songs
Disadvantages: none

Lata Mangeshkar is one of the best known voices from the Hindi films.She is known as the nightingale of India, is literally the Face of India.Her songs have become an inseparable part of the daily lives of Indians all over..She has come to symbolise India in a way no other person has or ever will.... Born into a traditional middle class family based in Goa..Her Father Dinanath Mangeshkar was a Classical singer, who trained Lata in Indian classical ...
...just 13 years old and had to shoulder the responsibility of looking after her mother and four siblings...With the help of a family friend ,she began acting and singing in theaters and later graduated to play back singing..there was no looking back for Lata once her songs became a rage with the audience.She rose steadily and conquered the Hindi film Industry..the undisputable singing queen.To this day, there has never been a singer of her range and ... Read review

Advantages: You get to hear Rafi's songs with the Birmingham symphony orchestra...
Disadvantages: Afterall Old is gold

Rafi Resurrected is an 18 song musical feast that bring for the first time a symphonic interpretation of Indian film music. One can only go into raptures while talking about a legendary singer like Mohammad Rafi...One of the Greatest Indian playback singer ever. He brought hundreds of melodies to life and to this day there has been no other singer who could come anywhere near him, let alone surpass him..In real life Mohammad rafi was a simple, ...
...nearly 28 years since Mohammad Rafi passed away ,but he continues to mesmerize music lovers through his vast legacy of melodious songs.. Almost all new singers try to emulate his voice and Sonu Nigam has been one of those many singers..but to his credit, he is an extremely talented singer who has made a mark playbacking for almost 2 decades now... Sonu Nigam, who is a dedicated Rafi fan since his childhood,thought that it was an extra-ordinary ... Read review