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    and he reacted to ones he did not like with comments such as, “You see the way people can fuck up music,” “Take it off thats some pathetic shit.” Kanye west also had his infamous moment when he walked on stage while Taylor Swift was receiving her award for best female video and Kanye went on stage and said, "Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!" Both these artists are very self standing and rarely let other 's opinions affect them. When walking down the street…

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    high level of their voices. Then the Desprez ‘’Benedicta’’ had the singers communicate with each other and us (the audience). In the third set moved from the Renaissance to our time with the composer Nico Muhly. The interpretation of ' 'Three Moon Songs ' ' was based on poetry from Albert Giraud ' 'Pierrot Lunaire ' '. The principal, "Harlequin," exhibited beguiling soprano lines over rehashed designs making utilization of dissonance and humor was dependably musically understandable. At that…

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    exploded onto the music scene in 1997 with soulful hits such as "On & On", "Next Lifetime", and "Appletree". The album marked a shift in the music of its time and began on what was the neo-soul movement. Baduizm won critical acclaim and won Badu two Grammy Awards , for best female R&B vocal performance and best R&B…

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    Mariachi Research Paper

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    The origins of Mariachi music dates back hundreds of years, but in the form modern society knows it the Mariachi began in the nineteenth century in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The culture of Mexico is identified by their food, language, traditions, and most importantly music. Music is a huge part of the Mexican culture, today mariachi music and bands are associated with Mexico by default. The first existing roots of Mariachis are uncertain, but Mexico takes great pride in its enchanting…

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    Selena continued composing and performing more amazing songs through 1994 until she tragically died from a bullet wound in March 31, 1995 (Biography.com). According to investigations Selena died in the arms of the person who created the Selena fan club, her name was Yolanda Saldivar (Biography.com). Yolanda…

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    successful, but Jackson didn’t like that his life and career were controlled by his father. Eventually he started a solo career and joined the producer Quincy Jones. Jones would become one of the architects of Jackson’s success Jackson composed his songs and choreographed all of his dances. He published the best-selling album in the history and spent millions of dollars for charity. Michael Jackson influenced music industry with his music videos and skillful shows. Michael Jackson is very…

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    Frank Sinatra

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    Frank Sinatra, aka Francis A. Sinatra, Francesco Sinatra, was born in the small community of Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the only child of Italian-Americans Marty and Dolly Sinatra, due to the fact that Frank was a whopping 13.5lbs, his mother’s chances to have more children were ruined. He lived with lifelong scars on his cheek, neck and ear from his difficult birth. Although relatives believed he was dead when he finally was delivered, Frank was a scraper, and not about to give up! Frank grew…

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    “Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.” said Aretha Franklin, a woman who used her voice to support the small and major causes she believed in by following her drum. Aretha Franklin, while born in Memphis, Tennessee, was raised in the city of Detroit. Her father worked for a church and her mother moved away…

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    sometimes to others like Elvis and James Brown. He was Also one of the first african americans to show up on MTV But he no longer lives now physically, but now in many other peoples hearts and heads (because who hasn’t had a problem getting one of his songs stuck in there?) Michael Jackson was born in August 29th 1958 in Gary Indiana And Started singing at the age of 4. Many were surprised at the well handled electro voice at such a young age and his some of his siblings also had a thing for…

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    Maya Angelou Adversity

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    predominantly black music. People telling me I don’t belong, your not going to succeed because your this color. Then you want to show those people that you can and you will”. Marshall Bruce Mathers is Eminem’s full name, he received 15 Grammy awards, including an award for best rap album, and best rap…

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