Word: acclaimed
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...something a little pop, it's easier to promote. I had a choice. But I prefer this." Thank goodness. Bowmboï is mesmerizing, casting its spell with virtuoso vocals, rich textures and startling diversity. If her 2000 album Wanita was her breakthrough, winning Traoré worldwide acclaim as a rising star, then Bowmboï is a stamp of the 29-year-old's growing musical authority. Traoré's sound may be exotic, ethereal, otherworldly - all words trotted out to praise the good in the impossibly broad "world-music" genre - but her themes are universal...
DIED. EUGENE ISTOMIN, 77, classical pianist; of liver cancer; in Washington. A renowned soloist, he won national acclaim at 17 after debuts in the same week with both the New York and the Philadelphia philharmonic orchestras. He was also celebrated for his later work in a trio with violinist Isaac Stern and cellist Leonard Rose...
...Surprises” sounds like it was written yesterday about today’s America; when Yorke intoned “Bring down the government / They don’t, they don’t speak for us,” the audience roared with cathartic acclaim...
Several of Harvard’s a capella groups have achieved national acclaim, often appearing on the annual “Best of College A Capella?...
...maverick filmmaker operating out of Taiwan, What Time Is It? is Tsai’s fifth feature film, and one that has garnered much critical acclaim, including an award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival...