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Word: bichevskaya (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lesson may be that rock travels well, but does not translate. Conversely, what does not translate easily to the West sounds the best, like the luminous, haunting folk-song collections of Zhanna Bichevskaya, whose mesmerizing soprano melds historical traditions and new directions. Alla Pugacheva has attained greater popular success, however, by going West. Pugacheva's act is a salmagundi of recycled Pink Floyd instrumentals, a sort of sunflower delicacy grafted from Joni Mitchell and chanteuse dramaturgy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Keeping the Comrades Warm | 6/23/1980 | See Source »

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