Word: cappella
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Seven (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.), Zap Mama's new album, is actually its third release (the whimsical Daulne liked the symbolism of the number seven). It's a creative breakthrough for the group--its previous work, which was mostly a cappella, often seemed unfinished and overly jokey. For Seven, instrumentalists have been brought in to help out, as have some accomplished producers, including Michael Franti of the hip-hop soul group Spearhead...
...They are doing the Zombie Jamboree, which is a mix of a cappella, dance and singing," she said. "It sounds like it's going to be good...
Thomas said that the nature of the "Today Show" is ideal for the a cappella group's performance...
...This a cappella piece consists of three different songs based on Bible texts taken from Psalms, Luke, Matthew and Deuteronomy. Each section has a distinctive feel, and in sequence they seem to trace the history of Brahms' own musical influences: From Handel and Bach in the first section to painfully beautiful dissonances in the second section, then segued into a characteristically Romantic polyphonic style for the last section...
...trademark red folders given to pre-frosh by the Admissions Office contain lists of other activities. Highlights include the Pre-frosh Ice Cream Bash; an a cappella jam; Faculty panels; a speech by former presidential candidate Michael Dukakis; and a welcome by President Neil L. Rudenstine and Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson...