Word: singings
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...think my audience's first reaction to my music was, "Jackie Chan has a record?" They just couldn't believe it. But what could I do? I like to sing, so I always sing over the closing credits of my movies. The sound tracks always feature my voice. So people finally realized, "Wow, Jackie has a very good voice," and later on they just accepted that I was both an action star and a singer...
This year I'm working on a record on which I'll duet with a female singer from each Asian country. I've been planning on doing some duets with American singers, and I hope one day to sing with Barbra Streisand...
...Marley, the great Jamaican Reggae star, once posed the question "Won't you help me sing these songs of freedom?" Music can be a tool: for relaxation, for stimulation, for communication--and for revolution. In fact, it is often a rhythm of resistance: against parents, against police, against power. The U.S., in this one-superpower age, has perhaps never been so dominant--economically, militarily, culturally. That strength attracts immigrants, who bring with them new forms of music. And that strength also inspires competition, as musicians and performers in other countries, mindful of the American hegemony, assert their national identities...
...know about Colombian pop-rocker Shakira before you go any further with this thing: 1) Shakira is a control freak. She could have released her English-language debut album months ago. Years, even. Gloria Estefan was going to rewrite Shakira's songs into English for the young Colombian to sing. Instead, Shakira decided to improve her English, and Estefan ultimately assisted on just two tracks. "I can't hire other people to write songs for me," Shakira says. "I have to write them myself." 2) Shakira is a control freak. Sorry, this bears repeating. See, the reason this story...
...Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Amy Spanger and Michael Berressee weren’t so dazzling in the Broadway production, I might too have found the production wunderbar, but the cast largely disappointed, and try as he might, rock star-turned-leading-man Rex Smith always seemed artificial and forced to sing in a register below his comfort level. The one bright spot was Chuck Wagner, a man with a long list of Broadway credits, who stole all his scenes as General Harrison Howell, thanks to his booming baritone, robust comic persona, and classic good looks (all of which suggest that...