Word: songfulness
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...global following. Since 1997, her greatest hits album has sold over 4 million copies, half of them outside France. "That's a kind of international recognition that today's French-language artists just don't achieve," says Cécile Prévost-Thomas, a sociologist specializing in French song. Piaf's success abroad reminds the country of a time when its cultural exports could achieve popularity while remaining defiantly French. The passing of that era is lamented amid the proliferation of American Idol?style reality shows and young French stars singing in English. "Today, songs are detached from...
...next time you’re at a rager and your favorite song is on the playlist, hold up on the grinding for a minute and woo your date with a meaningful discussion of the “images of manhood” in the lyrics. Fat Joe would be proud...
...08–give a convincing performance, expertly using their facial expressions to add to the emotion and energy of their movements.Boston Ballet II, a pre-professional dance program affiliated with the Boston Ballet, closed the Friday show with Susan Shields’ “Sunlit Song.” These talented young dancers captured the “sunlit” feeling of both the choreography and the music, filling the stage with uncontainable energy and seemingly effortless movement. Although the dancers of this separate company have the professional experience of training with the Boston Ballet...
...Earlier in the day, members of the Kuumba Singers greeted Fishburne in song at Logan Airport. Over 100 people attended a roast for Fishburne in Kirkland House, which was followed by a luncheon with students...
...Chicken Noodle Soup” blasted through the speakers, the dancers dropped their poles and put on sunglasses to begin a hip hop-inspired number. As the only group to represent Native American culture, the Harvard Intertribal Indian Dance Troupe beautifully showcased their heritage through song and dance. The dancers displayed great skill in ballet, jazz, and pow-wow styles, but the performance was equally eye-catching for its brightly colored costumes, which included silk shirts as well as embroidered shawls emblazoned with sequins. Next came the Kuumba Choir, one of the largest and most dynamic multicultural organizations on campus...