Yolanda Soares creates magic and incredibly mixes majestic universes like Classical, Opera, Fado, Pop, Trance music and other genres with a unique
The charismatic, refined, elegantly classy and beautiful multilingual Yolanda recently told me… ”I have not got much free time to spend with romance, but today will spend my time in a Romantic and beautiful place singing with all my heart , the big event is in the World Famous Palácio da Pena (Sintra). I will be singing one song from my next CD,Titled – Keni Inderó. Lyrics by: Alex Fan Moniz and Music by: Abel Chaves & Yolanda Soares. And my NEW CD is almost ready.” Podiamos chamar-lhe “Filha da Música”, pois cresceu rodeada de músicos e cantores. O sonho de ser ballerina, curso no qual ingressou no Conservatório Nacional de Lisboa, deu lugar à grande paixão pelo canto, que também estudou na mesma instituição. Terminado o curso de canto, iniciou uma caminhada noma descoberta de si própria, aventurando-se em experiências múltiplas que ela própria chama de “Universidade Artística”. Directora artística, [...]
Rock Music and Dance Music – Popular Music Genres
Rock Music enjoys continued popularity since last fifty years. It is, by far, the best selling music among all genres and forms. That clearly shows its popularity through out the world including U.S.A, U.K, Germany, France, and Australia. It enjoys great popularity in Asia, Africa and Americas as well. It was born as Rock and Roll in 1950s. It was a fusion form of Rhythm & Blues, Country and other popular forms. It became instant hit across the United States of America. Bo Didley and Chuck Berry were the early rock artists. Little Richards and Fats Domino were also popular. It was widely accepted as popular form of music and spread to Britain and other countries. Its spread to United Kingdom was fast and swift. Cliff Richards and John Lennon were the early artists. Both of them achieved great success. John Lennon later formed the legendary ‘The Beatles’. [...]
5 Popular Latin-american Music Genres
Do you know that Latin America has contributed a lot and has enriched world music? Latin American music includes end number of genres.While some of them are drawn from native traditions’some others are taken from European folk music tradition. You can discover the influence of African music as well since many of the singers’dancers and musicians have their root in Africa. Though Latin American music has its own unique characteristic it echoes the same universal human feelings and emotion.Some of the very popular Latin Music forms are Tango, Salsa, Samba, Son, Bossanova and the list goes on. Tango: Tango, one of the most popular music genres of Latin America was originated in Argentina in 1890s. The working class created this new rhythm. They were inspired by the Cuban habanera as well as the local milonga. The music used to reflect a pessimistic mood. It used to depict the sorrow brought [...]
Music Genres
This is a list of some of the worldâs music genre and their definitions African Folk – Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Afro jazz – refers to jazz music which has been heavily influenced by African music. The music took elements of marabi, swing and American jazz and synthesized this into a unique fusion. The first band to really achieve this synthesis was the South African band Jazz Maniacs. Afro-beat – is a combination of Yoruba music, jazz, Highlife, and funk rhythms, fused with African percussion and vocal styles, popularized in Africa in the 1970s. Afro-Pop â Afropop or Afro Pop is a term sometimes used to refer to contemporary African pop music. The term does not refer to a specific style or sound, but is used as a general term [...]
Jumping Genres Once Again, and Still Shocking Us All: a Review of Polarity/1’s ‘music From the Other Side’
Polarity/1, the multi-genre artist best known for bold, honest, hard-hitting songs, has released a brand new instrumental record titled ‘Music From the Other Sideâ. The new CD continues the opinion-filled musical legacy of Polar: fitting to the title, the album consists of smooth, jazzy tracks much different from louder albums like ‘Yankinâ The Food Chainâ. Proving that this album is no less diverse than his others, Polar once again shows his ability to spread his talent over a wide variety of genres; his music has been incorporated by dance theaters and documentarists, including Danny Schechter’s feature-length film documentary ‘In Debt We Trust’ and Battery Dance Company’s 26th Annual Downtown Dance Festival last year. ‘Music From The Other Sideâ is the soundtrack for a dance performance by Lisbon’s Quorum Ballet, fusing the style and art of the dance of Lisbon and New York. A collaboration of choreographers Daniel Cardoso, Jonathan Hollander [...]