(Vocals, 1959–2000) The daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl, her appealing, wry voice brought her hits with ‘There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis’ (1981), ‘A New England’ (1985) and ‘Days’ (1989). She duetted on The Pogues’ 1987 Christmas smash ‘Fairytale Of New York’. She released warm, witty albums in Electric Landlady (1991) and Tropical Brainstorm (2000), and had developed an interest in Latin music when she ...
(Vocals, b. 1978) Portuguese/Canadian singer Furtado is a shining exponent of feelgood modern pop. After a musical youth spent with DJs and rappers instead of musicians per se, her debut album from 2000, Whoa, Nelly!, accordingly fused the more palatable ingredients of music of the streets with an upbeat pop approach that garnered success for singles like ‘I’m Like A Bird’. Later albums, Folklore (2003) and Loose (2006), the latter including ...
Latin America is particularly rich and varied in its musical traditions, with each country boasting a broad and very distinct collection of genres whose development has been shaped by indigenous rhythms, migration patterns from Europe and the influx of slavery. At the uppermost tip of Latin America is Mexico, a country whose musical sub-genres are too many to name, but may be best known for its mariachi music. Played by a ...
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