Lara

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There are three artists named Lara; one is Taiwanese, one Turkish and the other German: 1. - A talented artist of just 18 years, she is the lead female vocalist of the popular Taiwanese band Nan Quan Ma Ma (南拳媽媽), whose second album reached no. 4 on the Taiwanese charts. Californian born and raised, with both Russian and Taiwanese heritage, she is well exposed to both western and asian cultures, and is proficient in english and mandarin. Lara graduated from the Taipei American School class of 2006, and has also featured in a duet with 周杰倫 on his latest album, November's Chopin, on the track Coral Sea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara_Veronin 2. - Lara, a Turkish Arabesque-pop music singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara 3. - Lara, a German fourpiece from Offenbach/Main. Founded in 1997, playing 'Spacerock'. The band consists of Patrick Leoni (voc, git), Jens Rudolph (bass), Hans Wiederroder (git, voc) and Christian Raab (drums). http://www.lara-rocks.de/

Gene Pritsker's Sound Liberation Feat. Lara St. John At Joe's Pub Saturday, March 9, 2024

Source: Robert C. Ford
March 3, 2024

On March 9th at 7pm (doors open 6pm), Joe's Pub and Composers Concordance present “Vivaldi's Hot House." This composition by Gene Pritsker (Matrix Resurrections, Joe Zawinul) is a starting point for this eclectic event with violin doyenne Lara St. John and Pritsker's ensemble Sound Liberation. The concert will feature a genre defying repertoire of music inspired by various composers from the past including Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Mozart, reinterpreted with jazz, metal, hip-hop, etc. Featured singers include soprano Adriana Valdes, baritone ...
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Critically-Acclaimed Classical Pianist And Steinway & Sons Recording Artist Lara Downes Provides A Different Take On The Music Of Billie Holiday

Source: Muse Media
February 24, 2015

When classical pianist Lara Downes was 8 years old, she wrote in her diary that her favorite song was Billie Holiday’s “I Cover the Waterfront." Ever since, says Downes, she has been enthralled with “the distinctive qualities of mood and phrasing, line and color” heard in Holiday’s singing. Now, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Billie Holiday’s birth, Lara Downes offers A Billie Holiday Songbook, a deeply personal tribute to an icon of American music (Steinway & Sons Records) ...
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