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Sarah Riedel: Living Up To Expectations

The world of jazz is no stranger to the sound of the Swedish language. Alice Babs and Monica Zetterlund--and more recently, Rigmor Gustafsson--are just a few of the names of jazz vocalists hailing from this cold northern country that have reached the ears of US and UK audiences. Some people believe that spoken Swedish sounds song-like," melodic even, with high and low tones. Unlike English, Swedish has more than one two types of emphasis for different words, which ...
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