Everything about her feels choreographed to perfection. She wears a tight, black leather jumpsuit while steadying her Honda Grom 250cc motorcycle with poise. As she removes her helmet, dark, messy curls cascade. Her makeup is bolder than normal, resembling an even fiercer version of Marianne Faithfull from La Motocyclette. With heels that could kill, she takes on New York City. At 4’11”, she may be the smallest person seen on two wheels. Yet, when she looks into the camera, her petite, porcelain nature transforms into a smoldering goddess. The metamorphosis is even more apparent when she sings: lithe vocals expand among deep, sonorous beats. “I’m Cita Citata,” she says. “Dangdut Queen.” Cita Citata née Rahayu achieved popularity with …show more content…
Between September 6-14, 2016, Kidron brought the young Indonesian artist to the United States for her first professional recording session, replete with video and photo shoots. Thus, “NYCita” was born. Over the period of eight days, Cita eschewed delicate pageant gowns for a tight, belted leather jumpsuit, setting off her transformation into an international, world-class dangdut beat. “The style [of dangdut] shouldn’t change,” she says of her new creative direction, “but it should also adapt to more tastes as well.” That’s why Kidron and his team specifically chose two renown music producers, JKEY (Beyoncé, The London Symphony, and Alicia Keys) and A&X (Don Omar’s “Danza Kuduro,” “Taboo,” and “Dutty Love”), to help achieve this effect. Known for their abilities to turn world musical influences into delectable beats, JKEY and A&X became the dream team on Cita’s newest tracks, “Rude Boy,” a Latin-laced cover of the Rihanna original, and “NYCita,” a Cita first. The two songs, coupled with JKEY’s hip-hop pocket and A&X’s deep, tropical pulse, highlight the singer’s sinuous vocals, elevating her to Gaga-like, transcendental pop
Trap Music has gained a humungous following in the past few years based on its popularity in today’s youth. Chief Keef is a rapper from Chicago, Illinois, he is widely known for involvement in the famous trap songs that were featured on his album Finally Rich that was released in 2012. Those critically acclaimed songs where known as, “Love Sosa”, and “Don’t Like”, which catapulted his career into the limelight. Chief Keef’s Love Sosa is an accurate example of Trap Music that shows the true meaning and purpose behind the music genre.
Many female Hispanic-Americans have had a significant part in shaping Florida today. Maria Mestre de los Dolores Andreu was one of those miraculous women who played an important role in history. She was the first of her race and gender to become an official lighthouse keeper in Florida and inspired many great female Hispanic-Americans to join the U.S Coast Guard. Maria made a big impact on women all over Florida and proved that women can do anything if they put their minds to it.
18 years ago, Andrea Mungia was born in Phoenix, Arizona on the day of October 3rd 1996. She was brought in to this world by two wonderful people she now calls her parents, also year’s beforehand she has been accompanied by 3 beautiful sisters. Munguia went to Ironwood High School where she joined the high school Varsity soccer team, while she was taking classes in dance. For several years, she had to deal with having braces and working at payless, and now is dealing with wearing glasses due to her astigmatism. Throughout her life Munguia always wanted to be a veterinarian and so she graduated high school in 2015 and now is currently on track to meeting her career goals. In spite of that her ambition on becoming a veterinarian is phenomenal,
Annika Santos is fifteen and lives in Manchester Hills. She is the middle child; her older sister Erica is sixteen, and her younger brother Sam is seven. The Santos have lived in both McDonna and Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Florida before coming to Michigan. Annika currently attends Forest Hills Central High School as a ninth grade. To say that she is very involved with her school is an understatement.
Born on March 4, 1998, Ivanna Michelle Meza Nuno migrated from her native Mexico to the USA at the age of 9 years old. Although Ivanna and her family had a financially stable life, they migrated to the USA escaping house abuse. The obstacles that she has faced in her short life have made of Ivanna the young lady that she is right now. The experiences that she has gone through have shaped her life and defined the person that she is going to be one day. Her life hasn’t been the best or the worse life there could be, but it sure hasn’t affected her with her personality since she is a person that loves life and is a heck of a friend from what I can say.
As a witty and outgoing Gemini, Raquela is a great addition to the batch. Jamming to throwback songs from pop rock to old school hip hop gets her in the mood and super enthusiastic. The friendship bond she has made throughout the years has become a support system for her to get through some difficult high school days. She’s a very honest person and its one of her best qualities. She is keen on subjects such as Biology, Chemistry and Psychology and aims to be a med school graduate in the near future. Also, we can’t forget to mention her love for her pet
The vocal warmness of Ms. Melissa Walker is quite something on Djavan’s Brazilian hit “Upside Down” (the original version is called “Flor de Lis”), and also polishes up “Mr. Bojangles”, a tune by the American country artist Jerry Jeff Walker, here brought up with interesting rhythmic details and a leisurely
her first collection. She travels through New York, Mexico and Jaipur, India to get inspiration for her jewelry. This collection was made from findings such as coral, stone and other items in Mexico. She began to cast these findings in gold, creating her own unique pieces of jewelry. Beltran uses natural elements such as polki diamonds and fossils,
Since Old School’s Hip Hop conception, the genre has gone way beyond what the genre’s originators could have imagined. Each period since the founding of Hip Hop has added to the evolution of the culture and have altered it into something that is more than just a hobby, but a mindset and a part of life that cannot be separated from many different cultures globally. In 1977, popular Hip Hop MCs and Djs lived in poverty in New York and in 2016 artist like Sean Combs, Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z are worth $2.07 billion combined (Greenburg, 2016). A genre and culture that stemmed in a way of healing and release in the black and latino community in New York is now an international commodity and has proven that Hip Hop is not going anywhere. Several of Hip Hop’s characteristics have guided the evolution in these past 40 years, like the value of being family-oriented, authentic and the content of the lyrics, have made Hip Hop into a genre that has a large enough variety to have something for every any audience that enjoys music.
Rachel Stallard is quite possibly one of the most dedicated teachers I have ever had at KC. Her love for journalism and her students is evident and attests that teachers can truly have a tremendous amount of influence on their students. To say I've enjoyed ever minute of this class would be an understatement and quite frankly it was the class I looked forward to the most throughout the semester. Her way of teaching is unique and the class is never boring. It will always be one the classes I look back on fondly during my time at KC.
Tishia mLima, a long extinct volcano, known through the ages for its remote otherworldliness - and the sense of fear expressed in writing and words by the few who have ever returned from the area. The volcano has suddenly begun to spew ash, fire and dense smoke miles into the now darkened sky. The danger is obvious to all, but someone has to access the damage and its potential for destruction of all in its path.
Two of the most influential singers in drag are Rupaul and Jeffree Star. Each has unsurpassed influence and fought frivolously to be where they are now. Rupaul and Jeffree Star both have similarities in music, although neither share many similarities in style. Jeffree Star took a break from music to focus on his makeup career, while Rupaul still models, acts, sings, produces, and directs. Jeffree Star and Rupaul both have incredible influence in the drag music realm as singers and inspirations.
Something that all girls want at some point in their life is to be accepted by society. Society is the cruelest aspect of any girl’s life. Colbie Caillat is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist that welcomes change. Caillat began as an internet sensation on MySpace with her song “Bubbly”; in July 2007 that song topped the single charts in different formats. She had signed with CoCo and had recorded many different top chart albums and records.
The power in her voice managed to go through each segments and cadences in the way the music was built. The performance is on a stage and Carmen is sitting in the table with a medieval time dress surrounded by men and women wearing similar attire. The costume choice for this aria in particular open my eyes to the diversity that Bizet tried to reach where a simple women such as, Carmen, grabbed the attention of many men that look like they had power. Her aria in particular managed to give women the power. This femme fatale idea is given prioritization in this aria because Carmen has the ability to seduce men and make them do things she wants them to do. The beauty in tone that Ewing carries throughout this aria emphasizes this masculinity tonality that overpowers the choir and the instruments as they integrate. Ewing’s great skill is to have the ability to undergo into Carmen’s style of singing and this was what Bizet tried to persuade. Ewing has the right rhythmic tonality that this aria is supposed to have and her ability to go from a speeding tempo and turn to a low tempo is exciting. The versatility she has to overcome these hard slow and fast tempos is
Andrea is wearing a red shirt that has an intriguing cutout that makes you wonder why it is so modest, and the rose skirt, but you won’t notice it, because it is too short. Instead, you will get almost unlimited access to her booty that can be seen thanks to her bikini. Her high-heeled and elegant sandals make a perfect accent on the slimness of her ankles.