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In this document I will go into more in depth about the performers costumes and focus on three scenes where the performers movements convey the propagated idea of femininity in American culture. The performers costumes and movements convey the propagated idea of femininity in American culture. In this document I will go into more Fifth Harmony is an all girl singing group. with the singer’s ages ranging from eighteen to twenty-two. (Franich 62) Fifth Harmony rose to stardom on the X Factor, however they did not win X Factor but they became a pop sensation.

James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” conveys how music serves as a form of communication, both at a small and large scale. Charting the development of the communication between Sonny and his brother allows us to view how the unnamed brother fails to meet Sonny at his emotional level by not understanding his pain. I argue that the text introduces Sonny as someone who “has never been talkative” to set the foundation for his growth from being voiceless to speaking both vibrantly and effortlessly through music (Baldwin 113). Over the course of the text, the unnamed brother begins to listen to Sonny to discover the connection between music and emotion. Therefore, the text argues that music is a crucial mechanism to communicate with one another—more specifically

Funky, funny and fabulous on the keys: Detroit native Joseph "Amp" Fiddler brings you soul with a smile. The keyboardist, sound designer, singer, songwriter and record producer is in love with music since his early childhood. During his long career, he has been part of George Clinton’s band's Parliament and Funkadelic and played with the likes Jamiroquai, Moodymann, Prince, Theo Parrish or Was (Not Was) amongst others. In the hip-hop scene he is known as the man who introduced J Dilla to the Akai MPC sampling drum machine and to A Tribe Called Quest member Q-Tip.

Joining him in the rhythm section are vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz and the intrepid drummer Mike Reed.

Pauline Kael’s review in her use of quotes is in contradistinction to the narrative of the film Yentl.Barbra Streisand’s singing voice can take an audience farther into the character of Yentl,and the expression of her feelings.For instance,the original motion picture soundtrack,Yentl include songs,sung by Streisand,but was written by Michel Legrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman.These songs are I quote “The Way He Makes Me Feel” and “No Matter What Happens,”played on contemporary electronic instruments.These two songs were in the narrative accountability in the film Yentl .On its own comes across as a group of isolated musical plot highlights rather than it being played as a coherent song playlist in the form of a chronicle.Altogether these two songs previously stated in this paragraph was provocative in my own paradigm.Due to the fact that,it sets a nice arrangement of scenery in the film Yentl as I was viewing it on YouTube as a clip during my own spare time.Not only that,these two songs affected me in a way that made me want to study the behaviors of women in the near

The beautiful and powerful message from the music causes Kenan to fantasize about a flourishing Sarajevo which heals itself. The music creates a relaxing atmosphere for the public leading to an increase in optimism and generates a beautiful cathartic experience. The music motivates Kenan to become confidant to help his family live a stable life and also help restore Sarajevo ignoring all cynical thoughts. At last, Kenan is a fearless individual who believes in and will risk his own life for the betterment of his family. “He doesn’t want to have to walk through the streets of his city and look at the buildings and with every step be afraid that he’s about to be killed. He knows that if he wants to be one of the people who rebuild the city….then he has to go outside and face the men on the hills”(244). The music plays a prominent role in Kenan’s life transforming him into a determined man who can walk fearlessly to bring home basic neccessities for those who matter most, family. In all, Keenan’s new found determination to keep his family healthy and safe by sacrificing his own life is an inspiration for the citizens of Sarajevo but most importantly it is the result of listening to the encouraging Cellists’

These musicians play Blues in the spirit of Gospel rooted in Black Church. Music, dance and congregation happened everyday in the 100 days’ dOCUMENTA. “12 Ballads for Huguenot House is about how buildings live and what they do, about creative labor, about the creation of new temporary economies, and platforms for engagement” said Gates (Gates, 127). Gates gave the Huguenot House a second life and inserted those old memories into the new platform, which meant it soon turned into a cultural and spiritual place. Gates transported those raw materials to Germany from the house in South side of Chicago and later Gates hired a local construction team to repurpose them as functional objects and ecstatic artwork. Besides the material outcome of the project, it is the cultural, bureaucratic, and political conversations around the marginally employed and marginalized artists that stand at the core of Gate’s practice (Gates, 43). Gates brought up the conversation between Kassel and Chicago from the original Huguenot House and materials from the building. Refurbished objects are echoing with the Huguenot

In an age of popular music that glorifies greed, binge drinking, and excessive achievement, The Middle East, an Australian indie folk band, brings forth an EP that represents the art of music in its truest form. The Recordings of the Middle East, though named so simply, bears stunning complexity in every category of which you could critique. Simple instruments such as guitars, hand percussion, and mandolins are utilized by the band to create music that sounds aesthetically pleasing, ambient, and meticulously crafted.

Ohio native and Brooklyn based singer/songwriter, J. Hoard, is an artist on the rise. In 2015 he released his 4-track debut EP, “Feel Good”. The apropos title embodies the positive sound and theme behind the album. Feel Good contains atmospheric and dreamy soundscapes with elements of Gospel, R&B/Soul and Jazz. The EP offers introspective lyrics that evoke observations and questions of the spiritual connectedness within humanity and beyond. J. Hoard’s musicality, combined with his warm acrobatic vocals - that can jump from calm to vibrate in an instant – congeal to create a solid debut that is worth listening to. Additionally, J. Hoard has shared bills with prolific and accomplished artists such as Pharoahe

Daniel Johnston is an artist and songwriter famously known for igniting the emergence of the “Lo-FI” music genre in the 1980’s. Born in Sacramento, California in 1961, Daniel lived passionately through his art and music, and is considered an indie music genius by his distinguished following of fans. Growing up in West Virginia, Daniel was the youngest of five children in a conservative family. Johnston’s parents and siblings were creative and intellectual people, making his home environment a suitable place to flourish as a well-rounded individual. Daniel began to demonstrate a remarkable enthusiasm to his artistic abilities at an early age with countless pencil drawn illustrations, home-recorded short films and collections of original alternative rock albums. However, his strong fixation towards his artwork lead him to become socially withdrawn from his family and surrounding community, and as time progressed, his once endearing personality and artistic expression drove Daniel to become a “problem” at home. The dawning of a delusional mindset became apparent, in the sense that Daniel viewed his family and peers as subjects for his art, as opposed to actual significant characters in his life. He was later diagnosed with manic depression, and was in and out of mental institutes over the course of his career. Nonetheless, Daniel’s raw and unfiltered performances brought him eminent success within the music industry, and his impact in the rise of underground music remains

“Here’s the tricky thing about language, it lies about how powerful it is. When I used those words I felt subversive, naughty, strong. I did not realise how these songs, these words, were not ways for me to reclaim my feminine power. In fact, they silenced

Jack Johnson is a soulful singer songwriter and guitarist who released his third album In Between Dreams on the 1st of March 2005. Ideation around Johnsons music style has come solely from his diverse background by which he was bought up in Hawaii. He portrays his attitudes of ease and calmness to life within all his pieces by making them informal and natural. In Between Dreams showcases his vocal and instrumental style thoroughly. He experiments with various styles and variations of music (reggae, love stories, and cruisy, laid back tunes). His album is a collection of 14 mellow and simple songs that are pleasing to the ears and easy to enjoy.

It’s been five years since Brooklyn based duo and pioneering synth-pop darlings MGMT released its snoozefest self-titled album. Considering the sound of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser has deteriorated ever since its stunning debut album Oracular Spectacular, expecting a revelatory follow up to its 2013 project seemed farfetched. While I was pleasantly surprised by the first three singles of MGMT’S latest album Little Dark Ages, hesitancy remained as I delved into the entire album, but color me shocked, because the duo’s latest installment is the delightfully brooding apex of a polarizing music career.

Adopting the contours of a sultry dance, “Shahar” evinces a warming subtlety in every chord and string bending, captivating unreservedly through a clear emotional fluidity. The trio, living in perfect consonance with the music, adheres easily to any idea that might come up.

He's the mastermind behind coveted studio mixers like that from Sound City Studio, recording artists from Fleetwood Mac to Nirvana. That same technical genius went into the transducers and pre-amps in Taylor guitars, allowing incredible dynamic range when plugged in. From the studio to the stage, the same legendary engineering expertise behind decades of hit records is in these guitars.