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Meredith Monk: A Voice For All Time

Reacting to the vocal acrobatics of 19th-century opera, Monk's vocal music draws inspiration from...

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Camaron De La Isla: The Voice Of Flamenco

Camaron De La Isla re-energized a centuries old flamenco tradition, leading the music into the...

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Camaron De La Isla: The Voice Of Flamenco

Camaron De La Isla re-energized a centuries old flamenco tradition, leading the music into the...

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Youssou N'Dour: The Voice Of Senegal

Ever since he burst onto the scene in Dakar, Senegal, in the early 1970s at age 12, Youssou...

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George Jones: The Voice Of Heartbreak

Country music legend George Jones has made a career out of hard living. Decades of drinking, drug...

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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: The Voice Of Hawaii

The late Hawaiian musician known best for his ukulele-backed rendition of "Over the Rainbow" was...

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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: The Voice Of Hawaii

The late Hawaiian musician known best for his ukulele-backed rendition of "Over the Rainbow" was...

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Luther Vandross: The Velvet Voice

The late soul singer's legendary voice has been called "flawless" and "as smooth as silk." It's...

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Billie Holiday: Emotional Power Through Song

Holiday became famous after she recorded "Strange Fruit," a 1939 protest song about lynchings of...

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Chavela Vargas: The Voice Of Triumph

Vargas was born in Costa Rica, but has a voice tailor-made for singing Mexican rancheras, boleros...

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Chavela Vargas: The Voice Of Triumph

Vargas was born in Costa Rica, but has a voice tailor-made for singing Mexican rancheras, boleros...

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Placido Domingo: The Spellbinding Voice Of A Titan Tenor

To find out just what makes Domingo so compelling as Otello, the warrior who suspects his wife...

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Buika: The Voice Of Freedom

Born and raised on the Spanish island of Mallorca, Buika has a voice that radiates intensity,...

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Celia Cruz: The Voice From Havana

The Cuban singer, known worldwide as the "Queen of Salsa," grew up in neighborhoods where music...

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Amalia Rodrigues: The Voice Of Extreme Expression

With intense emotions in her voice, the great singer of fado music became the heart and soul of...

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Amalia Rodrigues: The Voice Of Extreme Expression

With intense emotions in her voice, the great singer of fado music became the heart and soul of...

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Kitty Wells: The Queen Of Country Music

Starting in the 1950s, Wells recorded hit after hit at a time when women didn't have hits in...

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Howlin' Wolf: Booming Voice Of The Blues

His name was Chester Arthur Burnett, but everyone called him Howlin' Wolf. He played harmonica,...

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Howlin' Wolf: Booming Voice Of The Blues

His name was Chester Arthur Burnett, but everyone called him Howlin' Wolf. He played harmonica,...

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Mohammed Reza Shajarian: Protest Through Poetry

The Iranian singer is the country's most famous protest singer -- even though, strictly speaking,...

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