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| Bernarda de Utrera - Pena y Alegria - BuleriasThu, 08 Jan 2009 15:38:12 -0800 by RomanyGypsyCultureBernarda de Utrera was born Bernarda Jiménez Peña in 1927, in Utrera, near Seville. She comes from a legendary family of Flamenco performers. Bernarda is the daughter of José el de Aurora and Chacha Inés and the granddaughter of Pinini. Pinini, according to those who remember him, was a gipsy whose profession was not that of "cantaor". Nevertheless, when he began singing everybody stopped doing anything and listened to his songs. La Calle Nueva s'alborotaoporque Pinini s'amborrachao""Nueva Street is in a mess 'cause Pinini got drunk"This is the song that people used to sing in Utrera (Seville), the village where this Gypsy man was born, when he appeared drunk and singing all along Nueva Street, where he lived. Bernarda, Pininis granddaughter, has inherited that magic that all the gifted have, and when she sings, her wonderful, imaginative and voracious voice makes easy what really seems too difficult: singing with rhythm.Fernanda de Utrera is Bernardas sister, with whom she sang for the first time at family gatherings and private parties. Both sisters have continued singing together since then. They have even managed to record twenty CDs.Bernarda was one of the Flamenco artists featured at the Spanish Pavilion at New Yorks World Fair. She won the Bulerías award at the Córdoba National Contest of Flamenco Art in 1957. Moreover, she also won the National award of Flamenco. She also won the prize known as The Best Music of the year 1988 in Radio Paris, and was given the Andalusian Arts Medal.At the age of 72, Bernarda recorded her first solo CD. She is a master of flamenco rhythms such as the bulerías, tientos and seguiriyas. It is a unique CD because it is the first time Bernarda sings without her sister Fernanda. Related: bernarda utrera cante flamenco bulerias roma gitana gypsy |
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| Getto Boyz - Getto Boyz and GirlsThu, 08 Jan 2009 14:53:55 -0800 by BootCampClickTVWhen the Geto Boys came together in 1986, though, it was with a completely different lineup. Formed as the Ghetto Boys in Houston by rap entrepreneur James "Lil' J" Smith (and signed to his Rap-A-Lot label), the group originally consisted of Prince Johnny C., the Slim Jukebox, and DJ Reddy Red. During 1987-1988, both Johnny C. and the Jukebox quit, forcing Smith to add a dwarf-dancer-turned- rapper named Bushwick Bill (born Richard Shaw, Jamaica) and two Rap-A-Lot solo acts: Ackshen (aka Scarface born Brad Jordan, Houston) and Willie 'D' Dennis (born Houston). Related: hip-hop rap underground houston |
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