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Will Oldham (elchicodelaleche/flickr)
Some music genres demand technical perfection from vocalists. Indie rock is not one of those genres. Rachael Maddux of Paste magazine joins us for a review of indie rock’s "best worst" voices, from Cat Power to Will Oldham. Also: Senegalese pop star Baaba Maal performs songs from his new multi-lingual album, Television.
How Could Something So Wrong Make Me Feel So Right?
Neko Case and Damien Rice are among the indie belters whose fame owes to technically stunning voices. But others in the genre are beloved for their vocal imperfections - say, the nasal yelp of Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum, or the elfin squeak of Joanna Newsom. Paste magazine's Rachael Maddux ...
Baaba Maal
Senegalese pop star Baaba Maal is a music ambassador of many causes: poverty, AIDS, religious tolerance, and the culture of the Fulani people. He is also an ambassador of music mixes, and has often combined traditional West African sounds with pop, reggae and even hip-hop. On his latest album, Television, ...
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