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"Someone Like You" karaoke (YouTube/sunflykaraoke)
Adele’s single “Someone Like You” is up for a Grammy next month – but it’s already won the title of “most performed karaoke song.” Today: A dispatch from the karaoke front – where, according to a recent survey, one in four amateur singers belted out the chart-topping ballad last year. Plus: A live performance from a group that’s taken on everything from Dixieland jazz to Baroque classics: the Canadian Brass.
Top of the Karaoke Charts
In 2011, Adele dominated Billboard charts – and karaoke joints. According to a survey by a British market-research group, one in four karaoke singers sang an Adele hit last year. Today, we ask the ever important question: Is Adele good karaoke? Plus, more news and trends from the karaoke front with writer Brian Raftery and NYC Karaoke League founder Cullen Shaw.
Canadian Brass: In Studio
Over the past 40 years, the Canadian Brass have taken the sounds of everything from Dixieland jazz to Baroque classics to concert halls, TV shows, and Canadian government functions. Other musicians may brag about their gold records, but these guys play gold-plated instruments. We’ll be scouring the floor for stray bits after they play live for us in the studio.
Playlist: Karaoke Queen + Canadian Brass
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Gig Alert: Jarana Beat
Brooklyn-based Mexican roots band Jarana Beat brings its fusion music to Drom on Tuesday night. Download its new song “¡Echapalante!."