female musicians-

[marques]

My contribution to this fine thread. Wonderfull young lady from Sweden who seems to struggle a bit with finding the right artist name.

Amanda Bergman a.k.a Idiot Wind/Jaw Lesson/Hajen

YouTube - Hajen - Scapegoat
YouTube - Hajen på Blomstermåla

Enjoy!

[HollowState]

Hiromi Uehara my favorite crazy-haired piano ninja.

YouTube - Hiromi Uehara - The Tom and Jerry Show

[jackinnj]

I thought Marina Poplavskaya in "La Traviata" was a disaster, an absolute disgrace to Met Opera ticket holders. Would avoid any Italian opera she's in.

Holding my breath to see what happens with Sondra Rodvanosky and "Il Trovatore" this Saturday. Being from the Midwest, a little Illinois mixed in with Italian doesn't bother me. I am positively dispositioned as she has a negative of Luc Bondi's "Tosca".

[SY]

I've recently discovered Nona Invie. Wikipedia describes her work as "chamber folk," whatever the hell that is.

[jackinnj]

Originally Posted by SY

I've recently discovered Nona Invie. Wikipedia describes her work as "chamber folk," whatever the hell that is.

Puzzles me as to how they get "chamber" out of that -- more like a Waltz tempo.

[SY]

Well, I'll be locked in a room with her week after next so I'll ask the question.

[myglaren]

Originally Posted by DaveCan

She's okay Bud, but doesn't have the Alizee moves or that extra something that French women have I don't speak it at all so I'm not biased, but French women are yummy! lol.. Go to Montreal and you'll see what I mean

In the player from her Little Lights cd..

YouTube - Kate Rusby - Who Will Sing Me Lullabies

They are indeed, check out the one who mentored Alizee - the exquisite Mylène Farmer

Avant Que L'ombre - check out the set too, the curtain of falling water is astounding on the DVD, doesn't quite come off on a YouTube video.

Pas Le Temps De Vivre - watch how the audience empathises - she has them absolutely rapt, constantly.
The song was for her brother who was killed in a car crash not long before the tour.

**** Them All - she is an accomplished equestrienne, model, actress and queen of her own empire, acknowledged French goddess.

Dégénération

Tous Ces Combats

This takes so long as I have to listen to each song all the way through, can't bear to cut her short.

Nous Souviendrons Nous. This one passed me by for a long time. She sang it on her last tour at the Brussels venue and I wondered why she had included it and thought it must be a new song. Now I think it is one of her best creations.

Technically she is not a musician but she is so much more than a singer. She does play piano and guitar but never on any of her songs.

Puisque. There used to be a wonderful version of this recorded at her first concert but it appears to have been pulled.

Ainsi Soit Je.

While it is rather a trademark she is not always that tragic/gloomy.
She was very young when she did this performance, a Juliet Greco original.
Janet Jackson moment at 3:53

A more recent version where she manages to send herself up rather expertly. 3:11 is a scream
"et doigté indeed"

Last one, a bit more serious, Comme J'ai Mal

I can and often do listen to her all day long but here is a swerve:

La Minute De Silence by the delightful Mrs. Johnny Depp. A lot of history behind that which I wont't delve in to here and now.

[metalsculptor]

Originally Posted by HollowState

Hiromi Uehara my favorite crazy-haired piano ninja.

YouTube - Hiromi Uehara - The Tom and Jerry Show

Thanks for that, she's off the wall.

The lovely Zhao Cong, , flying dance YouTube - ????? 720HD?06 - ???? / ?? ?? / 2010????
from new talks of pipa the CD is much better than you tube with plenty of dynamic range.
Blue sky over blue sea YouTube - ????? 720HD????? / ?? from her sound of china CD She has another CD the sad aobao with some great melancholy tracks, no examples available, I must have obscure tastes!

Jun mayazumi from the 60's with Dou no iru nanika go okiru YouTube - Jun Mayuzumi - Doyounoyoru Nanikagaokiru.wmv

[myglaren]

^^ Zhao Cong is incredible. I have her "Dance In The Moon" CD but haven't managed to get any of the others yet.

[myglaren]

Zhong TingTing is one of my favourite Pipa Players - first saw this video of her and was knocked out - she fluffed the end and just smiled and inclined her head serenely.
There were other videos but they are getting increasingly difficult to find.
I wrote to her agents to try and buy the DVD of the Tokyo show but it was out of print - if 'print' is the right term? I did however receive a very nice letter from TingTing along with a pile of promotional material.
I have all her CDs and a wonderful DVD of her on a holiday on a northern Japanese island.
She is very serene in herself and although the DVD is all in Japanese with no subtitles it is an absolute joy to watch.