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Brazilian Vocalist and Cellist Dom La Nena Announces New Album Titled 'SOYO'
Brazilian vocalist and cellist Dom La Nena has announced a new album titled "SOYO" via Six Degrees Records, which will be released March 3. Co-produced by La Nena and Brazilian composer/singer/guitarist Marcelo Camelo, "SOYO" is the follow-up to her debut album, "Ela."La Nena’s first album got the 25-year-old a lot of attention. NPR hailed it as a “sonic masterpiece” and has drawn comparisons such as “a young Brian Wilson” ("Wall Street Journal"), “a burnished, bossa Joanna Newsom” ("Time Out New York") and “the shadow of Lhasa” ("Voir"). "The New York Times" wrote, “[Dom La Nena] joins the sorority of whisperers that includes singers like Juana Molina, Hope Sandoval and Jane Birkin.”Co-produced by La Nena and Brazilian songwriter Marcelo Camelo, formerly of the Brazilian band Los Hermanos, the album features long, wandering melodies ornamented by cellos, pianos and other chamber folk elements coming and going throughout.Recorded in Lisbon, Paris and Mexico City; mixed in Sao Paolo; and mastered in Miami, "SOYO" is international to its core. This is something La Nena reflects in her music, with tales of vast distances, longing and nostalgia. K-Pop Sensation Changmin of 2AM Appointed Professor at South Korean University
Changmin, singer for the popular South Korean boy band 2AM, has been appointed as the applied music education professor at Sohae University in Gunsan, North Jeolla, South Korea.According to a statement released by university officials, the school hired Changmin due to his experience as a vocal coach and his vocal talent. They also hope the singer will become an inspiration to their students.“We highly regard Lee Changmin’s experience as a vocal trainer before making his debut as an idol star. He has experience as both a vocal trainer and a singer. Many take years of trainee practice to even debut as a singer, but Changmin made his debut in just a few months. That was possible because of his talented vocal skills,” said university officials in the statement.Changmin’s experience as a singer began in 2008 when he made his successful debut through JYP Entertainment's ballad boy group 2AM. But Changmin was a successful voice coach before joining the band. In 2010, 2AM received Digital Album Awards at the 25th Golden Disk Awards with their song “Can’t Let You Go Even If I Die.”
