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Habanera (other)
Habanera (feminine form of the Spanish word ''habanero'', "from Havana") may refer to: Music *Habanera or contradanza, a style of Cuban popular dance music of the 19th century *''Habanera'', a work for violin and piano by Pablo de Sarasate, part of the ''Spanish Dances'' *''Habanera'', a work for piano of 1885 by Emmanuel Chabrier, arranged for orchestra by him in 1888 *''Habanera'', composition for flute or violin & piano by Maurice Ravel *''Habanera'', composition for cello and piano by Ernesto Halffter *''Habanera'', guitar composition by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza *''Habanera'', guitar composition by Xavier Montsalvatge * "Habanera" (aria), popular name of an aria "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Bizet's opera ''Carmen'' * ''Habanera'' (John Harle album), a 1987 album by the English classical saxophonist John Harle *''Habanera'', a 2000 album by Celia Cruz *''Habanera'', classical album by Elīna Garanča * Charanga Habanera, timba group * Quatuor Habanera, saxophone quart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''''. . The city has a population of 2.3million inhabitants, and it spans a total of – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elīna Garanča
Elīna Garanča (born 16 September 1976) is a Latvian mezzo-soprano. She began to study singing in her hometown of Riga in 1996 and continued her studies in Vienna and in the United States. By 1999 she had won first place in a significant competition in Finland and had begun a career in Europe. Worldwide engagements followed her 2003 Salzburg Festival appearances. Early life and education Elīna Garanča was born in the Latvian city of Riga into a musical family: her father was a choral director, and her mother Anita was a lieder singer, a professor at the Latvian Academy of Music, an associate professor at the Latvian Academy of Culture, a vocal music teacher at the Latvian National Opera, and also a private voice tutor. Career in opera She entered the Latvian Academy of Music in 1996 to study singing with Sergej Martinov. She continued her studies in Vienna with Irina Gavrilovich and in the United States with Virginia Zeani. Garanča began her professional career at the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havaner Lebn
''Havaner lebn'' ( yi, האװאנער לעבּן, 'Havana Life'), known in Spanish as ''Vida Habanera'', was a Yiddish and Spanish language newspaper published from Havana, Cuba 1932–1960. The first issue came out on November 11, 1932. It was the first commercial Jewish newspaper in the country with a longer duration. It was the main publication of the Ashkenazi Jewish community in the country at the time. History ''Havaner lebn'' was founded by Elieser Aronowsky, Oscar Pinis and Carlos Shwarzapel.Project MUSE. Yiddish in Cuba: A Love Story' During its first years it came out weekly. Pinis was the editor of ''Havaner lebn'' 1932–1935.Guide to the YIVO Archives. Havaner Lebn' Sender Meyer Kaplan became the editor of ''Havaner lebn'' in 1935.Jewish Virtual Library. ' He was assisted by Abraham J. Dubelman, who acted as co-editor of the newspaper. The authors of the newspaper were generally male. The newspaper carried advertisements for Jewish businesses. ''Havaner lebn'' publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volvarina Habanera
''Volvarina habanera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda. Taxonomy The higher classification of ..., the margin snails. Description Distribution References Marginellidae Gastropods described in 1997 {{Marginellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soritena Habanera
''Soritena'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, ''Soritena habanera'', is found on Cuba. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus William Schaus (January 11, 1858 in New York City – June 20, 1942) was an American Entomology, entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical realm, Neotropical Lepidop ... in 1924. References * Phaegopterina Monotypic moth genera Moths described in 1924 Moths of the Caribbean Endemic fauna of Cuba {{Phaegopterina-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Habanera (film)
''La Habanera'' is a 1937 German romantic melodrama feature film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk). Zarah Leander, who was recently signed by UFA, stars, in the lead role of Astrée Sternhjelm and also performs its title song, "La Habanera". Like many of her films of this era, it proved an enormous box office success. Plot In 1927, Swedish tourists Astrée Sternhjelm and her elderly aunt Ana are nearing the end of a visit to Puerto Rico. Ana despises the island, which she considers backwards, but Astrée is enchanted by the Caribbean climate, the openness of the islanders, and the local habanera music. Astrée is especially taken with Don Pedro de Avila, a rich and powerful landowner they meet on their last day on the island. Don Pedro invites the women to a bullfight, where he heroically jumps into the ring after the matador is injured, and kills the bull himself. The next day, as their ship sails back to Sweden, Astrée spontaneously decides to stay. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yello
Yello is a Swiss electronic music band, which formed in Zürich in 1979. For most of the band's history, Yello has been a duo consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank; founding member Carlos Perón left in 1983. Their sound is often characterised by unusual music samples and a heavy reliance on rhythm, with Meier as vocalist and lyricist, and Blank providing the music. Among their best known singles are " Oh Yeah" (1985), which has appeared in many films and television shows including ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', '' The Secret of My Success'', ''Uncle Buck'' and ''The Simpsons''; and " The Race" (1988), which peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. The band has released 14 studio albums since 1980. Band history The band was formed by Boris Blank (keyboards, sampling, percussion, backing vocals) and Carlos Perón (tapes) in the late 1970s. Dieter Meier (vocals, lyrics), a millionaire industrialist and gambler, was brought in when the two founders realised that they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Second (Yello Album)
''One Second'' is Yello's fifth original studio album, having been preceded by a 'new mix' compilation the previous year. Released in 1987, the album is noteworthy for featuring both Billy Mackenzie and Shirley Bassey, the latter singing vocals on " The Rhythm Divine". The songs "Call It Love", "Si Senor The Hairy Grill", "Moon On Ice", "Hawaiian Chance" were used on episodes of ''Miami Vice'' and the song "Santiago" used as a sample from Dunya Yunis' "Abu Zeluf". A couple of songs were also used in the 1990 film ''Nuns on the Run''. The song "Si Senor The Hairy Grill" was used as theme song for the Fox TV show ''The Edge''. Track listing # "La Habanera" # "Moon on Ice" # "Call It Love" # "Le Secret Farida" # "Hawaiian Chance" # " The Rhythm Divine" # "Santiago" # "Goldrush" # " Oh Yeah" # "Dr. Van Steiner" # "Si Senor the Hairy Grill" # "L'Hôtel" "Oh Yeah" is an addition to the US version of the album, the track is originally on the previous album, '' Stella.'' Most vinyl an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quatuor Habanera
Quatuor Habanera is a saxophone quartet established in 1993. Composed of players from the Conservatoire de Paris, the quartet has won seven international prizes and recorded six albums. Their ability to adapt to varied musical styles is noted, recording contemporary music of Ligeti, Xenakis, Donatoni as successfully as earlier works by Glazunov, Grieg and Dvorak. They have collaborated with jazz musicians, most notably Louis Sclavis Louis Sclavis (born 2 February 1953) is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation and contemporary classical. Life ... and klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer. International Prizes 1st Prize at the International Jean-Marie LONDEIX, Bordeaux 1996 1st Prix du Concours International de Musique de Chambre, Illzach 1997 1st Prix du 3ème Internationaler Musikwettbewerb für Junge Kultur, Düsseldorf 1997 1st Grand P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charanga Habanera
La Charanga Habanera is a timba ensemble from Havana directed by David Calzado. The band has been nominated for awards including the Latin Grammy in 2003 for the album ''Live in the U.S.A''. In 2005 Charanga Habanera was nominated for " Orgullosamente Latino" awards in three categories: best video, best album, and best group. Furthermore, the group has won numerous awards from Cubadiscos and Lucas. History La ''Charanga Habanera'' began in 1988 when a group of young people recently graduated from the art schools in Cuba formed a group to do a project of Cuban music style called charanga, that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s. The project was popular enough that they extended it for five more years. During this time they shared stage with such famous artists as Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Barry White, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Whitney Houston, and Kool and the Gang. The group toured internationally in Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Cruz
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname "La Guarachera de Cuba". In the following decades, she became known internationally as the " Queen of Salsa" due to her contributions to Latin music. She began her career in her native Cuba, earning recognition as a vocalist of the popular musical group Sonora Matancera, a musical association that lasted fifteen years (1950-1965). Cruz mastered a wide variety of Afro-Cuban music styles including guaracha, rumba, afro, son and bolero, recording numerous singles in these styles for Seeco Records. In 1960, after the Cuban Revolution caused the nationalization of the music industry, Cruz left her native country, becoming one of the symbols and spokespersons of the Cuban community in exile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contradanza
''Contradanza'' (also called ''contradanza criolla'', ''danza'', ''danza criolla'', or ''habanera'') is the Spanish and Spanish-American version of the contradanse, which was an internationally popular style of music and dance in the 18th century, derived from the Country dance, English country dance and adopted at the court of France. Contradanza was brought to America and there took on folkloric forms that still exist in Bolivia, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Panama and Ecuador. In Cuba during the 19th century, it became an important genre, the first written music to be rhythmically based on an Rhythm in Sub-Saharan Africa, African rhythm pattern and the first Cuban dance to gain international popularity, the progenitor of danzón, mambo (music), mambo and cha-cha-chá (music), cha-cha-cha, with a characteristic "habanera rhythm" and sung lyrics. Outside Cuba, the Cuban contradanza became known as the ''habanera'' – the dance of Havana – and that name was adopted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
