tUnE-yArDs Details Her Musical Practice | Red Bull Music Academy

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Singer and songwriter Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs talked about learning to control her voice, delving into the world of vocal techniques and the specifics of her musical practice in her RBMA Montréal 2016 Lecture. #RBMA

TOPICS:
5:32 - Montréal support system
27:58 - "Using my voice wrong"
37:15 - Korean Pansori singing
46:50 - Drumming and dancing
1:08:40 - Musical practice
1:24:38 - "To believe in equality of the sexes and to believe in the equality of humans is feminism"

MUSIC:
21:15 - Suzi Analogue x Queens D. Light – “Multiplyyy” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYe067i5RyU
34:32 - tUnE-yArDs – “Real Thing” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJBxKT7EGKI
39:54 - Sang-Ah Lee singing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5fdJWHyJUU
42:18 - Roomful of Teeth – “Quizassa” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC6vss-WnNM
55:52 - Levon Helm drumming and singing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdvcIqC1DJw

Indie radical Merrill Garbus, AKA tUnE-yArDs, first began creating her homemade tracks back in 2006 using a voice recorder and looping devices to construct songs featuring a signature formula of ukulele, percussion and a booming, soulful voice. Her self-released LP BiRd-BrAiNs, recorded while Garbus lived in Montréal, struck a chord with fans and bloggers alike and 4AD picked up on tUnE-yArDs' raw and honest music. Following this debut, Garbus moved to the Bay Area and teamed up with bassist Nate Brenner, projecting her mixture of global folk rhythms, indie pop sensibilities and heartfelt politics in a widescreen yet concise voice.

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