From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V14 #30 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Thursday, March 25 2010 Volume 14 : Number 030 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Off Topic: Anna Maria Jopek in Jakarta ["Lonnie & Thelma" Subject: Re: Off Topic: Anna Maria Jopek in Jakarta Desianto?? Are you there???? thelma - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Desianto F. W." To: ; Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:41 PM Subject: FW: Off Topic: Anna Maria Jopek in Jakarta > > ----- Original Message ----- > Subject: Off Topic: Anna Maria Jopek in > Jakarta > Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 17:36:23 > From: Des-FW > To: > > Converted from Rich Text > > OK, I myself was surprised when I was reading that on the newspaper > because > there was no news at all about her before she performed in Jakarta (or > maybe > it was because I was too lazy to read newspapers carefully....). Here's > the > translation, taken from Kompas, Thursday, May 7, 2009. > ===================== > Anna Maria Jopek, Original, Unique, and Charming > The most famous singer in Poland, Anna Maria Jopek, sang the songs > enriched > with traditional Polish music with her charming nasal voice. At several > notes, > her voice was so powerful and pitching high. > In the chain of her Asian tour, Anna Maria performed on Wednesday (May > 6) > evening at Gran Melia Ballroom, Jakarta, in front of hundreds of > audiences. > After Jakarta, she will perform in Singapore and Japan. > Last night, the opening number entitled "Bandoska" was sung by her in > Polish, which, if it is translated in English means "Go down, little sun". > The > music was started with the jingling sound of a tambourine, then Anna > Maria's > aggressive voice was heard instantly. The rhythm was so Polish. > It is not a wonder since she was accompanied by famous musicians such as > Pawet Dobrowolski on the drum, Robert Kubiszyn on guitar, and bassist > Marek > Napiokowski. > The second song with a sad tone was presented with her nasal voice. The > melody is so beautiful, sometimes her voice sounded like moaning. At the > beginning, she sang in Polish, then suddenly, she sang in English. > Then, accompanied by the beat of drum stick at the snare rim, Anna Maria > suddenly introduced three musicians accompanying her, still in the > enjoyable > melody. "Want to sing with me? My bassist looks like Elvis," that's how > she > introduced them. Those words was said by her in Indonesian. > The audiences gave her applause when they heard the way she introduced > them. A smart prologue. She did not forget to say thank you, still in > Indonesian, elaborated in music. Anna Maria is really different. > During her singing and musical career, Anna Maria, who is also a > skillful > pianist graduated from Chopin's Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland, has > released 14 albums. She has also received unique awards of master > composer, > guitarist, and 18 times Grammy Award Winner, which become classic > instantly > and were sold more than 80,000 copies just in 30 days. > "Please don't categorize my music as jazz. Not as pop, folk, or > whatever, > also. I adhere all influences," said Anna Maria. > In 2003-2004, Anna Maria made 100 concerts. From Toronto in Canada to > Vienna in Austria. From London in the UK to Berlin in Germany. That's Anna > Maria Jopek, a full of talent, beautiful artist from Poland. (LOK) > ===================== > That's all the news. I translate it 'as is', so maybe it is a little bit > strange for you all. I myself feel a little bit strange when I read the > news; > it's like, something is missing or the reporter did not know what he/she > write > about well.... > Have a nice day! > Desianto F. W. > OK, I myself was surprised when I was reading that on the newspaper > because > there was no news at all about her before she performed in Jakarta (or > maybe > it was because I was too lazy to read newspapers carefully....). Here's > the > translation, taken from Kompas, Thursday, May 7, 2009. > > ===================== > Anna Maria Jopek, Original, Unique, and Charming > > The most famous singer in > Poland, Anna Maria Jopek, sang the songs enriched with traditional Polish > music with her charming nasal voice. At several notes, her voice was so > powerful and pitching high. > > In the chain of her Asian tour, Anna Maria > performed on Wednesday (May 6) evening at Gran Melia Ballroom, Jakarta, in > front of hundreds of audiences. After Jakarta, she will perform in > Singapore > and Japan. > > Last night, the opening number entitled "Bandoska" was sung by her > in Polish, which, if it is translated in English means "Go down, little > sun". > The music was started with the jingling sound of a tambourine, then Anna > Maria's aggressive voice was heard instantly. The rhythm was so Polish. > > It is > not a wonder since she was accompanied by famous musicians such as Pawet > Dobrowolski on the drum, Robert Kubiszyn on guitar, and bassist Marek > Napiokowski. > > The second song with a sad tone was presented with her nasal > voice. The melody is so beautiful, sometimes her voice sounded like > moaning. > At the beginning, she sang in Polish, then suddenly, she sang in English. > Then, accompanied by the beat of drum stick at the snare rim, Anna Maria > suddenly introduced three musicians accompanying her, still in the > enjoyable > melody. "Want to sing with me? My bassist looks like Elvis," that's how > she > introduced them. Those words was said by her in Indonesian. > > The audiences > gave her applause when they heard the way she introduced them. A smart > prologue. She did not forget to say thank you, still in Indonesian, > elaborated > in music. Anna Maria is really different. > > During her singing and musical > career, Anna Maria, who is also a skillful pianist graduated from Chopin's > Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland, has released 14 albums. She has also > received unique awards of master composer, guitarist, and 18 times Grammy > Award Winner, which become classic instantly and were sold more than > 80,000 > copies just in 30 days. > > "Please don't categorize my music as jazz. Not as > pop, folk, or whatever, also. I adhere all influences," said Anna Maria. > > In > 2003-2004, Anna Maria made 100 concerts. From Toronto in Canada to Vienna > in > Austria. From London in the UK to Berlin in Germany. That's Anna Maria > Jopek, > a full of talent, beautiful artist from Poland. (LOK) > > ===================== > That's all the news. I translate it 'as is', so maybe it is a little bit > strange for you all. I myself feel a little bit strange when I read the > news; > it's like, something is missing or the reporter did not know what he/she > write > about well.... > > Have a nice day! > > Desianto F. W. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.325 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2110 - Release Date: 05/12/09 06:22:00 ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V14 #30 ***************************