Lindsey Stirling, born in 1986, is an american violinist. She is famous for her choreographed violin performances. She is kind of crazy, but the violin and the electronic sounds fit together perfectly. Listen to her great single “Crystallize”:
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Music from Albania – Gena
Gena is an albanian musician from Berat. His music is a great mix of pop, folk and acoustic sounds. Listen to his fantastic song “Aman”:
Music from Barbados – Rihanna
Did you ever notice that the glamour-pop singer Rihanna is from Barbados? I didn’t so far! But she was born in Saint Michael on Barbados in 1988. Today, she’s best known for pop, R&B and even dancehall and hip-hop music and as an actress. Of course, her music reaches the charts regulary and won already many awards. Here’s a great remix(I prefer the remix instead the original) of her song “Umbrella”. Updated song for you!
Music from the US/Puerto Rico – José Feliciano
“Light my fire” is one of José Feliciano’s most popular international hits. It is originally by “The Doors” and was at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts for three weeks an re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 following the success of José Feliciano’s version of the song.
Xandi’s Best of 2012
As last year, I’d like to have a short review of 2012 in my music highlights. My charts of 2011.
Best Albums(which I found 2012):
Music from Germany – Dschingis Khan
Dschingis Khan was a german disco pop band, formed in 1979. Their single “Moskau” was a #1 in Austria for six weeks. Here’s a nice mix:
Music from Switzerland – Grauzone
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Grauzone, formed in 1980, was a swiss “Neue Deutsche Welle” and post-punk group. With their nice song “Eisbär”, also containing some electro elements, they reached the charts in Austria and Germany. Really a classic during the 80s! This video was remastered in 2010:
Music from the US – Wamdue Project
The Wamdue Project was an US-american electronica project of Chris Brann, Chris Clark and Chris Udoh. Their single “King Of My Castle”, from 1999 was a #1 in the UK:
Music from the US – Andy Grammer
Andy Grammer is an American producer-singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. His most popular Single is “Keep Your Head Up”. It’s the perfect song to listen to when you are feeling down – or at any other time. :)
Music from Germany/Austria – Keiner mag Faustmann
Keiner mag Faustmann is an german-austrian duo from Vienna. They got popular in 2012 with their song “Wien – Berlin”, which reached #16 in the austrian single charts:
