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When it comes to music, ethnic is in. From mainstream pop artists like Christina Aguilera, Shakira, and J.Lo singing in their native languages, to Madonna sampling a Hebrew song on her “Confessions on a Dancefloor” album, using foreign languages in contemporary songsmithing is pretty common … unless the language you’re thinking of is Samaritan. Sofi…

Every year the Eurovision song contest pits countries against each other in an international battle of the bands, which CNN describes as “a 50-year-old pan-European institution renowned less for serious music than for unbridled kitsch and terrible costumes but which is nonetheless a major TV event every year.” (Yes, just like Mamma Mia is on…

I’ve been hearing rave reviews about singer/songwriter Patty Griffin’s latest release, “Children Running Through” ever since it dropped into stores last month. So I was thrilled to have a chance this week to sit down at last and soak in Griffin’s richly textured musings about life and loss. This album paints hauntingly provocative images with…

Relient K is a Christian band. Like Switchfoot, they have managed a tricky crossover from the Christian market into the mainstream. But according to a Monsters and Critics interview, their lead vocalist/songwriter Matt Thiessen doesn’t enjoy the segregation. “We view Christian music and the general market all as the same thing. It’s funny to have…
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