RE: [Harp-L] Shakira on American Idol th

["steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I watched this because I have been following the career of the beautiful young redhead playing banjo in the background.  But I was surprised to hear Shakira actually bend a note at the end of her phrase.  Not bad, and neither is her  harp playing.
Steve Webb in Minnesota


---- Marc Molino <mmolino54@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
> I missed it, but caught it here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgobkL0hBD0
> 
> I agree, the harp is used to good effect.
> 
> -Marc
> 
> > Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 12:38:55 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Shakira on American Idol th
> > From: pmarcons@xxxxxxxxx
> > To: turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > CC: harptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > I agree Richard.....although at first I thought....Shakira and Rascal Flatts
> > ????   Did they pick names out of a hat ??? LOL...But I thought the
> > performance was pretty good.
> > 
> > On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> > 
> > > Don't know if anyone here caught Shakira's performance of her song "Gypsy"
> > > with Rascal Flatts on American Idol last Wednesday night--at least I don't
> > > recall seeing any comments in these forums.  Shakira is an exceptional
> > > performer by any measure, and this was the first performance of hers that
> > > I've seen in which she played the harmonica--a diatonic in standard Richter
> > > tuning, from the sound of it.
> > >
> > > She played well: strong clear tone, chords and single notes both executed
> > > cleanly.  Nothing fancy, but she obviously respects the instrument enough to
> > > learn how to play it.  I was reminded of James Taylor, who's put in enough
> > > time on the instrument to do a respectable amped-up R&B solo on his recent
> > > cover of Junior Walker's "Road Runner."
> > >
> > > If this keeps up, peer pressure is going to force world-class singers and
> > > songwriters everywhere to play harmonica at least as well as they play
> > > guitar.  That'll be good!  And about f---in' time, as Stella McCartney's
> > > T-shirt said when her dad was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
> > > as a soloist.
> > >
> > > Regards, Richard Hunter
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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