Re: [Harp-L] Is this guys voice insane?

[joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 4, 2010, at 3:08 PM, Seth Galitzer wrote:

> Turns out this duo is from the Slovak Republic.
>
> http://www.lubosbena.sk/index_en.htm
>
> Lubos Bena on dobro and Matej Ptaszek on harp/vocals.
>
> My first impression that this was overdone and highly affected, but  
> Sr. Joe may have a point that he is doing phonetic singing which  
> lends to the surreal nature of his voice.  Apparently he is an  
> accomplished street musician, known for his use of a brass horn for  
> no-power amplification.  Check out some of their other Youtube vids  
> to see what I mean.
>
> Seth

Hee hee. When I saw the name Lubos and then the Bena, I (being part  
Polish and having a Czech/Slovak wife), figured it was a middle  
eastern European name. So I was having a little fun to see what  
developed.

As I said the other day, last Feb on our So. & Cen. American cruise,  
we had a girl singer from (would you believe) Bulgaria. She was maybe  
the best torch singer I have ever heard...live. She sang in English  
(actually American) with absolutely NO accent. Meanwhile she only  
spoke about 6 or 7 words of English. Go figure.

smo-joe (still giggling)