Range is not the only highlight of the performance of the American singer: diversity of tones she can apply to her songs is also something that draws attention
Mariah Careyone of the main divas of pop music in the last 30 years, has not only a huge career, with numerous hits, but also an unmistakable voice.
Since the beginning of her career, the singer born in Huntington, New Yorkimpressed fans, press, singing experts and even lay people due to the reach of their voice.
Mariah Carey’s voice from the technical point of view
Technically speaking, Mariah is known mainly for being able to achieve five octavesthat is, repeat a note at five different levels of height, going from the most severe to the most sharp easily.
When he wants to explore his acute vocal, Mariah makes use of the call Whistle Registeror “whistle record” in Portuguese. The technique represents the sharper record that the human voice can achieve and can even be imperceptible to the human ear in some cases.
In addition, it has a style of singing called Melismatic. This technique is to be able to offer multiple notes in a single syllable during performance. Other singers who did this with exquisite were Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston.
Expert Analysis
Given these and other qualities, the writer and expert in singing Andrew chan (via Oxford American) Tegs compliments to Mariah’s voice:
“There is something irrational, bizarre and dangerous in the way Mariah jumps from side to side of vocal records without warning or transition.”
He completes:
“What is beautiful in a ballad of Mariah Carey is that she takes us to the depths of despair, sadness, but through pure beauty, power and mastery of her voice, she transports us. No matter how sad or desperate – and some of them are really dark and fatalistic – there is something in the voice. The voice can be the vehicle that transports us.”
Andrew Chan concludes, about the ability to thrill ourselves with a beautiful voice used correctly in music:
“A skilled vocalist can seduce us, haunt us, heal us, regardless of the text that is conveying or even the culture that surrounds it.”
Mariah Carey in Brazil
Mariah Carey presents itself in Brazil in the coming days. The artist will be one of the headliners of The Townin São Paulo. The festival takes place in Interlagos Autodrome And the American takes the Skyline stage on Saturday, 13.
Her presence in our country still has another commitment: she will perform at the event Amazon foreverin Belém. The occasion will be two months before the capital of Pará hosts the 30th conference of the parts for the UN climate (COP 30). Also take the stage Dona Onete, Joelma, Gaby Amarantos and Zaynara.
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Source: Rollingstone
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