The Pulse: Stay Tuned
A rebroadcast from the 2019 Twin Cities A Cappella Festival with all-female high school group, Stay Tuned!
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The Pulse: Vocal Suspects
The Vocal Suspects is the oldest (and funkiest) mixed a cappella group at UMass Amherst. Founded in 1999, The Vocal Suspects have always had a reputation of blending contagious energy with adept musicality. Their arrangements are innovative and electrifying, and over the past two decades, they have continuously reshaped their sound to incorporate the new talent that is brought in each year.
Rachael sat down with the group to talk about their latest studio album, Spectrum! To listen to the album in its entirety, check it out on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/7o0iiH3STLd86aMSN1FL1J or Apple Music at https://music.apple.com/us/album/spectrum/1513645858.
Read moreThe Pulse: St. Croix Sound
St. Croix Sound is a competitive a cappella group from Prescott High School. Rachael sat down with the group at the 2019 Port Washington Acapocalypse Festival.
Learn more about St. Croix Sound here: https://www.facebook.com/PrescottHighSchoolChoir.
Read moreThe Pulse: Jaguar Singers
The Jaguar Singers is a jazz and a cappella group comprised of middle school students in grades 5 – 8 from Thomas Jefferson Middle School . Rachael sat down with the group at the 2019 Port Washington Acapocalypse Festival.
Learn more about the Jaguar Singers here: https://sites.google.com/pwssd.k12.wi.us/mrsraaflaub/music-activities/jaguar-singers.
Read moreThe Pulse: Highlands Voices
Highlands Voices is a competitive, contemperory a cappella group from Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, NJ. Rachael sat down with the group at the 2019 Port Washington Acapocalypse festival.
Learn more about Highlands Voices here: https://www.facebook.com/HighlandsVoices.
Read moreThe Pulse: Parkside Range
Parkside Range is the flagship contemporary a cappella ensemble of the Contemporary Commercial Music – Voice program at UW-Parkside. Rachael sat down with the group in the summer of 2019 at A Cappella University.
Learn more about Parkside Range here: https://www.facebook.com/ParksideRange.
Read moreThe Pulse: A Cappella University Educators
In the Summer of 2019, Rachael traveled to Wisconsin to cover A Cappella University. She sat down with the educators who were attending the event to find out what their experience was like.
Learn more about A Cappella University here: http://www.acappellauniversity.net.
Read moreThe Pulse: Swaram A Cappella
Swaram is Texas A&M University’s premier South Asian Fusion A Cappella team. Since its inception in 2007, the team has been renowned not only for competing at national collegiate a cappella competitions but also for numerous national accolades. Swaram fuses both Indian & Western musical styles through pure vocal performances to create innovative and vibrant music. Recognized for its avant-garde twist on South Asian fusion, Swaram enjoys bringing powerful stories to its music through representation of socially and politically prevalent concepts through its themes. Swaram has had the honor of placing at the All-American Awaaz National Championship for three years in a row and has released multiple albums and singles on Spotify and iTunes. Recently, Swaram’s latest single “Crazy in Love” was nominated for a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (CARA) for Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement. Music is a beautiful language, and we hope our stories and music speak to you in a profound way!
Learn more about Swaram here: https://www.facebook.com/SwaramAcappella.
Read moreThe Pulse: Dhamakapella
Dhamakapella is an award-winning coed South Asian fusion a cappella group based in Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
Dhamakapella was formed in 2005 by student Mayank Prasad at Case Western Reserve University. With help from students, Raksha Soora and Manoj Nair, Mayank organized and established the first university-recognized coed a cappella group, which would feature genres from both Western and Eastern cultures. Within three years, Dhamakapella grew into an sixteen-member group, with singers of various and diverse styles. Due to the untraditional arrangements and unusual compositions, the group instantly stood out on University campus and downtown Cleveland. In 2011, Dhamakapella released its debut album Pehli Nazar: First Look, following the group’s growing popularity across the city and the University. The group derives its influences from Indian classical, contemporary Bollywood, pop, and electronic genres.
Learn more about Dhamakapella here: https://www.facebook.com/dhamakapella.
Read moreThe Pulse: Hum A Cappella
Hum A Cappella was founded in 2001 and is the South Asian a cappella group at the University of Texas at Austin. Hum blends cultures and puts a unique spin on both Hindi and English songs. From its six-member inception, Hum has evolved into a group of highly dynamic vocalists who arrange all of their songs by themselves. They have competed at a variety of local and national competitions including ICCA, Jhalak, Taal, Nasha, Texas Revue, Gathe Raho in Iowa, and Anahat in California. The team comes from a variety of musical backgrounds, and their collaboration and appreciation for a cappella music keeps them constantly moving forward.
Learn more about Hum A Cappella here: https://www.utxhum.com.
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