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The person singer/actress Quinn Lemley has found herself compared to more than anyone is the late Rita Hayworth Not only does Lemley look a lot like the famous 1940s/1950s sex siren — she has also portrayed her in The Heat Is On, a New York musical that is based on Hayworth’s life
One of the most important groups that brought together Brazilian classical and popular/folkloric musics, the Quinteto Armorial was derived from the Armorial Movement, led by Ariano Suassuna
The Quinteto em Branco e Preto (Quintet in Black and White) draws its name from the skin color of its members With its repertory focused on traditional samba, the group is highly popular among the working-class audiences of São Paulo, where it was formed
The Quinteto Radamés brought together the exceptional talents of five virtuosi and were a vanguard experience in terms of popular music The result was a splendid contribution to the choro genre, which profited from Radamés Gnattali’s daring and innovative arrangements to old, respectable classics by Anacleto de Medeiros, Ernesto Nazareth, and Pixinguinha
Though based in Germany, acoustic jazz quartet Quadro Nuevo devoted its creative energies to resurrecting the fading musical traditions of Europe as a whole, in particular embracing the tango
With Os Cariocas and Anjos do Inferno, the Quatro Ases e Um Coringa was the most successful vocal group of its time, basically with a repertory of marchinhas de Carnaval The group also performed in the successful films Aviso Aos Navegantes (Watson Macedo, 1950) and Tudo Azul (Moacir Fenelon, 1952)
Queen Ida was the first female accordion player to lead a zydeco band Favoring a 31-button accordion, she is noted for her melodic playing, and for focusing on the treble side of her instrument, which makes her style similar to Mexican playing styles
Formed in the mid-’90s, Canadian piano and clarinet duo Queen Mab has won rave reviews for their blending of composed and improvised music, and jazz and classical music
Queen Salawa Abeni’s career started at the young age of 8 Her first LP hit was released in 1977 it was titled The Late Murtala Mohammed Since then she has had 12 album releases including her smash hit in 1984 “Indian Waka