On October, 27, 2016, I watched the Folk-Rock band, Hurray for the Riff Raff perform music through an online broadcast at, www.npr.org/music. Hurray for the Riff Raff is an American folk-Rock and Americana band from New Orleans, Louisiana. The lead singer is Alynda Segarra. She grew up in the New York, Bronx where she developed an appreciation for doo-wop and Motown. She would attend hardcore punk shows at ABC No Rio regularly when she was younger. She left the Bronx when she was 17 years old and spent a lot of her time hopping freight trains across North America.
In 2008, Hurray for the Riff Raff self-released an album labeled, “It Don’t Mean I Don’t Love You,” and in 2010 they released another album they called, “Young Blood Blues.” In 2011 …show more content…
The lead singer, Segarra is really known for her voice. She is not known for going very high when it comes to the pitch, but she can sing very low. Her voice is calming, in the first song I heard, “The Body Electric,” the lyrics were pointed towards violence in America, and the way she song it really spoke right to you. Even over the computer, I felt like she was talking directly to me. The timbre of this song was pretty quiet, along with the dynamics and the tempo was slow. I think with this song she was really trying to speak to people, she focused more on the lyric than on the instruments used. The song did have a relaxing beat, but the lyrics were meant to start a fire inside of people. It was hard to concentrate on the sounds because I was so focused on what she was saying. The instruments used were a guitar, a bass guitar, a keyboard, a violin, and …show more content…
This band uses words and instruments to express their feelings. In the first song of the concert, the instruments were slow and basically background sounds for the words, and in the second and third songs the instruments made the songs. This band did an amazing job in every song, they grabbed my attention right away. I love music festivals. I love the earthy vibes, and I love that they’re all about bringing people together and peace. I think it would have been a better experience if I could have attended this festival in person, a weekend of peace and love is what I would expect to find. Great music can be found at festivals like these, people just have to
In 2008, Hurray for the Riff Raff self-released an album labeled, “It Don’t Mean I Don’t Love You,” and in 2010 they released another album they called, “Young Blood Blues.” In 2011 …show more content…
The lead singer, Segarra is really known for her voice. She is not known for going very high when it comes to the pitch, but she can sing very low. Her voice is calming, in the first song I heard, “The Body Electric,” the lyrics were pointed towards violence in America, and the way she song it really spoke right to you. Even over the computer, I felt like she was talking directly to me. The timbre of this song was pretty quiet, along with the dynamics and the tempo was slow. I think with this song she was really trying to speak to people, she focused more on the lyric than on the instruments used. The song did have a relaxing beat, but the lyrics were meant to start a fire inside of people. It was hard to concentrate on the sounds because I was so focused on what she was saying. The instruments used were a guitar, a bass guitar, a keyboard, a violin, and …show more content…
This band uses words and instruments to express their feelings. In the first song of the concert, the instruments were slow and basically background sounds for the words, and in the second and third songs the instruments made the songs. This band did an amazing job in every song, they grabbed my attention right away. I love music festivals. I love the earthy vibes, and I love that they’re all about bringing people together and peace. I think it would have been a better experience if I could have attended this festival in person, a weekend of peace and love is what I would expect to find. Great music can be found at festivals like these, people just have to