This is me singing with John Calloway and some of his friends...in 2008 I think...It's a song called "Throw it away" originally sung by the late Jazz singer, Abbey Lincoln.John Calloway is a composer, arranger, and multi instrumentalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also the director for The Afro Cuban Ensemble at San Francisco State University, of which I was part of the band. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to perform with such talented musicians and thanks for believing in me, John!Those were fun times!



Throw it away (cover)

I sing and do hand percussion during my spare time. I admit that I am a dork and have no life... This song was originally sung by the Kizomba singer, Ary. This is one of my favorite Kizomba songs...I love singing in Portuguese...This is more European Portuguese though. I hope it sounds ok...hehe :)

Grande Amor (Ary/Kizomba cover)

Please forgive my spanish if I've made any mistakes! :)
I love this song so much, the music and the lyrics are so powerful. This song has made me cry a few times...

Translation of the lyrics:


Spanish
El Corazon

Para que vas a olvidar
Tu tenido tanto temo
para que vas a olvidar
si solo quiero tu amor

Es el alma que me dice
que me dice que te siga
quiero dar,
darte todo todo todo todo
tu perdon
pero se de amar, corason
Yo si se mi amar
si se mi amor
Corazon, corazon

Quiero dar mi perdon
se mi amor

Para que vas a salir
entiendeme yo te amo
y luchar por una vida que vale la pena
eso es amor
entiendelo mi amor
Y yo tengo perdon, yo te tengo perdon
yo tengo mus que son
Yo te tengo amor...
Î¤e quiero dar, todo que tu queras
Se mi amor, corason...
Se de amar
Eres mi, eres mi corason
Eres mi corazon
Yo te quiero dar amor
Etiendelo

Quiero dar mi perdon
Se mi amor...

Es el alma que me dice
que me dice que te siga

Es el alma que me dice
que me dice que te siga
English
The heart

Why should you forget?
you have so much fear
Why should you forget?
when I only want your love,

It's my soul telling me
telling me to follow you
I want to give
give you everything, everything, everything
your forgiveness
but I know about love
I do know how to love, corazón
I do know how to love
I do, my love
Corazón, corazón

I want to give my forgiveness
I know it, my love

Why should you leave?
Understand me, I love you
and. to fight for a worthwhile life
That is love
Understand it, my love
and I have forgiveness, I forgive you
I feel much more than (affection?)
I feel love for you
I want to give you everything you wish for
Be my love, corazón
I know about love
you are, you are my heart
You are my heart
I want to give you love
Understand it!

I want to forgive you
Be my love

It's my soul telling me
telling me to follow you

It's my soul telling me
telling me to follow you
http://lyricstranslate.com
http://lyricstranslate.com

El Corazon by Arno Elias (cover)

Hope my portuguese is ok... :)

They lyrics of this song are beautiful...

Translation:


Portuguese
Velha Infancia

Você é assim
Um sonho prá mim
E quando eu não te vejo
Eu penso em você
Desde o amanhecer
Até quando eu me deito...

Eu gosto de você
E gosto de ficar com você
Meu riso é tão feliz contigo
O meu melhor amigo
É o meu amor...

E a gente canta
E a gente dança
E a gente não se cansa
De ser criança
A gente brinca
Na nossa velha infância...

Seus olhos meu clarão
Me guiam dentro da escuridão
Seus pés me abrem o caminho
Eu sigo e nunca me sinto só...

Você é assim
Um sonho prá mim
Quero te encher de beijos
Eu penso em você
Desde o amanhecer
Até quando eu me deito...

Eu gosto de você
E gosto de ficar com você
Meu riso é tão feliz contigo
O meu melhor amigo
É o meu amor...

E a gente canta
E a gente dança
E a gente não se cansa
De ser criança
A gente brinca
Na nossa velha infância...

Seus olhos meu clarão
Me guiam dentro da escuridão
Seus pés me abrem o caminho
Eu sigo e nunca me sinto só...

Você é assim
Um sonho prá mim
Você é assim...
Você é assim...

Você é assim
Um sonho prá mim
E quando eu não te vejo
Eu penso em você
Desde o amanhecer
Até quando eu me deito...
Eu gosto de você
E gosto de ficar com você
Meu riso é tão feliz contigo
O meu melhor amigo
É o meu amor...
English
Velha Infancia

you are this way
Like a dream for me (i)
And when I can't see you
I think about you
From the daybreak
Until de moment I go to bed

I like you
And I like to stay/be with you
My smile becomes so happy with you/by your side
My best friend...
...is my love...

And we sing
And we dance
And we don't get tired
of being children anyway
We play
along our old childhood

Your eyes (are), my daylight
They guide me through the dark
Your feet pave the way/road
I'm going and I never feel lonely

you are this way
Like a dream for me
I want to give/fill you lots of kisses
I think about you
From the daybreak
Until de moment I go to bed

I like you
And I like to stay/be with you
My smile becomes so happy with you/by your side
My best friend...
...is my love...

And we sing
And we dance
And we don't get tired
of being children anyway
We play
along our old childhood

Your are (are), my daylight
They guide me through the dark
Your feet pave the way/road
I'm going and I never feel lonely

you are this way
Like a dream for me
Você é assim...

you are this way
Like a dream for me
And when I can't see you
I think about you
From the daybreak
Until de moment I go to bed
I like you
And I like to stay/be with you
My smile becomes so happy with you/by your side
My best friend...
...is my love...

http://lyricstranslate.com
http://lyricstranslate.com 

Velha Infancia by Tribalistas (cover)

Me singing half of the song...that's all I know...for now...lol

I'm going down (cover)

I'm a singer who is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. I grew up listening to top 40 radio hits with my main influences being R&B and pop vocalists/groups, such as Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige, En Vogue among many others. When I was 8 years old the first album I ever got came in the form of a cassette tape...it was Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" album...I listened to it religiously. And although I don't share the same voice type as Mariah (even though as a classical singer I am a soprano) I tried to emulate every note in all of her songs. She taught me how to sing...

In junior and high school I was always in the school choir. When I was 16 years old I got accepted into a summer program for teens called California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA). It was there that I was introduced to musical theater and opera repetoire. After high school, for two years I continued to study classical music/voice as a Vocal Performance major as a Soprano at San Francisco State University (SFSU). Due to my studies in classical voice I am able to sing well in Spanish, Portuguese, French and German. It was also during this time in college that I developed an interest in Latin and World music as a singer for The Afro Cuban Ensemble at SFSU. I also admire many Middle Eastern/Eastern European styles of singing. 

Some of the other singers who have inspired me are Sade, Loawla Braz (from the band, Kaoma), Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Nadia Ali, Selena, Amalia Rodrigues, Vanessa Da Mata, Yasmin Levy and Ivete Sangalo. Therefore, I love many different genre's of music. I love the sound of synthesizers, and I'm currently obsessed with Zouk and Kizomba music...

I like to think of my vocal cords as being my musical instrument and like any other "musician" I'd be more than happy to be a "working musician", to sing for whomever will listen, to do gigs and provide vocals for whomever needs it... :))

Annita Lambadeira

Popular tracks