Toto's tour manager suggested to the organisers that she open for Arroyo, and the audience was knocked out by this unexpected traditional drum group and its folklorically dressed leader, wailing out the old cumbias, porros and bullerengues homesick Colombians still love to dance to in the breaks from modern dance music at parties. Joe Arroyo, one of Colombia's biggest tropical stars, was billed at the Empire Leicester Square, and Toto, who had been adopted by the WOMAD organisation the previous year, was in the UK between world music festival dates. The first time most London Colombians heard of her was in 1992, on an evening still remembered for the coup de theatre of Toto's performance. So who is Toto La Momposina? A singer, dancer and researcher, daughter and mother of musicians, named after the Caribbean coastal island of Mompos where she was born, with almost 30 years' work, mainly outside Colombia, behind her. The two constituencies have their own tastes, which overlap but don't coincide - the diet of the latter being selected in a haphazard fashion by festival organisers and record companies like WOMAD and its Real World label. Whether this weekend's mini-festival, "Colores de Colombia", is quite what London Colombians, as opposed to London world music fans, need is less clear. London's Colombians are a significant community: they form the capital's biggest Latin American population and the largest Colombian community outside the American continent, having swelled to more than 50,000 since the first arrivals (mainly from the region of Cali) were recruited for menial hospital and catering jobs in the early 1970s. In purely musical terms, Colombia is an extremely significant chunk of Latin America, being the third largest record market after Brazil and Mexico and rich in both traditional styles and modern pan-Latin popular stars.
Of special note is Lifetime Achievement winner, living voice over legend, Don Morrow, recognized for his over 50 years of service, for inspiring the world to believe in the magic of motion pictures, for blazing a trail alongside the late Don LaFontaine, and for opening up a world of possibilities to his colleagues and those who will follow in his footsteps.In seeking to diversify away from "high Western culture" and targeting local ethnic communities, the Barbican Centre should be commended for turning the spotlight on Colombia.
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On behalf of the voice over community, would like to extend a hearty thank you to the Voicey Award judges, including Randy Thomas, the first woman to announce the Academy Awards, the voice of Entertainment Tonight and The Insider, and co-author of “Voice For Hire” thank you to Paul Russell, a New York City casting director and the author of “Acting: Make It Your Business” gratitude is also bestowed upon Billy Serow from Abrams Artists Agency in New York thank you to Melissa Disney, the singing voice of Snow White and female movie trailer voice over pioneer Kathleen Herles, the original voice of Dora the Explorer, British voiceover coach and talent Gary Terzza, Mitch Joel, president of Twist Image and author of the Six Pixels of Separation blog and podcast and much appreciation is expressed to voice actress and industry blogger Bobbin Beam. Winners of the 3rd Annual Voicey Awards include:īest Voice Team: Robert Jadah and Diane Havens The Voicey Awards pay tribute to works and contributions made over the year by individual and collaborating voice talent. Voice overs are spoken word recordings performed by voice actors, perhaps better known to the world as unseen narrators, breathing life into every digital medium imaginable. Toronto – Voice actors around the world are taking note of news hot off the press, released on ’s blog, through an article indicating who the winners are of the industry’s coveted Voicey Awards.
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