Song of the day: Angelique Kidjo - Lonlon

I was wondering what my first post after my come back to be about, really gave it a good thought and after all decided to draw your attention to this splendid interpretation of Ravel's Bolero sung by the Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo in Yoruba (as far as I could find info), a language spoken in West Africa. I chose this song cause it perfectly represents the full extent of emotions I am overwhelmed with due to my return back to my very very first love - music. Classic music lovers may not be impressed at all, but to me this is one of the finest versions of Bolero I've ever heard.

Stuck in my mind: Otto Dix - Belij pepel

Otto Dix is Russian band which came to prominence with its artistic interpretation of modern Gothic music combined with heavy electronic elements. Apart from being one of the groups to make it out of the Russian underground scene Otto Dix happens to present one of the best female vocals sung by...a male. Yes, the vocalist is Michael Draw, who uses his knowledge of operatic singing just to bring the music to a whole new level. What I like about the band, which I discovered just a few months ago, is that they are somewhere in between contemporary classic music and darkwave, taking, probably, the best elements of both styles.