nPostednOctober 7, 2016
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nTodaynwe celebrate music!
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nYo-YonMa was born in Paris, France, to Chinese parents; the familynmoved to New York City when Ma was just seven years old. I have seennhim referred to as an American, a Chinese American, and a FrenchnAmerican. n
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nAndnI would add world-famous citizen of the world!
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nYo-YonMa is a great cellist. He was a child prodigy who began performing atnage 5. He graduated from some of the best schools – Julliard andnHarvard – and has been popular as a soloist and as a recordingnartist. He has put out more than 90 albums and has won more than 18nGrammy Awards!
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| Ma is married and has two children. |
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nHenhas won numerous other awards, including the prestigious PresidentialnMedal of Freedom, and he has served as a U.N. Messenger of Peace forna decade. Everyone says he is humble and of extremely high character.nn
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nOnenthing that is cool about Ma is that he has not just stuck withnclassical music. He’s used his amazing talent to bring us Americannbluegrass music, traditional Chinese music, tangos from Argentina andnmusic from Brazil.
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nnToni Braxton was born in the U.S. of A., and she has been described as American and African American. She is a singer, a songwriter, a pianist, and a record producer. And she was one of the top female artists in the 1990s, so she earned titles like “Queen of R&B.”
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nShenhas put out nine albums – but she has sold more than 67 millionnrecords worldwide! She has earned seven Grammy Awards and a bunch ofnother honors.
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nBraxtonnhas also become an actress, television personality, and TV producer!
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| Like Ma, Braxton has two kids. |
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nHappy Birthday, Yo-Yo and Toni!
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- Yo-Yo Ma
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- Toni Braxton
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- Yo-YonMa with a fun bluegrass performance
- Toni Braxton singing with her brother – she does a lot of music-making with her family
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- Yo-YonMa with a tango
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nAlsonon this date:
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WorldnSmile Day
WorldnSmile Day
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nFirstnFriday of October
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NationalnDiversity Day
NationalnDiversity Dayn
nFirstnFriday of October
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nNationalnDenim Day
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nFirstnFriday of October
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nYou Matter to Me Day
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nAnniversarynof the “discovery” of Catalina Island
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nPhysicistnNiels Bohr’s birthday
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nAnniversarynof the invention of the bar code
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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