She continued with the choir until she went to opera school at the age of 15. Torrini s voice is consistently fragile, hardly more than a mere whisper at times. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. It was produced by dan carey, and released on september 8, 2008. Stream emiliana torrini on amazon music unlimited now. Listen free to emiliana torrini me and armini me and armini radio edit, me and armini manasseh mix. Download on amazon beggars prayer play on apple music beggars prayer download on itunes beggars prayer play on. Oct 10, 2008 take a look at the icelandic songstresss latest video for her pop gem, big jumps, directed by james copeman. All the fables jade mcnelis swim the whispertown 2000 venture. Emeliana torrini has opened my eyes and ears to something new and wonderful in listening pleasure with her original lyrics and music, shared by her amazing voice. She is best known for her 2009 single jungle drum, her 1999 album love in the time of science, and her performance of gollums song for the 2002 film the lord of the rings. It was released as a digital download only on august 18, 2008 and later on september 1, 2008 as a limited to 500 copies 7 vinyl. Download mp3 me and armini album of emiliana torrini. So thanks first of all for finding the way back from the commercial buzz to mystery and intimacy.
Stream tracks and playlists from emiliana torrini on your desktop or mobile device. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The fourth longplayer from mercurial icelandic singersongwriter emiliana torrini, arrives five years after 2008s wellreceived me and armini. Me and armini is first single lifted from emiliana torrinis third album me and armini. Theres little indication of the folksier elements of her previous work, but you could argue that this betrays some of her more poporiented projects she famously cowrote and co. From the summery skank of the title track to the surging, breathless jungle drum, the yearning big jumps,and much more in between, me and armini is a truly fantastic album.
It took me a few listens before i fell under the spell of emiliana torrinis second major album me and armini. The extended break afforded torrini the time to tour, write, and become a parent, the latter of which casts a warm and wistful patina over the ninetrack tookah a made up word that, according to its author, means the inner good and bad balanced. Het kwam op 8 september 2008 uit en werd geproduceerd door dan carey. From the album of the same name comes this single release featuring two remixes and two session tracks. Icelandicitalian singer emiliana torrini has achieved much, but gained comparatively little, off the back of a career that has blossomed in a nook out of the mainstreams lineofsight for over a decade. The word tookah is a word that emiliana made up, and is what she considers to be the only way to live in love. Emiliana grew up in kopavogur where, at the age of 7, she joined a choir as a soprano. The word tookah is a word that emiliana made up, and is. Jungle drum is the third single released from emiliana torrinis third album me and armini. Buy mp3 music online emiliana torrini me and armini. While icelandic artist emiliana torrini, who released albums such as me and armini 2011 and tookah 20, needs no introduction, the colorist orchestra is a belgian ensemble founded by aarich jespers and kobe proesmans in 20. Dont forget to pick up a copy of emiliana s album, me and armini while youre at it. Sep 08, 2008 check out me and armini by emiliana torrini on amazon music. Me and armini is an eclectic collection of torrini s songs that are of a genre that i dont ever listen to, or, better put, didnt listen to before.
Emiliana torrini me and armini official video youtube. Sep, 2009 buy me and armini ep by emiliana torrini on bleep. Me and armini lyrics i am alive, i know my place i belong in your arms again and i been waiting for you, to belong to me some might say i am silly. Complete list of emiliana torrini music featured in tv shows and movies. It sees emiliana back in the studio with her longtime producercollaborator dan carey. Me and armini is the fifth studio album by the icelandic singer and songwriter emiliana torrini. Simone lombardis mix presents the track as an almost ace of bass like popreggae outing, while dan careys take on the song is a little more upbeat, shiny and full of glossy bluster. Emiliana torrini me and armini official video duration.
Me and armini by emiliana torrini free listening on soundcloud. It was released as a digital download on march 9, 2009 and later on june 19, 2009 as a cd single in germany only. Her first two studio albums have been released only in. Big jumps is a sweetly innocent, buoyant confection. Me and armini, an album by emiliana torrini on spotify. Me and armini really bridges the gap between them with some great pop numbers and some low key acoustic tracks too. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. After releasing three albums in her native iceland. Splitting the difference between the intimate acoustics of 2005s fishermans woman and the triphop experiments of love in the time of science, me and armini finds room for torrini to flex all of her musical muscles.
Take a look at the icelandic songstresss latest video for her pop gem, big jumps, directed by james copeman. Me and armini by emiliana torrini free listening on. The songs title is often mistakenly mentioned as jungle drums. Love in the time of science by emiliana torrini audio cd. Her breathless, sometimes childlike intonation could get tiresome, were it not for bolder, playful tracks that pick up the mood and the pace. Emiliana torrini lyrics 67 song lyrics sorted by album.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The song is a live favourite on the tour supporting the me and armini album. Listen to emiliana torrini soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create reykjavik. Newer to the mix is the more rockier edge in places though and it suits her voice and style.
It was much more subtle and beautiful than love in the time of science while being much less poppy than me and armini. Me and armini is the fifth third released outside iceland studio album by the icelandic singer and songwriter emiliana torrini. In my opinion, this is the best of emiliana torrini s albums because of the heavy folk and acoustic influences that dominated the songs. Emiliana torrini me and armini listen on online radio box. A wonderful new addition to emiliana s tracklist is definitely the new song when we dance, which for the most part remains true to the musical style that emiliana developed in the last two albums, me and armini and tookah, respectively. This is emiliana torrini s 6th album although only two were released outside iceland. Me and armini is het vijfde studioalbum van zangeres emiliana torrini. Editors notes with a name like emiliani torrini, you wouldnt expect this artist to be icelandic, but she is her father is italian and her mother is from iceland. The session tracks find torrini occupying a tone thats got far more in keeping with her fishermans woman. Stream me and armini by emiliana torrini from desktop or your mobile device. Cm gm and ive been waiting for you to belong to me. At last following up on her excellent 2005 album fishermans woman, icelandic songstress emiliana torrini offers a first taster of her forthcoming album me and armini by releasing its title track as a single.
Emiliana torrini me and armini album promo playlist. Me and armini is a hugely ambitious and aspirational pop record with emilianas soaring voice center stage, bolstered by a rich gamut of musical styles. Tookah is emiliana torrini s fourth album and it follows 2008s critically acclaimed me and armini. Jungle drum is the third single released from emiliana torrini s third album me and armini. Listen to your favorite songs from emiliana torrini. The title track the first single to be lifted from the album was an indicator of this. Official video for emiliana torrinis me and armini. Theres something about much of torrini s music that exudes a kind of remote, chilly, and moody vibe. Tookah is a hugely ambitious pop record exemplified not least by first single speed of dark.
Emiliana torrini revisits her relationship with producer dan carney on me and armini, which mixes fingerplucked folk with touches of jazz, dancehall, electronica, and pop. Emiliana torrini born 16 may 1977 is an icelandic singer and songwriter. Emiliana torrini revisits her relationship with producer dan carney on me and armini, which mixes fingerplucked folk with touches of jazz, dancehall, electronica, and pop splitting the difference between the intimate acoustics of 2005s fishermans woman and the triphop experiments of love in the time of science, me and armini finds room for torrini to flex all of her musical muscl. The last album me and armini was the only album i thought she went a bit off her path and was not quite her. I had my life i know my place i belong in your arms again and ive been waiting for you to belong to me some might say im a silly woman to wait. Me and armini lyrics somebodys got a long way to go youre not sitting by the phone no more youre gonna. There is nothing earthshaking about the lyrics, nor. It was also featured during the emporio armani mens collection springsummer 2010 fashion show. I had my life i know my place i belong in your arms again and ive been waiting for you to belon. Me and armini lyrics i am alive, i know my place i belong in your arms again and i been waiting for you, to belong to me some might say i am silly woman to wait but i know you still hold my love some people think that i, heading for a melt down.
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