BOBBY MCFERRIN - A VERSATILE MUSICIAN

Seniors like music. Bobby McFerrin is a famous singer for the song „Don’t worry, Be happy.“ Some seniors also hum the name of this song…Besides this interpreter conducts also Smetana’s Vltava and the classical music is very favourite among the elderly, too. 

BOBBY MCFERRIN – A VERSATILE¹ MUSICIAN

Bobby McFerrin is an American jazz musician, singer and conductor².His father was³ an opera singer.

Bobby McFerrin is 68 years old now.He is the author of the song Don’t Worry, Be Happy from 1988.He has ten Grammy Awards.

In 2004:
Bobby McFerrin conducts⁴ the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra during⁵ a concert at Schönbrunn Castle.90,000 people attend⁶ the concert.It is a celebration of the new countries in the European Union.McFerrin conducts also Smetana’s Vltava at this concert.

In 2010:
Bobby McFerrin attends the World Science festival in New York and talks about how music can heal⁸ the brain⁹.When he sings, he can create¹⁰ polyphonic effects – he can sing the main melody and at the same time create many other sounds.

On the 30th of April, 2019, Bobby McFerrin is going to have a concert in Prague in Forum Karlín.

VIDEOS:
The song „Don’t Worry, Be Happy“
http://bit.ly/2GmIOm1.

McFerrin conducts Smetana’s Vltava
http://bit.ly/2SJ5ouU.

Solo concert of acoustic improvisation
http://bit.ly/2Sy7caC.

Vocabulary: ¹všestranný| ²dirigent| ³byl| ⁴dirigovat| ⁵během| ⁶zúčastnit(se)|⁷oslava|⁸uzdravit|⁹mozek|¹⁰vytvářet
Language notes: Grammy Award=hudební cena Grammy|Vienna Philharmonic orchestra=orchestr
vídeňské filharmonie|European Union=Evropská unie|World Science festival=světový festival vědy|
polyphonic effect=polyfonní efekt (mnoho zvuků najednou)|main melody=ústřední melodie|at the same time=současně|is going to=chystá se (bude)
Sources: bbc.com|guardian.com|en.wikipedia.org.