De La Soul

Originally composed for the funeral of the dauphine, Princess Marie-Anne-Christine-Victoire of Bavaria, on May 1, 1690, this remarkable setting of Dies irae was revised in 1711, either because of the dauphin's death, or that of Lalande's two daughters, both distinguished sopranos ; all died from smallpox within a period of six weeks. Lully's setting of Dies irae, for the death of the queen in 1683, had shown the possibilities of this text as a grand motet for soloists, choirs and orchestra. But it was Lalande, seven years later, who developed the concept, and produced a much more striking result - perhaps the first setting of Dies irae in the history of music where the composer exploited in such dramatic style the contrasts inherent in the 18 rhyming stanzas and final couplet of this 13th-century poem.

Her name is Kimberly Kitson Mills and her group is called Kimberose. She discovers about a year ago the albums of Billie Holiday, Etta James, Nina Simone and Sam Cooke. She then decides with guitarist Anthony, and Alexandre on keyboards, to train Kimberose and make the music she wants to listen to. After some magical concerts and debut EP "It's Probably Me" (in October 2017), her full-lenght album "Chapter One" have been released on March 16th. Her voice instantly summons the modern divas of jazz and soul, from Amy Winehouse to Adele. But she's does not hesitate to venture into more pop territories.