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cantors

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plural of cantor

as in choristers

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Founded in 1987, Ragazzi Boys Chorus provides musical education and performance opportunities for boys and young men ages 5-18, serving more than 230 choristers from over 100 schools in more than 30 Bay Area communities.

— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026

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Throughout the song, water and thirst become metaphors for overwhelming desire, with the singers acknowledging that their connection is powerful enough to extinguish — or ignite — the fire between them.

— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
Crockett was marking the stadium’s second night of Usher and Chris Brown’s wildly popular, high-energy R&B Tour, named after the singers’ genre and their last names, Raymond and Brown.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

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The guest vocalists mirror the ambition of 2013’s The North Borders, which boasted a spot from Erykah Badu; this time, Joy Crookes, Nilüfer Yanya and Arooj Aftab lend their sultry tones.

— Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
Wilson got her start in music in childhood and rose to become one of the most prominent jazz vocalists of the 1990s, the Mississippi Blues Commission and Blue Note Records, her former label, noted.

— Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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