chanter

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Recent Examples of chanter On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment. Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 For more material takeaways, each attendee was presented with a commemorative quarter featuring Native Hawaiian composer, dancer, chanter and hula teacher Edith Kanakaʻole, purchased by Gold House and shared by the first Native Hawaiian to lead the White House initiative, Krystal Ka‘ai. Lucia Ruan, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2023 You might be asked to sing along with a Zen-like group of spiritual chanters. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023 Fung continued greeting people, walking away from the chanter, and remaining in the room as most of the crowd disappeared. Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022 Edith Kanaka'ole, born in 1913, was an indigenous Hawaiian composer, chanter, dancer, teacher and entertainer. Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2022 The New York Post reported that an irate Dolan had directed security guards toward one teenage chanter. New York Times, 9 Feb. 2020 About a half hour after de Blasio was targeted, former Vice President Joe Biden's remarks were interrupted by chanters who loudly protested the Obama administration's deportation of immigrants, stopping the debate for several seconds. Jeremy Barr, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2019 One man, too lightly clothed for the steadily chilling early morning air, sat off on his own from the chanters, arms crossed, with a dust mask perched on his head. Quinn Norton, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanter
Noun
  • Items that would eventually fill 38 boxes were preserved by David Shiff, a retired cantor who served at the Midchester Jewish Center in Yonkers for nearly 50 years.
    Jon Kalish, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
  • On Friday night, Bern-Vogel and the cantor of the Bielefeld synagogue led Shabbat services together.
    Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The San Diego Children’s Choir spring concert is set for 3 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla, featuring about 300 young choristers.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
  • Her seven band members were joined by 14 choristers and The Heritage Orchestra, conducted by Ben Foster.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Since her early 20s, actor, singer, and entrepreneur Ashley Tisdale has had alopecia areata.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 12 Dec. 2024
  • But After releasing two albums last year, – (Subtract) and Autumn Variations and touring the world for the past two years, the singer told Variety magazine that his next project is already in the can.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.
    Quartz, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • The singer is best known as the lead vocalist of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
  • My Method Actor, Nilüfer Yanya If Nilüfer Yanya decided to put down her guitar and pursue a career as a vocalist, most of her fans probably wouldn’t protest.
    Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024

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“Chanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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