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Shangri-La (other)
Shangri-La is a fictional valley in the 1933 novel ''Lost Horizon'' by James Hilton. Shangri-La may also refer to: Buildings *Shangri La (Doris Duke), a mansion built by Doris Duke outside Honolulu, Hawaii *Shangri-La (house), a Denver, Colorado, mansion built by Harry E. Huffman *Hotel Shangri-La, a hotel in Santa Monica, California *Living Shangri-La, a skyscraper in Vancouver *The St. Francis Shangri-La Place, a condominium in Mandaluyong, Philippines *Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts **Edsa Shangri-La, Manila, Mandaluyong, Philippines **Makati Shangri-La, Manila, Makati, Philippines **Shangrila Resort, on Lower Kachura Lake, Skardu, Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan **Shangri-La Hotel (Dubai), a hotel on the Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai **Shangri-La Hotel Singapore **Shangri-La Colombo, Sri Lanka **Shangri-la Plaza, the retail arm of the Kuok group **Shangri-La Toronto, a hotel/condominium under construction in Toronto Music *The Shangri-Las, an American girl group of the 1960s Albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangri-La
Shangri-La is a fictional place in Asia's Kunlun Mountains (昆仑山), Uses the spelling 'Kuen-Lun'. described in the 1933 novel '' Lost Horizon'' by English author James Hilton. Hilton portrays Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia – an enduringly happy land, isolated from the world. In the novel, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living hundreds of years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. Ancient Tibetan scriptures mention the existence of seven such places as ''Nghe-Beyul Khembalung''. Khembalung is one of several Utopia '' beyuls'' (hidden lands similar to Shangri-La) which Tibetan Buddhists believe that Padmasambhava established in the 9th century CE as idyllic, sacred places of refuge for Buddhists during times of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangri-La (The Blackeyed Susans Album)
''Shangri-La'' is the sixth studio album by The Blackeyed Susans, released in July 2003. After initial writing sessions in mid-1999, recording of the album was scheduled for 2000. It was postponed when the band’s then record company, Mds, was bought by Festival Records. The band eventually returned to the project in 2002, after their covers album Dedicated to the Ones We Love. It was released on their own label, Teardrop, the following year. The title of the album Shangri-La, refers to an illusory island paradise, a lost utopia that exists only in imagination and metaphor an apt name considering it was almost abandoned as an impossible project. In an interview Phil Kakulas commented ''"It was named before, back when I still had all faith that it would be released," Kakulas begins, "but it seems almost prophetic in that we did almost lose it. The name 'Shangri-La' seems to sum up a lot of what the album is about. The songs seem to deal with what happiness might be and where you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangri-La (Chatmonchy Song)
is a song by Japanese rock band Chatmonchy. It was released on November 15, 2006 as the lead single of their second studio album '' Seimeiryoku''. It was used as the ending for the anime ''Hataraki Man''. The song charted at 6th on the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in N ... chart, the highest singles chart position the band has achieved to date. Music video Three girls wearing yellow raincoats, large glasses, and teal shorts jump on the variously colored rings on the floor at the beginning of the "Shangri-La" music video. As the guitar kicks in the girls start dancing. It then goes into a room where the band is playing, and soon the band is on the floor playing their instruments. The rest of the video switches from different scenes of the band playing and the gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangri-La (1946 Song)
"Shangri-La" is a popular song written by bandleader Matty Malneck and Robert Maxwell in 1946 with lyrics by Carl Sigman. Background The term comes from "Shangri-La" as the hidden valley of delight in James Hilton's 1933 novel ''Lost Horizon''. The term "Shangri-La," especially in the 1930s and 1940s, was slang for heaven or paradise, and the song is about the joy of being in love. Recordings The first recording was a 2-sided 78 instrumental version by Matty Malneck and His Orchestra (February 7, 1946) for Columbia Records, featuring a harp solo by Robert Maxwell. Maxwell's own instrumental version for Decca Records (saxophone/organ lead with brass and rhythm), which also featured his harp solo, which is heard in the introduction as well as in the coda section of the song, charted in 1964, reaching #15, and #67 of the Top 100 instrumentals, 1960-69. Other popular versions (with lyrics) were recorded by The Four Coins in 1957 (#11 US) and by The Lettermen in 1969 (#64 US). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvie Kreusch
Sylvie Kreusch (born 1991) is a Belgian musician. Music and fashion career In 2007, at the age of 16, together with her friends from school, Sylvie founded her first music band called "Soldier's Heart". They played together for many years, Sylvie left the band in 2016. In 2016, Sylvie joined her by then boyfriend Maarten Devoldere, in his music band Warhaus. Together they recorded a Belgium Music Industry Award-winning act, Warhaus, whose debut record reached #1 on the national Albums Chart in 2016. Track 9 from this album was named after her: "Kreusch". As Warhaus, they performed numerous concerts, and played on music Festivals, the biggest being Poland-based international Opole Songwriters Festival. They were also invited to perform on a fashion show. While performing with Warhaus, Kreusch participated in Ann Demeulemeester's Spring 2018 Paris Fashion Week show as a fashion model. Later, pursuing her dream to become a solo artist, Sylvie continued her involvement in mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bardeux
Bardeux is an American dance duo from the 1980s. The group was formed in 1986 and consisted of Stacy "Acacia" Smith and Tairrie B. History Their first single, "Three Time Lover", went to No. 10 on ''Billboard'''s Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. Tairrie B left the group to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Lisa "Jaz" Teaney. In 1988, the group released their album '' Bold as Love'' and their second single "Magic Carpet Ride". The single went to No. 5 on ''Billboard'''s Hot Dance Singles Sales chart and No. 81 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The group performed the song on Club MTV. "When We Kiss", the third single from the album, would turn out to be the group's biggest hit going all the way to No. 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The fourth single released from the album, "Bleeding Heart", was a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'''s Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. A fifth and last single release from that album, "Hold Me, Hold Me" did not chart. Jaz left the group in 1989 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangri-La (Yacht Album)
''Shangri-La'' is the fifth studio album by American dance-pop band Yacht. It was released on June 21, 2011 via DFA Records. Produced entirely by its member Jona Bechtolt, it marks the band's second album to include Claire L. Evans. It is a concept album about utopia. Critical reception ''Shangri-La'' was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on twenty-one reviews. The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 6.7 out of 10, based on twenty-two reviews. Track listing Personnel * Jona Bechtolt — songwriter, producer, engineering, mixing * Claire L. Evans — songwriter *Rob "Bobby Birdman Rob Kieswetter, better known by his stage name Bobby Birdman, is an American musician. Kieswetter is originally from Nevada City, California, and lives in Los Angeles, California. He has rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangri-La (Leehom Wang Album)
''Shangri-La'' () is an album by Taiwanese-American R&B artist, Leehom Wang. It was released on 31 December 2004 by Sony Music Taiwan. In this album, Wang incorporated the often unheard music of the Chinese ethnic minorities and therefore began the first chapter of "chinked-out", a term he coined together to represent the ties between Chinese and Western music. He experimented with the tribal sounds of Taiwan, Tibet, and Mongolia, traveling the area carrying 15 kg of equipment while fighting bouts of altitude and food sickness. Album In this album, Lee-Hom began the first chapter of "chinked-out," a term he coined together to represent the connection with both Chinese and Western music. He incorporated the often unheard Chinese ethnic minority music, which includes Mongolian, Taiwanese, Tibetan, etc. into modern hip-hop melodies. For the production of this album he traveled all around China with heavy equipment to collect these rare pieces of music. His reasons behind t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangri-La (EP)
''Shangri-La'' () is the fourth mini-album by the South Korean boy band VIXX. It was released on May 15, 2017 under the label of Jellyfish Entertainment. It features the single of the same name. Background and release On March 23, 2017, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that the members of VIXX were working on their new album with a release goal set for May. On April 6, the agency revealed that as part of their 5th anniversary celebration, VIXX will be holding a concert, have an album release and an exhibition. The celebration made to be a festival titled ''"VIXX V FESTIVAL"'' would start with their ''VIXX Live Fantasia Daydream'' concert from May 12 to the 14th and their comeback song will be revealed for the first time. They'll be releasing their album right after and then hold an exhibition. The name and date of the album was announced on May 2, under the name “Do Won Kyung", and scheduled for release May 15. On May 4, VIXX released a series of individual shots of the members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangri-La (Sonny Stitt Album)
''Shangr-La'' is an album by the saxophonist Sonny Stitt featuring the organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label. Retrieved January 15, 2013. Reception '''' awarded the album three stars, writing, "''Shangri-La'' doesn't particularly stand out from other, similar albums he made at the time with organ, but it's a respectable set with both uptempo swingers and ballads."Unterberger, R''Allmusic'' review Retrieved January 15, 2013. Tra ...
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Shangri'la (Rubettes Album)
''Shangri'la'' is a studio album by the English band The Rubettes. It was recorded in 1979, however was not released in its entirety until 1992, as part of the Rubettes "Albums 7 & 8" double CD set (with Still Unwinding). Three of the album's tracks featured on single releases in 1979, with the other seven tracks remaining unreleased until 1992. It is regarded as the band's eighth studio album, despite being released after "Riding On A Rainbow" (as the Rubettes albums have been numbered in recording, rather than release, order). Track listing #"Shangri'la" ( John Richardson) - 4:04 #"Misbehavin'" (Alan Williams) - 3:35 #"Stay With Me" (Alan Williams) - 3:07 #"Tongue Tied Man" (Alan Williams) - 4:32 #"Southbound Train" (Mick Clarke) - 3:44 #"I Never Knew You At All" (Alan Williams) - 3:16 #"Let Me Down Slowly" (John Richardson) - 4:20 #"One Way Traffic" (Alan Williams) - 3:50 #"Butterfly" (Alan Williams) - 4:41 #"Kid Runaway" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:12Original CD sle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangri-La (Mucc Album)
Shangri-La is a fictional place in Asia's Kunlun Mountains (昆仑山), Uses the spelling 'Kuen-Lun'. described in the 1933 novel ''Lost Horizon'' by English author James Hilton. Hilton portrays Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia – an enduringly happy land, isolated from the world. In the novel, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living hundreds of years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. Ancient Tibetan scriptures mention the existence of seven such places as ''Nghe-Beyul Khembalung''. Khembalung is one of several Utopia '' beyuls'' (hidden lands similar to Shangri-La) which Tibetan Buddhists believe that Padmasambhava established in the 9th century CE as idyllic, sacred places of refuge for Buddhists during times of str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |