Stanford Talisman

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Stanford Talisman is a coed collegiate a cappella group from Stanford University in California which is musically rooted in a culturally diverse repertoire that focuses on African and African-American influences.[1] Founded in 1989, the group won the 1997 ICCA competition [2] and has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and the White House. [3]

Talisman has released seven full-length albums as well as a ten-year anniversary compilation entitled Shine. The group was featured on the 1997 Best of Collegiate A Cappella compilation [4], and has received recognition from CARA, most recently in 2004, winning "Mixed-Group Album of the Year" for Watch Me Fly. [5]

[edit] Discography

  • No Murmur, No Zealots (1992)
  • Tonic Rhythms (1994)
  • After Silence (1996)
  • Held in Shining (1998)
  • Shine (2000)
  • Passage (2001)
  • Watch Me Fly (2004)
  • The Quick Day is Done (2007)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Talisman A Cappella. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
  2. ^ 1997 ICCA Results. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
  3. ^ March/April 2000 Farm Report. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
  4. ^ 1997 BOCA. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
  5. ^ 2004 CARA Awards. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.

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