a cappella
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And on nights when the power went out, Cubans gathered in the street to play dominoes or sing classic songs a cappella.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The first thing Seyfried recorded in studio was an a cappella song for a scene late in the film — the lyric is “How can I but love my dear faithful children?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
Garcia played guitar on the couple’s 1975 album, “Keith & Donna,” and harmonized with the pair on the a cappella track “Who Was John.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
“You pull it out of the piano, you put it on the harp, it’s still working, you take out of the harp, you sing it a cappella, it’s still working, good song.”
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2025
There was a piano at the audition but not at the show, so he got up onstage and sang a Brian McKnight song a cappella.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
