Date of Birth
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08-June-1947
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Place of Birth
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Philadelphia
(Pennsylvania, United States of America, Area code 215, Area code 267, Area codes 215 and 267)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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La Barbara, Joan, Joan LaBarbara, LaBarbara, Joan
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Profession
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Singer, Composer, Actor
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Joan La Barbara is an American vocalist and composer known for her explorations of non-conventional or “extended†vocal techniques. Considered to be a vocal virtuoso in the field of contemporary music, she is credited with advancing a new vocabulary of vocal sounds including trills, whispers, cries, sighs, inhaled tones, and multiphonics.
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