Victor Santos │ An Extraordinary Singer Guitarist From Brazil

Victor Santos is the son of the famous Brazilian singer/composer Louro Santos.   In my estimation though, Victor is every bit as talented as his father.  What sets Victor apart from the pack is that he sings beautifully, and also plays guitar really well.  There are so many videos of young singers playing the guitar on YouTube, but most of them do not play well at all.  Victor is the exception.  He knows how to handle a guitar.  In this edition of Endyr's Planet I am featuring Victor in an extraordinary video.  It is very refreshing to listen and watch videos that are not filled with all of that junk electronic noise.  In the video he performs a duet with his younger brother Gabriel.  Safe journeys to all the fans of Endyr's Planet, wherever you may be.

Ender's Game

In this edition of Endyr's Planet, I am featuring my favorite book in the whole-wide-world.  For those of you have not yet discovered the joys of Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game", now is the perfect time to begin experiencing it.  Back in 1992, a user logged on to a BBS that I was operating called Beneath The Ruins, and while in chat mode, I asked him about his curious handle which was "Endyr".  He said that it was based on a book he read called "Ender's Game", and that he changed the second "e" to a "y" in Ender, to make it look cooler.  He was right, it does look "way cool"! It was so cool that I adopted it as my handle.  I read "Ender's Game", and it became my perennial all-time favorite book to this day.  Card has written the perfect book about childhood.  I have read it about one-hundred times, it is that good.  I won't even begin to describe the plot.  I don't want to spoil it for you, but it is a must read.  Please click on this link to purchase "Ender's Game" from Amazon.com:  Ender's Game

"Welcome to the human race.  Nobody controls his own life.  The best you can do is choose to fill the roles given to you by good people, by people who love you."

-Valentine Wiggin (Ender's sister)

An Excerpt From "Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card

Please click on the video widget below to view a "hypothetical" trailer that was made for an "Ender's Game" movie.  Remember, this is not the actual movie trailer, but instead it is something that a fan of "Ender's Game" created.

O Mio Babbino Caro │ Jackie Evancho

Jackie Evancho has a true angelic presence and voice.  I must admit that her performance of "O Mio Babbino Caro (Oh My Dear Father)" from Giacomo Puccini's comic opera in one act, "Gianni Schicchi", brought me to tears.  Sometimes I feel rather sad that there is a dearth of high quality young singers and performers in America.  You have probably noticed that most of the young artists featured on Endyr's Planet come from Europe.  Jackie Evancho gives me hope that this trend is now changing.  In this edition of Endyr's Planet we are featuring Jackie singing "O Mio Babbino Caro", and "Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep)" from Puccini's "Turandot".  Jackie has a cool website that can be found at this link:  Jackie Evancho - Official Website  Please click on this Amazon.com link to purchase MP3s of Jackie singing both of these songs:  O Mio Babbino Caro - Jackie Evancho and  Nessun Dorma - Jackie Evancho

 

"O Mio Babbino Caro"

 
"Nessun Dorma"

Холодный ветер │ Alis

Alis is a terrific singer from Russia.  I discovered him about a short while ago, and since then I've been searching the internet to find information about him, but alas, I was not successful at all.  Alis has a sweet and beautiful voice, and I wish that he had a CD for sale.  I would be his first customer. "Холодный ветер (A Cold Wind)" is the name of the song that he sings in the video below.  Alis sings with such feeling, that even though I don't understand Russian, I can feel the pain and pathos of his song.  His voice is really expressive, and his vocal delivery is outstanding for one who is so young.  As a side note, this music video has very high production values, and is a joy to watch.  Click on the video widget below for a musical treat.

MattyBRaps │ An Amazing Video

One of the good things about having a blog is the joy of discovering new talent.  As it so often happens, I was looking for something else, and I stumbled accidentally on MattyBRaps cool "How To Love" video.  I should say that it is super cool!  There is just something so special and magical about "How To Love".  In a way it makes me feel nostalgic for my own youth.  In MattyBRaps own words "Me and my friends had a BLAST making this music video. We had never launched a rocket before and I thought the "rocket footage" turned out AWESOME!"  By-the-way, I just love that green rocket.  Well, "How To Love" is evocative, wistful and very haunting.  In general I am not a big fan of RAP or Street-music, though I do admire the music of Coolio, Bust/Guf, Nicky Jam, and Lil Wayne.  MattyBRaps is in a class all of his own.  He was born on January 7, 2003, and lives with his parents and siblings in Cobb County, Marietta, Georgia.  His real name is Matthew Morris.  In this edition of Endyr's Planet we are featuring him in a parody of Lil Wayne's 2011 mega-hit "How To Love".  Matt, with the help of his father, wrote the lyrics of the parody.  MattyBRaps YouTube channel can be found here: MattyBRaps Official YouTube Channel  Please click on this link to purchase MattyBRaps' MP3s from from Amazon.com:  MattyBRaps MP3s On Amazon

How To Love

(A Parody By MattyBRaps)

Cut the music up,
A little louder.
Yeah, hmmmm...

You had a lot of crooks try to steal your parts.
Everybody will watch, count down's gonna start.
When you go up (3, 2). Hope you don't blow up (that would be terrible).
I've had a lot of toys that didn't last forever,
And I've been up all morning trying to glue you together,
To fly up... We wanna see you fly up.

Eh, yup, let me tell you what happened.

The other day I was at the store when it caught my eye.
See I'm a lover of any toy that says it can fly.
I let my momma keep my wallet cause I love to buy,
But I just begged I gotta have it, this was ultra fly.
I told my brother when I launch it he can watch it too.
We set a launch date, launch date coming soon.
The closet thing we'd ever seen was in a cartoon.
I wrote my name on it just in case it hits the moon.

Now I admire this rocket ship with a passion.
I just had the thought to make a camera attachment baby,
So when it's done we'll see what all has happened.
Bro you must be trippin'.  I'm doin' the button mashin'.

You had a lot of crooks try to steal your parts.
Everybody will watch, count down's gonna start
When you go up (3, 2). Hope you don't blow up (that would be terrible).
I've had a lot of toys that didn't last forever,
And I've been up all morning trying to glue you together,
To fly up... Fly up  hmmmm...

The Amazing Stan

In this edition of Endyr's Planet we are featuring the amazing Stan.  "Stanforfred" is the actual nom de plume that Stan uses on YouTube.  Stan is very, very entertaining, and some of his videos are just totally manic!  You can find a lot of his videos on YouTube.  Just do a search for "stanforfred" and they will all pop-up like magic.  Words are not adequate to describe Stan's inimitable antics.  They have to be experienced.

"We Like To Party Hardy"

"You're Welcome Fred" 

Prince d'Azur │ Francis Bernier

"Prince d'Azur (Prince Of Blue)" is a hauntingly beautiful song, and Francis Bernier performs it exquisitely.  Francis was born in Saint-Redempteur, Quebec, on September 5, 1997.  He is an amazing singer with a pure voice filled with angelic light.  I've wanted to make a post of this song for quite a while, but I could not find a video of it that did justice to it, until I found this one.  "Prince d'Azur" is full of mystical and healing qualities, that can soothe the troubled soul.  My Dear Aunt Martha and I fell in love with"Prince d'Azur" and do not get tired of hearing it.  We have played it over and over again, with great joy and pleasure.  Please click on this link to purchase the CD that contains Francis Bernier singing "Prince d'Azur" from Amazon.com:  Prince d'Azur - Francis Bernier  The complete translation of the lyrics of "Prince d'Azur" can be found below.

"Prince d'Azur"

Lyrics:  Serge Lama

Music:   Sylvain Michel

 You, Prince of the Blue,
Who dances above the walls
Among the kites.

You above, all
Your children on their knees
With their white candles.

Fly ... Fly
Dance in the air without words
Your home is among the fireflies.

Fly ... Fly
For those who raze the ground
"Hope" is a parable.

You must fly!

You, whose pierced hands
Healed love that was chapped
In the heart of beggars.

You, you who have been able to speak
To the stones of Galileo ...
If ever you hear me:

Fly ... Fly
Dance in the air without words
Your home is among the fireflies.

Fly ... Fly
For those who raze the ground
"Hope" is a parable

Fly

(Narration. Serge Lama)

You must fly.
You must fly away.
For us you must fly, and
Make the dream nightingales
Of our meager lives, riveted to the ground.
Because our flesh isolates us
From our soul, Which is stuck in a straitjacket.

Fly (Fly)
Fly (Fly)
For those who raze the ground
(For those who raze the ground)
"Hope is a parable.
("Hope" is a parable)

Fly ... Fly ...

You must fly!