I'm a huge fan of Lorde's "Royals." And I noticed Janice Joplin has a low voice. Stevie Knicks is good too. What other artists or songs feature alto's and low female voices I can sing with?
(Funny story... was singing Royals loudly in the car and I think two girls in the crosswalk could hear it. They gave me a funny look...I just smiled - I currently present male).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6_BWNzThJY
You may know this one if you're a fan of BBC Sherlock. I was very dubious when my friend told me the singer was female. What an amazing voice.
Masha from Arkona has a pretty deep voice. It might not be your taste, but you should check it out. She's very cool. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaP1wDvkA6E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDrKpYn-8u8
Wow! These women have deeper singing voices than I do :) (I'm a Tenor II - I should really work on my female speaking voice more... inflection is my problem)
I do like World music (I like almost all genres)... but I don't know Russian!
Here's Royals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFasFq4GJYM
Quote from: Jillian on August 29, 2013, 09:44:54 PM
Masha from Arkona has a pretty deep voice. It might not be your taste, but you should check it out. She's very cool. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaP1wDvkA6E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDrKpYn-8u8
Never heard of folk metal. I like it.
I've always liked Sade , She has a deepish voice ;D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1ljpLQ1V6Y
Tracy Chapman. Everyone I know who'd heard her thought she was a guy, but once you find out she's a woman, you can tell when listening to her music.
Xandria's former frontwoman Lisa Midelhauv has a deep growl on the live version of Snow White
This girl has quite a pitch range. The low isn't REALLY low, but I did think it was a man until the higher pitch part came on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQsqBqxoR4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEXhAMtbaec
Valerie June (http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/08/09/209857975/valerie-june-on-learning-to-love-perfectly-imperfect-voices)'s voice is on the low side.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC0wz3m_v2M
There's also Annie Lennox, she usually sings lower.
Let us not forget about Cher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okzcL3k-Pek
Or Carly Simon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6UAYGxiRwU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO8hOS-bLyw
Quote from: Lajs on August 26, 2013, 07:04:41 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6_BWNzThJY
You may know this one if you're a fan of BBC Sherlock. I was very dubious when my friend told me the singer was female. What an amazing voice.
Oh damn, she does have a low voice.
Victoria Legrand from Beach House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuvWc3ToDHg
Now she has a DARK voice! Her voice reminds me very much of my art teacher. I thought directly about this song during the first class with her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dLmSVcyxtw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dLmSVcyxtw)
Quote from: suitsme on September 01, 2013, 05:09:45 PM
I've always liked Sade , She has a deepish voice ;D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1ljpLQ1V6Y
I love you; this was the vid I immediately thought of. Sahdeyyy!
Amanda lear.
She has a pretty low voice...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSZQYDObtBQ
Quote from: Lajs on August 26, 2013, 07:04:41 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6_BWNzThJY
You may know this one if you're a fan of BBC Sherlock. I was very dubious when my friend told me the singer was female. What an amazing voice.
I didn't know nina simone had covered Sinner Man. Awesome find! I have a 45 somewhere of Lex Baxters version. Good song.
Well, alot of like, late 90's surfer riot grrrl kinda stuff normally has a mid to low range vocalist, stuff like Tiger Trap and such
Yazoo.
Mai Yamane - lead singer of Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts
Linda Perry - more known with the 4 non blondes
Johnette Napolitano - of Concrete Blonde
Andrea Echeverri - of Aterciopelados
Miley Cyrus - ever chided for her whiskey voice
Mary Chapin Carpenter - She really has a more neutral singing voice to me, lower than many of her contemporaries.
Liz Phair -- similar to mcc
Amy Ray - of the Indigo Girls
k.d. lang
Gail Ann Dorsey
Sass Jordan -- noticeable on the Rats album particularly...
Lisa Gerrard -- most known through Dead Can Dance, but there's quite a bit of range there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoXsxYf2UMA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoXsxYf2UMA)
an endless amount of blues, jazz, old country (early texmex had a disproportionate number too) performers ... a handful of musical/operatic singers that are more known for it plus for more specifically the celebration more than the novelty of crossing the gender barrier in other areas -- though some might look at metal (a few known figures, but there are those that sing at higher pitch but also vox, growl, showing off their metal bravado/authenticity) and punk as well.
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Horrorpops
Devil Doll
if you want to get in the way back machine, then odetta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xscVJAYL0wo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xscVJAYL0wo)
Ella Fitzgerald, Joan Jett, Amy Winehouse, Fiona Apple, Dusty Springfield, and Adele comes into my mind! Also, check out Serena Ryder's "For You":
http://youtu.be/Ej1ueo5k2AE
I hope this helps. :D