Eigo biography
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Review
Melvyn Bragg's superb new history of the English language is told as an adventure story, and rightly so. There is much splendid intellectual firepower in this book, as one might have expected from watching the ITV series on which it was based, and the story is not all one of imperialistic advance. (Andrew Roberts, Spectator)
Beautifully clear and, indeed, thrilling (Waterstone's Books Quarterly)
On American English as it evolved Bragg is excellent. He has a novelist's eye for the illuminating vignette...it is always readable, often thought-provoking, and consistently entertaining. The colour illustrations are a particularly striking feature of the book. (Independent)
Bragg's approachable account...gleams with little gems. His enthusiasm is appealing...he digs beneath modernity and examines our bedrock with a sympathetic eye. It has power and clarity...this adventure is rewarding. (Sunday Herald)
Bragg's excellent radio programmes on the subject ...are the basis of this history of English over the past 1,500 years. Bragg is an expert translator in areas that academics find difficult to popularise...encapsulationg academic knowledge of Old and Middle English he produces a pithy, accessible narrative. (Guardian)
This is a highly readable, jargon-free treatise on a no
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Joe Eigo
Canadian tour de force performer
Joe Eigo (born Feb 19, 1980) is a Canadianstunt trouper.
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Eigo Kawashima
Japanese singer
Kawashima Eigo | |
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| Born | (1952-04-23)23 April 1952 Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 16 April 2001(2001-04-16) (aged 48) Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | Kayōkyoku, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1971–2001 |
Musical artist
Eigo Kawashima (河島英五, Kawashima Eigo, 23 April 1952 – 16 April 2001) was a Japanese singer-songwriter.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1969, Kawashima began singing folk songs as a student at Osaka Prefectural Hanazono High School in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture.[1] After graduating, Kawashima was active in a group called Homo Sapiens and then debuted with the Kyoto indie record label Kyoto Record.[1] His looks and vocal style led some to call him the second coming of Takuro Yoshida.[2]
In 1973, Kawashima began his solo career and released his debut solo album Jinrui in 1975 .[1] In 1976, Kawashima released his first hit single "Sake to Namida to Otoko to Onna" ("Drinks, Tears, a Man and a Woman").[3] Kawashima wrote "Sake to Namida to Otoko to Onna" at the age of 19, inspired by the figure of his uncle. The song became known nationwide after it was used in a TV commercial for Kizakura, a Kyo