From NPR: Elis Regina: The Feeling Between The Notes

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Elis Regina's work mulls over the big questions of life, one magnificent half-step at a time.

To really appreciate Elis Regina, start with the lowly half-step. It's the penny of the music world — the smallest interval on the piano. Some vocalists treat half-steps as annoying afterthoughts. They smush them together into a blur. Regina's art happens inside the half-steps, in the tiny increments that make up a melody.

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