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Ethel: A String Quartet with an Entirely New Sound

By David Was
Published November 29, 2006 at 12:00 PM CST

What kind of group can combine hip-hop-style samples with other unique musical elements, including one song with vocals from a parrot?

Ethel, the innovative string quartet, uses this musical mix on Light, their latest CD.

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