You wonder if music sets the tone for where our culture is at any given point in time, or if it reflects it.
I like contraltos -- the lowest female voice. I offer here one of my favorite contraltos doing a song when she was only 16 years of age. She is not an operatic contralto but she has amazing range and velvety tones. Also, she is a lovely shade of beige, Listen to her with headphones, please! And full screen, also, dozo..
No I haven't, I did have the album I can't think of its name where she sang with Nelson riddle Orchestra.