1.   Geisha are sought after for their skills in traditional singing, dancing and playing the samisen, a stringed instrument.

2.   The music Pena made was very different from the hovering, ethereal chantlike sound of traditional Tuvan throat singing.

3.   The Tuscany-born vocalist is known as much for his traditional operatic singing as for his pop ballads.

4.   After the speech, the assembled supporters celebrated the New Year by shooting fireworks and singing traditional and rebel songs.