Joan La Barbara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joan La Barbara

singer and composer

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1947

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: composer, singer, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Joan Linda La Barbara (born June 8, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American vocalist and composer known for her explorations of non-conventional or "extended" vocal techniques.
Considered to be a vocal virtuoso in the field of contemporary music, she is credited with advancing a new vocabulary of vocal sounds including trills, whispers, cries, sighs, inhaled tones, and multiphonics (singing two or more pitches simultaneously).