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ManSound

ManSound ( ) is a Ukrainian male vocal sextet. The sextet was founded in 1994 in Kyiv, Ukraine. They first started touring in 1996 in the stylistic model of the African-American vocal group Take 6 in English and Ukrainian. ManSound took part to more than 50 jazz festivals, performed three times at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in the United States. The All American Entertainment Awards nominated ManSound as best vocal group in 2001. In 2002 ManSound won the First Prize at the international competition for a cappella groups Vokal Total. In 2004 the Contemporary A Cappella Society (CASA) awarded the famous jazz standard arranged by Vladimir Mikhnovetsky Best Vocal Performance in the world in the style of jazz.

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ManSound ( ) is a Ukrainian male vocal sextet. The sextet was founded in 1994 in Kyiv, Ukraine. They first started touring in 1996 in the stylistic model of the African-American vocal group Take 6 in English and Ukrainian. ManSound took part to more than 50 jazz festivals, performed three times at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in the United States. The All American Entertainment Awards nominated ManSound as best vocal group in 2001. In 2002 ManSound won the First Prize at the international competition for a cappella groups Vokal Total. In 2004 the Contemporary A Cappella Society (CASA) awarded the famous jazz standard arranged by Vladimir Mikhnovetsky Best Vocal Performance in the world in the style of jazz.

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  1. date of foundation: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341395031

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