Diamanda Galás' Dark Voices
Mark Dery, Elle, October 1988
WHEN DIAMANDA Galás opens her mouth, dark things come flapping out in a pandemonium of caws, screeches, and beating wings. "I feel as if I'm a medium for the voices of people who are being tortured," says the Greek-American singer.
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