The Live Music Report
March 2006 |
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| The Blind Boys of Alabama |
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...Reviving hits like “Spirit in the Sky” and the melody of the “House of the Rising Sun” with the words to “Amazing Grace”, their reach into...
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| by Sue Bullas |
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| Ken Whiteley & The Campbell Brothers |
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...picking up steam, coming on around the bend and pulling out the throttle, heading home...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| ¡Cubanismo! |
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...¡Cubanismo!’s music is reminiscent of the big bands from the 1940’s with a modern twist — beautiful horn lines leading familiar cha chas and...
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| by Amanda Martinez & Roger Humbert |
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| Xiang Zou |
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...Not the least part of this power derives from Xiang Zou’s daring use of silences, achieved through fine pedal control and...
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Roxanne Potvin | The Way it Feels |
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...cream-coloured telecaster strapped over her left shoulder, and reveals the last third of her trinity of talent...
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| by Andy Frank & José Romelo Lagman |
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| Treasa Levasseur | Not A Straight Line |
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...Not a Straight Line is an all-dressed, mostly up-tempo blues disc, produced by guitarist David Baxter, and featuring some solid players...
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| by Andy Frank & José Romelo Lagman |
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| Randy Weston |
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...It was an abstract, impressionistic and kaleidoscopic journey through African rhythms, pretty jazz ballads...
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| by Joyce Corbett |
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| Maryem Tollar | Ehab Lotayef |
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When facing fear with my back to the wall, / Will I become a hostage of despair?
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| by Andy Frank & Roger Humbert |
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| The Laila Biali Trio with Bill McBirnie |
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...She sang the lyrics clearly and respectfully, and (mercifully) avoided the slavish mannerisms of scat that so many vocalists rely on...
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| by David Fujino |
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| Madrigaïa |
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...The acapella harmonies were so lovely, you would have to be dead not to be moved by them...
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| by Andy Frank & Roger Humbert |
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| Shostakovich: A Centenary Celebration |
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...but, although he witnessed and endured incredible suffering and frustration, he was not without a sense of humour...
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| by Joyce Corbett |
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| David Newland & Nathan Caswell |
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...Among the things these artists share is a Great Lakes upbringing: Caswell having been raised in Thunder Bay...
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| by Andy Frank & José Romelo Lagman |
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| Michael Dunston Septet |
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...Michael Dunston expertly sets up his songs, creating the mood with a voice that transitions cleanly into song...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Special Events |
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| The Fourth Annual Global Divas Concert |
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...From brash confidence to subtle nuance and womanly wiles, these women reflect qualities all women possess...
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| by Sue Bullas & Roger Humbert |
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| Afri Youth Nite |
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...the nerves and excitement of the night were obvious. From 8-year-old Annabelle belting out “The Greatest Love” to Ras Isreal’s Rootlife sound...
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| by Sue Bullas & Roger Humbert |
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| Interviews |
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| Xiang Zou |
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"... I would never agree with the way Horowitz plays it — full of romanticism, as if it were Chopin or Schumann, which Horowitz did great ..."
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Andrew Burashko |
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" ...First and foremost, I bring myself. I bring my passion, my love and respect for the music... "
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Peter Cardinali |
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"...I treat every situation differently. I look for the strength in the artist and in the material. I produce around that..."
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| by Stanley Fefferman |
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| Theatre |
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| She Said Saffron |
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...Pijuan-Nomura's training is clearly in physical theatre where body and facial movement tell the story...
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| by David Fujino |
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