The Live Music Report
August 2006 |
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| Issa |
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...Quietly thanking us for coming she began to tell us our story, of how we came over dusty trails and many days to arrive here...
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| by Molly Anthony & Roger Humbert |
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| Don Menza and Pat LaBarbera Quintet |
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...Menza started out unaccompanied, then dueted with LaBarbera whose outpouring of rich saxophone and musical...
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| by David Fujino |
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| Gala with David “Fathead” Newman |
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...attitude kicks and break-dancing battles gravity to the sound of David “Fathead” Newman...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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| Fred Eaglesmith |
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...he sang with soul, like Bruce Springsteen with a Tom Waits-size hangover, about love quietly lost and found in small, forgotten towns...
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| by Molly Anthony & Eddie Nadurata |
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| Edan |
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...Edan as rhyming vocalist, spun the audience into a tornado of sensible diction and vocabulary...
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| by Sean Seaman |
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| Charlie Haden Quartet West |
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... while Haden performed, telling a wonderful story with clean, fluid and dynamic bass lines...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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| Festivals |
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| Irie Music Festival |
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...Well played guys! Rasta man brings the boppers and sawyers back into the groove. "Abra cadabra catch me if you can!" the lyrics taunt...
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| by Sue Bullas & Roger Humbert |
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| Toronto Caribbean Festival Parade |
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Lakeshore Boulevard exploded in a sea of people, flamboyant costumes, rhythmic music, and cultural pride...
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| by Tony Shivpershad & David Yu |
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| Photo Galleries |
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| Irie Music Festival |
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16 photos
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| by Roger Humbert |
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| Toronto International BuskerFest (7th Annual) |
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24 photos
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| by Roger Humbert |
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| Interviews |
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| Indian Ocean |
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" ...They came to us when they were half way through the shoot and then talked about the film, and we agreed to do it... "
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| by Tony Shivpershad |
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| Mark McLean |
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...McLean is a superb drummer, who has played on at least 20 records to date. He has also toured with some of the biggest names in music...
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| by Paul J. Youngman |
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| Musical Theatre |
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| Grease |
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...Not only does this charming and energetic musical boast one of the longest runs on Broadway...
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| by Lesley Mitchell-Clarke |
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