The Live Music Report
February 2008 |
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| Nordic Voices |
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... At once harshly primal and crystallinely delicate, the audience was captivated and enthralled by the more-than-six-tones emerging from the six throats on stage ...
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| by Tova G. Kardonne |
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| Nikki Yanofsky |
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...Yanofsky rips into notes, swings steady and sure, and runs rhythm & blues riffs that more than intimate her soul/pop versatility...
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| by Carol Lipson |
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| Salsa Africa |
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... we are lucky that the musical road from Africa to Latin America and back again now goes straight through Toronto ...
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| by Sebastian Cook & Roger Humbert |
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| The Flying Bulgars |
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... the show was a fat and fabulous mix of old traditionals, the traditional-ish with variations, and a kind of new folk music with English lyrics ...
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| by Tova G. Kardonne & Mike Colyer |
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| Hugh Masekela and Chissa All-Stars |
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... Masekela gave his Chissa All-Stars the freedom to entertain the audience with eloquent solos and goofy on-stage antics ...
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| by Laila Boulos & Roger Humbert |
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| Sheila Jordan |
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... Amazing: a fitting word to describe this no-nonsense hip chick who swings and scats like only herself ...
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| by Ori Dagan |
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| Les Moineaux D’entendre |
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... The thing is, Fluxus is key as it shifts emphasis away from individual as creative source to that of a communal form of art creation ...
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| by Tom Sekowski |
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| Winter Nowruz |
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... The magical, mystical tapestry of sound woven on this evening was one of intricate patterns ...
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| by Laila Boulos & Mike Colyer |
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| Jane Birkin |
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... If Jane Birkin ... is a cultural icon as the embodiment of nostalgia, then she stands before us as the messenger and the message ...
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| by James Tay & Roger Humbert |
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| David Rudder’s Calypso Journey |
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... David Rudder has the ability to embody the people of Trinidad and Tobago, to reflect them back to themselves ...
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| by Joyce Corbett & Roger Humbert |
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| Photo Galleries |
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| Salsa Africa – the rehearsal |
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31 photos ...
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| by Roger Humbert |
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| Salsa Africa – the concert |
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16 photos ...
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| by Roger Humbert |
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| Interview |
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| Roberto Linares Brown |
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"... We all see our roots differently when we’re away from home. Then we Cuban musicians get together here in Toronto and produce a very unique sound ..."
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| by Tracy Jenkins |
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| Winterfolk |
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... Now in its sixth year, Winterfolk has gained a loyal following and has expanded into a variety of venues ...
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| by Laila Boulos & Dougal Bichan |
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| Theatre & Dance |
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| Madre |
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...In this play about memory, identity, and the loss of memory, the impressive use of mirrors and overhead screens brought us up close to an actor's emotions...
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| by David Fujino |
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| African Footprint |
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... lightning strikes flashed as choreographed loin-cloth clad dancers filled the stage. Thus a journey through time began ...
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| by Tony Shivpershad |
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| Poetic License |
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... Batdorf has clearly given herself permission — permission to freely explore poetic text ...
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| by David Fujino |
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| A Crooked Man |
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... and most importantly, it speaks about revenge, guilt, and an uneasy absolution that, in time, is available to all.
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| by David Fujino |
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