Tribute to Slain African Reggae Star Lucky Dube
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- Tribute to Slain African Reggae Star Lucky Dube
- Numbers: Putumayo will try unique outlets to increase sales
- From tanning salon to her day in musical sun
- His BamBoo club transformed the nightlife of restrained Toronto
- Music festival sets the stage for West and Stone bonanza
Tribute to Slain African Reggae Star Lucky Dube
CNN International – Oct 27, 2007
Now I had the chance to interview Lucky Dube back in 2002. Here’s a look at that conversation. (BEGIN VIDETAPE) KE: Lucky Dube is one of the most famous reggae musicians in Africa. He started his career being compared to Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Today his music has become the standard others have to measure up to. Halfway through his latest U.
Numbers: Putumayo will try unique outlets to increase sales
Livemint – Oct 27, 2007
Its 160 CDs are each unique compilations created around enticing themes and are accompanied by booklets with information on all the artists. Some transport the listeners to another place?French Café and Asian Groove are prime examples. thers are reminders of taste such as Music from the Wine Lands. Then there are CDs such as World Reggae or Swing Around the World that showcase the best of a genre. And others including Christmas Around the World reminisce about special times. All these titles are part of the collection of 38 CDs available in India at Rs550. Putumayo has been selling in India since 2004 with Asian Lounge Swing Around the World Salsa Around the World Latin Groove and Asian Groove being the best-sellers.
From tanning salon to her day in musical sun
signonsandiego.com – Oct 27, 2007
”“I learned a lot from him growing up” Caillat said. “He taught me so much about the whole recording process and he's the one who told me to write songs and learn how to play an instrument. And just being raised on classic rock and reggae I think all of that got entwined with my music. ”Caillat who betrays the influence of singer-songwriters James Taylor and Carole King counts the Bob Marley compilation “Legend” among her favorite albums and adds a reggae lilt to her song “Tied Down. ”“I love the groove to it. It honestly is the only music that whatever mood I'm in or whatever happened it puts me in a better mood and just makes me feel good” said Caillat who spends as much time as possible in Hawaii. “People always tell me my songs help them through situations and put them in a good mood so that's a good thing.
His BamBoo club transformed the nightlife of restrained Toronto
Globe and Mail – Oct 27, 2007
"Indeed the decidedly unslick ‘Boo (once described though lovingly as "a carefully crappy-looking dive") was the cornerstone of Toronto’s funky Queen Street West scene through the 1980s and 1990s showcasing cutting-edge reggae funk R&B Latin jazz and soul acts and hosting some of the wildest private parties staid Toronto had seen. The eclectic kitchen staff meantime cranked out signature Caribbean Indonesian and Thai dishes that kept the joint at the top of virtually every "best-place-to-eat" list in the city since the day it opened. The music was loud the place usually packed (and sweltering) the food piquant and the atmosphere laid-back and aggressively Third World… He bummed around studied writing and broadcast journalism and played drums in a small jazz club in San Francisco where such giants as Miles Davis and McCoy Tyner dropped in to record. Four years after leaving he returned to Toronto sold some drawings and freelanced articles to newspapers. He went to work for TVntario then the CBC where he got to interview reggae icons Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. In the late 1970s Mr. ‘Brien started hosting a popular Toronto booze can the Dream Factory (where his friend Marcus ‘Hara launched the annual Martian Awareness Ball to coincide with St. Little green men – get it?) Continued on.
Music festival sets the stage for West and Stone bonanza
GulfNews – Oct 27, 2007
Kanye who regularly hits the headlines for his outbursts and criticism of the music industry said he could not wait to explore and experience the city as this is his first visit to the Middle East. He told Gulf News ahead of his performance: "I am a little jet-lagged but I have to get out and see something of the city. Maybe the mall at least. "Singer and songwriter Joss Stone was also looking forward to her first trip to the UAE… The Desert Rhythm Festival now in its second year was founded by Jackie Wartanian and her sister. The doors opened at 3pm yesterday to more than 10000 people. The event has something for everyone: Arabic Turkish Latin Urban Reggae Caribbean Italian and Western beats. Jackie said: "Those who experience it [will] feel like time has stopped all around them. "The festival is expected to start today at 4pm with local band Abri. They will be followed by Arash Joss Stone and Mika. Stone is scheduled to hit the stage at 8pm today.
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