Jay-Z – Mary J. Blige – Music – Review – New York Times
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- Jay-Z – Mary J. Blige – Music – Review – New York Times
- Music Review: Guild show captures jazz’s diversity
- Kenya: After Seeing the World R&b Singer Ready to Settle
- Get up and go! | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville…
- Hip Hop World Award in retrospect
- Bassnectar with DJ Manny & Big Face
- DI-VE – Lifestyle details
Jay-Z – Mary J. Blige – Music – Review – New York Times
New York Times – Mar 29, 2008
bama was not sponsoring or endorsing him. A large band replaced the sampled beats of Jay-Z’s hits dipping into hard rock reggae and Latin rhythms. It wasn’t always an improvement. Perhaps to challenge himself he had the drummer playing so busily that the percussion collided with the rapid-fire syncopation of his rhymes. Jay-Z aims for variety setting different meters for nearly every one of his raps but in concert his virtuosity was just one more thing he took for granted.
Music Review: Guild show captures jazz’s diversity
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Mar 29, 2008
well I’ll get to him later. Anyway now for the music. The show opened up with the ballad “Monk’s Mood” which began with Liu playing the original melody on the erhu a two-stringed instrument similar to the violin and Magdaluyo freely interpreting it later on alto. “Jackie” another Thelonious Monk tune with more of a Latin flavor saw Magdaluyo on congas and featured Wayne Wallace on a stinging trombone solo and Liu taking a turn on a sheng probably best described as a Chinese harmonica. Brown conducted a soothing but hardly innovative arrangement of the Andantino of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue. The most ambitious piece was the three-part suite “E09066″ named for the infamous executive order by FDR that created the “internment camps” for Americans of Japanese descent during World War II… It was certainly a stretch for the casual jazz fan — and perhaps that’s the point. However the second half of the concert featuring Alexander’s trio including bassist Hassan Shakur and drummer Harlin Riley — who flat-out stole that part of the show — was musically great but otherwise a disappointment; Alexander never even mentioned the tunes the band played or otherwise connected with the audience. I did recognize two numbers by Alexander’s late countryman Bob Marley “Jammin’” and “Could You Be Loved” both of which started out as traditional reggae but moved into swing; and the closing “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be. Rick Nowlin can be reached at. com or 412-263-3871. First published on March 29 2008 at 12:00 am.
Kenya: After Seeing the World R&b Singer Ready to Settle
AllAfrica.com – Mar 29, 2008
"The good thing about music is that it can hit you but you don’t feel the pain" he says. At the tender age of 10 he was already a member of several church choirs. And at 19 he was entertaining music lovers in Tokyo Japan – thousands of kilometres away from Kenya. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );For a long time rina also known as NB Jazz operated in the background as he backed established Kenyan and Congolese artistes… The album is receiving good airplay on the KBC Sundowner programme. He says that he hardly sings in the Ekegusii mother tongue preferring Kiswahili or English in order to reach a wider audience. rina is a versatile crooner who can do R&B reggae and soul and has performed in Japan Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates. The Tokyo tour came through the Flames band that he joined in the early 1990s after he left Mzee Shango. rina says says that instead of the Sh10000 a month he earned in Nairobi he was paid Sh82000 each of the six months they performed in Japan. After the Japan tour he renewed links with a former band Galileos which was then performing in Dubai. He joined the group and performed with them for three months.
Get up and go! | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville…
Gainesville Sun – Mar 29, 2008
Spring may have already sprung but the official starting gun could be fired today given this weekend’s large number of outdoor events and festivals that are springing forth like the Indian azaleas at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Kanapaha’s Spring Garden Festival starts today with a veritable carpet of lush flowers and greenery welcoming patrons and the weekend’s other outdoor events are rolling out their own welcome mats of music food art and colorful activities. The town of Hampton’s Music Fest expands to two days this year while musical vibes for no charge also can be heard today at the University of Florida’s IRHApalooza. Virtually every other literal and aesthetic taste – from beer and Indian food to birds dogs bikes and even goats – can be indulged this weekend as well. Those looking for indoor fun won’t have to look far either. The Gainesville Jazz Festival returns today and Sunday at two locations while the Phillips Center hosts China’s JIGU! Thunder Drums and theatrical offerings – from “The dd Couple” and “Hello Dolly” to a reading of “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” – are there for the taking as well. Here’s a rundown of many of the weekend’s events:* Kanapaha Spring Garden Festival: Displays plant sales entertainment activities for children and more 9 a… today Magnolia Park 4700 NW 39th Ave. (407-383-2331)* IRHApalooza: Musical acts Tyler Brooks 3 Story Fall Fractal Yoni and others perform sounds ranging from light rock to reggae noon today Yulee Pit UF campus near Museum Road and SW 13th Street. * India Fest: Annual event features Indian dances plays traditional Indian food a health fair and more 9 a.
Hip Hop World Award in retrospect
The Tide – Mar 29, 2008
It was the third edition of the Awards which was officially sponsored by MTN extra cool and the award night experienced an impressive turn out as all those that matter in the Nigerian music industry showed up to be once again part of what started like a revolution in 2006 got better in 2007 with a desire to make a change in 2008. This years award ceremony tagged ?change has to change? was packaged to meet international standards. The recipients of awards during the memorable night include:- Artiste of the year award: This was won by the koko master Dapo yebanjo aka D?Banj. The artiste of the year category had four biggest acts in Nigeria at the movement namely D?Banj 2 face Idibia lu Maintain and P… Square and the award was clinched by African Green Crooner 2 face Idibia who was absent but his award was received on his behalf by sound sultan. – Best Reggae Artiste: This was won by Timaya for his hit album ?True Story?. – Best Rap album: This award just like everyone expected went to Ruggedman. – Best vocal award (female) went to Asa with the song ?Bibanke?. She happens to be the biggest female singer in Nigeria at the moment. She also won the recording of the year award.
Bassnectar with DJ Manny & Big Face
Austin 360 – Austin 360 (subscription) – Mar 29, 2008
This is an all-ages event brought to you by C3 Present Slow Motion Music DJ Dojo and Earthbird Music. About Bassnectar: There are nearly three-hundred and sixty five nights a year and on one third of them somewhere across North America you will find a modern day social mosh pit of hippies ex-ravers hipsters dub reggae heads Dead-heads Burning Man freaks artists fashion experimentalists social activists and hip-hop enthusiasts all packed into one steamy room of grinding orgiastic expression and musical experimentation known as a bass ritual or more precisely a night with Bassnectar. Playing at over TW-hundred and fifty shows a year; to thousands of different people a month; from sold out festivals to overcrowded clubs and warehouses to tight and tiny bars and venues; Bassnectar’s enormous popularity reflects the current hunger for raw substance in modern music and a desire for social integrity inside the party scene… This is an all-ages event brought to you by C3 Present Slow Motion Music DJ Dojo and Earthbird Music. About Bassnectar: There are nearly three-hundred and sixty five nights a year and on one third of them somewhere across North America you will find a modern day social mosh pit of hippies ex-ravers hipsters dub reggae heads Dead-heads Burning Man freaks artists fashion experimentalists social activists and hip-hop enthusiasts all packed into one steamy room of grinding orgiastic expression and musical experimentation known as a bass ritual or more precisely a night with Bassnectar. Playing at over TW-hundred and fifty shows a year; to thousands of different people a month; from sold out festivals to overcrowded clubs and warehouses to tight and tiny bars and venues; Bassnectar’s enormous popularity reflects the current hunger for raw substance in modern music and a desire for social integrity inside the party scene.
DI-VE – Lifestyle details
di-ve.com – Mar 29, 2008
The family of Bob Marley has refused to license any of his music because there is a competing Martin Scorsese documentary being produced by the Marley family-owned production company. This documentary which is projected for a late-2009 release date is the first theatrical documentary to own a license for Marley songs. Rita Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” which was originally scheduled for 2010 is currently in limbo due to this dispute… The family of Bob Marley has refused to license any of his music because there is a competing Martin Scorsese documentary being produced by the Marley family-owned production company. This documentary which is projected for a late-2009 release date is the first theatrical documentary to own a license for Marley songs. Rita Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” which was originally scheduled for 2010 is currently in limbo due to this dispute.
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