Dr. loh: A Cornerstone of Sierra Leonean Music
The News Review:
- Dr. loh: A Cornerstone of Sierra Leonean Music
- Skate Rock Refined
- Tuesday ‘” ctober 23
- It sings swings and has die-hard fans
- LATIFAH FIT FR A QUEEN
- Memorial Service Held for Slain Berkeley Boy
- Found in Translation on a Chinese Flight
Dr. loh: A Cornerstone of Sierra Leonean Music
Awareness Times – Oct 23, 2007
loh) He played an innovative and infectious trademark brand of Palm Wine music known as Milo Jazz a hot jumpy version of Gumbay Music. But Milo Jazz music originated from collecting empty Milo malt drink cans and filling them with stones. Friction between the cans or empty bottles produced mesmerizing soulful percussion music. This hallmarked the genesis of a novel kind of street music that modernized the existing Gumbay or Maringa brand of music.
Skate Rock Refined
ESPN – Oct 23, 2007
Ray Barbee got his first guitar from Stacy Peralta when he finished his first amateur tour (also with Powell’s Bones Brigade) and has yet to put it down. In addition to being a member of the instrumental BLKTP Project a group with Guerrero Matt Rodriguez and Chuck Treece Ray has released two instrumental jazz guitar records with a signature sound. Ray’s solo music has a light crisp tone with soulful beats and jazz structure. He says his musical inspiration parallels his skater’s eye. “I look at the world differently. My brain is always thinking ‘Wow it would be fun to skate that. ‘ r ‘if I could only get up on that ledge.
Tuesday ‘” ctober 23
NEWS.com.au – Oct 23, 2007
55 CD of the Week and Arts Diary. 5 Jive At Five (Classic Jazz). 7 Film Music 2nd and 4th Tuesday Interlude other Tuesdays.
It sings swings and has die-hard fans
St. Petersburg Times – Oct 23, 2007
"Look at this. It's beautiful. And the music is great too. " Ultimately the Clearwater Jazz Holiday is about uniting people said George Cretekos a Clearwater City Council member. "You can't put a dollar amount on something that brings the community together like this" he said.
LATIFAH FIT FR A QUEEN
New York Post – Oct 23, 2007
Queen Latifah will perform at the Highline Ballroom with a 10-piece band tomorrow night. "My mom used to play Snow's album religiously" Queen Latifah recalls. "There was a lot of music in my house and it was a big influence in my entire life and on my taste in music. My father played jazz. My mom played everything – reggae soul gospel rock. " The way Queen Latifah – born Dana wens and raised in Newark N.
Memorial Service Held for Slain Berkeley Boy
Berkeley Daily Planet – Oct 23, 2007
? Each person received a program filled with pictures of Amir smiling playing with toys holding a soccer ball and playing a guitar. A poem Amir had written about himself with the lines ?Who would like to see zzy sbourne in Concert the next Woodstock the Police live and world peace? was printed on the back. Jazz music played by a live band accompanied the quiet chatter and occasional baby?s cry until Reverend Anthony Jenkins dressed in a long white robe rose to deliver the opening prayer. Jenkins reminded the attendees that they were there not to be sad but to ?celebrate Amir?s life and begin to move forward. ? Amir?s uncle Carlos Reed then displayed a slideshow which began with pictures of Amir as a baby in a hospital bed and proceeded chronologically through his short life while The Police?s ?Every Step You Take? and Jimi Hendrix?s ?All Along the Watchtower? played. In each picture Amir wore a giant grin and a mop of curly brown hair that fanned out like a halo at least three inches above his head. Most pictures showed Amir by himself although Chad Reed Carlos Reed his aunt Ayanna Reed and his younger sisters Maya and Bella Reed occasionally appeared with him.
Found in Translation on a Chinese Flight
ABC News – Oct 23, 2007
Listen to Jazz & Rock and release yourselves!”LIGHT MUSIC “If you feel tired on the journey you can fling yourself in the light music to relax. In this peaceful music world you can smell the fragrance of the greens hear the bickering of the streams and enjoy the beauty of the blooming flowers. FREIGN PP MUSIC “When you wake up in the morning trying to figure out whether you are in Beijing Shanghai or Guangzhou you hear the harmonic voice of the Backstreet Boys on the radio. You suddenly forget where you are ? because music is boundless! This is the power of Foreign PP Music… Listen to Jazz & Rock and release yourselves!”LIGHT MUSIC “If you feel tired on the journey you can fling yourself in the light music to relax. In this peaceful music world you can smell the fragrance of the greens hear the bickering of the streams and enjoy the beauty of the blooming flowers. FREIGN PP MUSIC “When you wake up in the morning trying to figure out whether you are in Beijing Shanghai or Guangzhou you hear the harmonic voice of the Backstreet Boys on the radio. You suddenly forget where you are ? because music is boundless! This is the power of Foreign PP Music.