Bulgarian angels
visit Trondheim

OF ram page 34 :

Brian Eno’s tribute to the Talking
_ Heads —. Kings Lead Hat.

The inélusion of Herr X and
Alles Klar, rare B-sides recorded
in German and produced by Eno
collaborator Canny Plank of
Germany, will please diehard
fans,

Be RULGARES
Pe

'" Le Mystere’Des Voix Bulgares —

“Melody. Rhythm & Harmony,
Mesa 1993 ;

-\,, The world of music:is full of

‘s>surprises. Cultural cross refer-
ences and hybrids have become
the norm in many cases and the

> result is often sornething new.

~and potent.e- - :

“Look to Madagascar for exam-

« ple and-you find Tarika Sammy.

* stitching together Malagasy musi-
cal traditions with South African

* Township jive.” : :
~. : In other cases on the world-
beat front we come upon the

“pure goods, such as the multi-
“phonic droning Tibetan Gyuto

~ Monks, 2 ;

, With the 1987 release of Le
Mystere Des Voix Bulgares (the

“Mystery of Bulgarian Voices), a

‘traditional! female Bulgarian
choir scaled pop:charts predomi-

es nantly populated by keening gui-’

tar-wielding youth.

The mysterious Slavic charis-
ters continue to astaund audi-
ences throughout the world with
their clear, ringing voices and
alien harmanies.

- British pop diva Kate Bush has
tapped the Bulgarians to favor
her own music on recent outings.

Melody Rhythm & Harmony
was recorded five last year at the
Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim,
Norway.

The flow is somewhat marred
by inordinate hackig and
coughing from the otherwise
appreciative audience. Bul when
the glorious voices ring out, the
magic shines,

Queen Latifah — Black Reign,
Motown 1993 :

She's righteously full of her-
self, but what a package. Fly gals
and guys of the hip-hop tribe will
dig Latifah’s latest fling.

Heavy D, KRS-One and Tony
Rebel rap along for the ride.

Latifah’s smoother riffs settle
into a more sophisticated R&B
cum Jamaican toastin’ groove.

She’s extending her voice
(actually singing) and claiming
the higher ground beyond the

» pangsta style and nasty put-down

habits of many rap artists.

Guitars make it all ring true

Fi rom pare 26.

2 “Sareanged for six strings with fin-
”" gernails. An.excellent guitarist,

“his choice of material won't be

‘to.everyone’s taste though it

makes for harmless filler. His CD

_ includes many familiar tunes
‘including, Don’t You Worry
‘= (Bout a Thing, Take a Train, My
_ Favorite Things and the obligato-
“ty Gershwin classic, Summer-
time. Sprinkled between are a
’ few of Feingold’s own songs '
_ along with Autumn Leaves,
‘* Bossa for Bugs and.A Night.in
“Tunisia. For ali the artistry in evi-

dence here, however, you might :

think it’s more like A Night in the

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Finally, Adam Holzman. Like
Russell a strictly Classical-type |
guy but with a taste for both: the:
old and the new. Holzman has
also passed through town recent.
ly under the aegis of the VGCA,
but thank God for CDs for those
of us who missed him. Excellent
renditions of Byrd, Bach and *
Biuliani ring in the old while two
Holzman contemporaries,
Roland.Dyens and Sergio Assad,
provide the sheet music for less
staid among us. ;

Information on upcoming
concerts or recordings can be.
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DEEP COVE’S Shaw Theatre will be presenting Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Lune
by Terrence McNally from Feb. 18 to March 5. Alison. Polanowsi (left) and Alan George
star in the production. — . a

As part of North Shore Career Week,
the supplement is a product of education
and business working together.

Ten days of activities are sponsored by

the North Vancouver Chamber. .
of Commerce, North Vancouver School
District, North Shore Continuing
Education, West Vancouver School :
District, Capilano College, Human
- Resources Development, Ministry of
Education and the North Shore News...
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