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- Dan Akroyd at his finest
- I used to love this song!!
- We Are The Hits (that never were)
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We Are The World: U.S.A For Africa
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The Audience (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
The Audience (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
The Audience (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
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"A compelling new analysis of some venerable critical problems. Although Blau often focuses upon traditional dramatic texts from ancient Greece and Renaissance England, his work is especially good in exploring the role of the audience in modern and contemporary drama."-- Rocky Mountain Review
The Audience (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society),Herbert Blau,The Johns Hopkins University Press,0801838452,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Performing Arts/Dance,Popular Culture - General,Theater - Stagecraft,Theater audiences,Performing Arts / Theater / General
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sink into one song. They did it, and it has worn out its welcome for most listeners, but all in all, this is a great collection anyway because We Are The Hits you haven't heard.
Charity rock or one big Pepsi jingle?.......2004-02-28 USA For Africa's We Are The World was a well-intentioned helping hand for Ethiopian famine victims. To that aid, an all-star ensemble of artists comprising a cross-section of American artists, mostly pop, rock, and soul, sang the title track, initially solo bits with artists like co-writers Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Rogers, and Stevie Wonder, before they all sung in unison. While this song helped me identify this unhip guy who was who, back in the day when he was struggling to choose what to listen to, in retrospect, this sounds more like a seven minute Pepsi jingle that went to #1 on the charts and won the Grammy for Best Single.
As for the other songs, most don't come close to the usual oeuvre of the artists concerned. Most of all, what relevance do they have to the issue of starvation? Take off the "We Are The World" song and this might as well be an odds and sods albums of tracks by well-known 80's artists unreleased on their respective albums because they weren't up to scratch.
"If Only For The Moment, Girl" by Steve Perry, is nothing special and something that might've been a B-side on any of his Street Talk singles. And the Pointer Sisters' inject a muted dose of their sassy hokum on "Just A Little Closer." Call this one "I'm Not So Excited."
A live version of Bruce Springsteen's "Trapped," originally by Jimmy Cliff, follows. Keyboard fills and rhythm guitar are heard while the Boss sings the verses, then Max Weinberg's drums and the guitars rise to a crescendo as Springsteen sings the chorus. One of the better songs here.
Canada's own joint artist collaboration, billed as Northern Lights present "Tears Are Not Enough," which follows the same initial individual vocals followed by a joint singalong. Loverboy's Paul Dean does guitar, Bryan Adams collaborator Jim Vallance is on drums. Adams, Dan Hill, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Geddy Lee, Anne Murray, Aldo Nova, Jane Siberry, future Heart-producer Dalbello, Bruce Cockburn, Corey Hart, Mike Reno, John Candy (!!), and Burton Cummings are among the vocalists. This is shorter and has less carbonation than "We Are The World."
The only track that bears a direct bearing is Prince and the Revolution doing the sober "4 The Tears In Your Eyes." It's a simple song about Jesus and his healing, preaching, and helping others, helped by the vocal harmonies by Wendy and Lisa. If I was to put it on one of his albums for sound consistency, it'd have to be Parade. A different version of this ended up on his The Hits/B-Sides compilation.
Peter Cetera was still with Chicago when they did "Good For Nothing", this decent-sounding light rock number about feeling slighted for not receiving thanks for helping some people out seems contradictory for the purposes of giving on this album.
The studio version of "Trouble In Paradise" by Huey Lewis and the News can be found on their debut album. This is a live recording in February 1985 complete with Tower of Power horns and some great sax by Newsman John Colla.
After making her comeback with Private Dancer, Tina Turner does a song that wouldn't have been a C-side song, the plodding "Total Control." Kenny Rogers does the brisk "A Little More Love," again a worthy song, but lyrically, nothing to do with charity.
As the grandaddy of 80's charity rock albums, We Are The World definitely deserves that accolade. However, some things make this effort a bit suspect. The line "we're saving our own lives" has an implication that they're singing about their own salvation. Surely none of the artists here would experience starvation or meet those Ethiopians who are starving?
And a cogent critical observation Jackson Browne made also makes a point: "That's the problem with North America. We think we ARE the world." In other words, geopolitical bias.
Despite its charitable intentions, this effort mutes the usually leftist stance in rock by rightist corporate yuppie materialism.
I aint got the cd.......2003-11-22 but ive got two of the tracks on it (We Are The World and 4 The Tears In Your Eyes) and they are amazing.
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- Dance to the music
- Showcasing great African jazz
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Africa Straight Ahead
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Heads Up
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ASIN: B0001BDAQE
Release Date: 2004-02-24 |
Tracks:
- Owed To Bishop - Marcus Wyatt
- Naivasha (The Moon In A Bowl) - Paul Hanmer
- Celebrate Mzansi - Moses Khumalo
- Beautiful Love (It's All About Love) - Zim Ngqawana
- Langery - Sheer Allstars
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- Amasabekwelanggeni - McCoy Mrubata
- Dee Mwa Wee - Andy Narell
- Imbali - Bheki Mseleku
- Shawn's Uhadi Samba - Hotep Idris Galeta
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Dance to the music.......2004-04-03 This wonderful collection of some of Africa's greatest straight ahead jazz players features some very cool tunes covering quite a wide-ranging stylistic soundscape. There's a little Afro-modal Shorter-ish hard bop ("Owed to Bishop"), a bit of McCoy Tyner-styled post bop ("Naivasha"), some great Township jazz ("Celebrate Mzansi"), a dollop of King Sunny Ade juju ("Langery"), Hugh Masekela meets "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" ("Tugela Rail"), Afro-Caribbean ("Dee Mwa Wee"), more Masekela stylings, updated ("Imbali"), and even an Afro-samba ("Shawn's Uhadi Samba")
A wild, untethered joy suffuses these songs, pure blitheness of spirit, with sometimes just a thin vein of sorrow or melancholy sneaking through.
My favorite numbers include "Imbali," by the great pianist Bheki Mseleku (Where's he been hiding out for the past decade, after a handful of fine discs in the early 90s?), music of the very highest standard with some killer sax work by Ezra Ngcukana and the mellow flugel horn of Feya Faku; "Shawn's Uhadi Samba," a simple, mesmeric tune with gorgeous horn harmonies and smart piano vamps by Hotep Idris Galeta; the driving, get-under-your-skin modality of "Owed to Bishop" by trumpeter Marcus Wyatt; and the dancing glee of "Celebrate Mzansi" (I'm a sucker for that Township stuff). But it's all operating on a very high level. And despite the quite amazing diversity of styles, it all hangs together. That's because, I think, it's not like a normal anthology. It's more like selections drawn from a large extended family of music makers, with many of the players popping up on each other's tunes.
Entirely enjoyable and certainly worth picking up.
Showcasing great African jazz.......2004-03-06 Africa Straight Ahead is a uniquely performed and flawlessly recorded music CD antholog
The Ganzfeld 4: Art History?
The Ganzfeld 4: Art History?
The Ganzfeld 4: Art History?
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Publishers Weekly, November 8th, 2005
.....each line and blob of color seems to be charged with intellectual energy.
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The Ganzfeld 4: Art History features a 20 page suite of recent drawings by legend Gary Panter, the most comprehensive American release of work by Japanese comic great, Shigeru Sugiura, and an article on 1970s record cover design including Led Zeppelin’s "Presence". It also features work by other leading cartoonists such as Marc Bell, Leif Goldberg, and Ted Stearn. A special section devoted to the artist H. C. Westermann presents a biographical story told in pictures by painter David Sandlin, plus never before published images of Westermann’s work and his handcrafted studio environment. Other eclectic entries include a selection of rare Renaissance maps of the universe and a posthumous contribution by Harry Smith, author of the American Anthology of Music, which carries a commentary by renowned Beat photographer John Cohen.
The Ganzfeld 4: Art History?,Dan Nadel,Jessi Rymill,Gingko Press,1584232013,Art,Art & Art Instruction,History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945),Popular Culture - General
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ur mind to feel as though you'll lying out on the sun-soaked beach in Aruba while you listen to the waves coming near the shore. Would you like to add something unique to your jazz collection? Then this Smooth Africa II CD is "IT" people - worth every cent!
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- If You Like Jazz, you'll Appreciate This CD
- Not just a gimmick
- Smooth Africa
- A must for your jazz collection
- Great Album
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Smooth Africa
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Heads Up
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ASIN: B00004SCDC
Release Date: 2000-03-28 |
Tracks:
- Soweto - Wessel Van Rensberg
- 11K's To Freedom - Joe McBride
- Point Of View - Jimmy Dludlu
- Meeting Of The Women - Paul Hanmer
- Manenberg (Man & Mountain In Afrikaans) - Abdullah Ibrahim
- Mpule - Andy Narell
- Smooth Africa - Dave Love
- Cape Vibes Got 'Em? - Martin Walters
- Gumba In Durban (Dancing In Durban) - Martin Walters
- Tazara Express - Martin Walters
- When Days Are Dark And Friends Are Few - Sipho Gumede
- Lalela (Listen) - Russell Stirling
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Over 100 years ago, Joe Brown & the Brothers Band, a minstrel group from New York, performed in Cape Town, South Africa. To this day, a festival honoring their performance is celebrated there, and ever since that day, South African culture has, more than any African nation, mirrored American culture. So it should come as no surprise that there's a vibrant smooth-jazz scene emerging in the re-building nation. This compilation's marquee talent comes in two of South Africa's most well-known contemporary jazz musicians, Hugh Masekela and Jonathan Butler. In addition, two of the most distinct soloists on the Heads Up roster, keyboardist Joe McBride and the magnificent steel drum player Andy Narell, join with a host of rising South African musicians to deliver a radio friendly American product that could've just as easily been recorded in Los Angeles as in South Africa. The CD's 12 tracks are heavy on the "smooth" and light on the "Africa." In fact, it's not until Jimmy Dludlu starts his haunting scat-guitar vocal on track three, "Point of View," before any true South African music is heard. The middle sections of the album make this record a keeper, including Narell's gem "Mpule," Butler's rendition of "Manenberg"-- written by the famed South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly Dollar Brand)--and "Tazara Express." The latter tune features trumpeter Ian Smith, who surprisingly comes off sounding better on brass than Masekela. But Masakela--not Smith--beckons smooth-jazz lovers to go back and discover his more authentic South African jazz recordings. --Mark Ruffin
Customer Reviews:
If You Like Jazz, you'll Appreciate This CD.......2005-03-03 I couldn't resist picking up this CD for the simple fact that I purchased the follow-up to this one and it was one of the best African Jazz CD's I've heard in a long while. This unique CD gives you the opportunity to listen to some of the jazz greats from the Continent. The listener is introduced to a smooth blend of melodies that capture the imagination no matter where you are and the instruments are a harmony that touches your soul. Pick it up soon, you'll like it!
Not just a gimmick.......2003-04-18 don't turn away because of africa in the title. open your ears to some gorgeous music. jazzheads, smoothies...this disc is for anyone who loves good music. i play it all the time and recommend it to everybody i know. buy it!
Smooth Africa.......2001-08-17 An excellent blend of smooth jazz with an African flavor. All my students enjoy it. They have often asked to hear the album when they are doing written work in class. It's not easy to please middle school students with something other than pop, rap, or hip-hop.[Definately "kid approved".]
A must for your jazz collection.......2000-05-02 If you were not a jazz fan before listening to "Smooth Africa", you will be after it's completion. This CD is one of the best I have heard in a long time. The music is definetely smooth and mellow. It's unique'ness comes from the blend of the African and American jazz. A must hear CD.
Great Album.......2000-04-12 The stunning album shows the depth and diversity of the music coming from Africa -Ebony Magazine April 2000
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The Best of Dennis Brown, Vol. 1: Africa
Dennis Brown
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The Jesuit and the Incas : The Extraordinary Life of Padre Blas Valera, S.J. (History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds)
The Jesuit and the Incas : The Extraordinary Life of Padre Blas Valera, S.J. (History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds)
The Jesuit and the Incas : The Extraordinary Life of Padre Blas Valera, S.J. (History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds)
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The story of the life and untimely death of a persecuted priest in colonial Peru and the controversy over mysterious, recently discovered documents about him
The Jesuit and the Incas : The Extraordinary Life of Padre Blas Valera, S.J. (History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds),Sabine Hyland,University of Michigan Press,0472030418,Anthropology - General,Biography / Autobiography,Christianity - History - Catholic,General,History,History - General History,History: World,Latin America - South America,Medieval,Popular Culture - General,Religious,Social Science / Popular Culture
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