STACIA
is back from her travels. The Congress hotel was the site of our
reunionI
Luncheon guests included Stacia, Maya Love, (Folk Singer and April's
daughter),
Jody and her daughter Lori (who kindly hosted Stacia in Scottsdale
while
she healed from the most recent operation on her leg). And there was
STACIA!
Looking wonderful and smiling and hugging me!
We lunched and
chatted, took photos and had a wonderful time. Urged on by the girls
Maya
Love was persuaded to give an impromptu concert in the garden!
"Drowning
In Despair," & 'Wendy's Song." were two of the songs she played.
Maya,
25, was.......
WONDERFUL!
MAYA LOVE is
working
on her first album and plays folk clubs in Tucson, Miami, Los Angeles
and
New York; so watch out for a LIVE PERFORMANCE BY MAYA LOVE CABALLERO.
Lunched with
Courtney Smith and Scarlett at the Congress Hotel last week. They
enjoyed
their Arizona vacation!
Angie,
Who is that gorgeous guy on your welcome page for 04!!! Best Wishes,
Nicola
XXX Hoping you're having a cool 2004.
That
gorgeous
guy is GROOVY MAN FROM THRILL KILL KULT.
On a political
note :
Some Dare Call
It Treason: Wake Up America!
by Dr. Robert
Bowman, USAF Ret. Check out this link:
www.dissidentvoice.org
A MILLION
AND
A HALF WOMEN MARCH FOR PEACE
And from CODE
PINK, our friendly activists comes this news...
April 29, 2004
1,150,000
women
marched for their lives on April 25th "clad in hot pink," Monday's LA
Times
front-page article reported. Demonstrators came from across the US and
other countries in the largest march in history. A giant THANK YOU to
all
the women who came, helped, and marched in this amazing event.
Check out some
great photos taken at the march:
http://www.codepinkalert.org/National_Actions_March_For_Choice.shtml
Le Festival
de
Fez sera lieu Mai 28 au 5 Juin 2004 en Maroc!
The Star
Line
Up for 10th Anniversary Fez Festival
Includes Miriam
Makeba and Youssou N’Dour.
Photo of Miriam Makeba thanks to
http://music.lycos.com/pictures/fullimage.asp?QT=A&QW=Miriam+Makeba&AN=Miriam+Makeba&AID=&MID=17261&MPI=0&PI=6
Mary
Finnigan
takes up the story:
"World Music
stars from around the planet will gather in the holy city of Fez in
Morocco
to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Fez Festival of World Sacred
Music
from 28 May to 5 June 2004. The spectacular line-up includes
living
legends like South Africa’s Miriam Makeba and Youssou N’Dour from
Senegal.
The programme
for each Fez Festival is based in a theme. This year it is “Traces of
Light”
– representing a beacon of hope and a message of peace from the Islamic
world. The festival’s founder and Director General Faouzi Skali
summarises
its mission:
“With the
creation
of a space where spirit, art and thought converge,” he writes,” the
festival
and its concurrent Forum dialogues provide an opening onto new
perspectives.”
The aim of the
Fez Festival Forum “Giving Soul to Globalisation” is to encourage
understanding
and collaboration between diverse cultures and spiritual traditions.
Inspired
by the festival theme, the 2004 Forum will focus on transforming ideas
that emerge from the dialogue into action. Participants include the
French
Foreign Minister Dominque de Villepin.
In March
2004, the festival’s international organisation, The Spirit of Fez,
will
extend this mission into North America, with a concert tour to more
than
20 cities in the United States."
The
festival
opens in a dramatic open air setting -- the walled courtyard of the Bab
Makina Palace -- with a Sufi ceremony including the Whirling Dervishes
of Konya, inspired by the 13th century mystical poet Jallaladin Rumi.
The Festival
chooses individual performers and ensembles rooted in the essence of
spiritual
traditions – Tibetan Buddhist Dancing Monks for example, Qawwali music
from Pakistan and Russian Orthodox chants. Others at Fez in 2004
include The Tallis Scholars from the UK, mystical songs from the
Lebanon,
sacred traditions from Morocco’s Atlas mountains and sacred songs from
Palestine.
Performers who
combine their roles as entertainers with active engagement in politics
are a feature of the Fez Festival. In 2003 there was Gilberto Gil, rock
star and Brazil’s Minister of Culture. This year the veteran Syrian MP
Sabah Fakhri makes a third return visit to the festival, performing his
Songs of Spiritual Love.
There’ll
be some amplified guitars and a rousing grand finale from the Arc
Gospel
Choir from Harlem, but overall the Fez Festival remains true to the
origins
of world music – a level of artistic integrity that defies the recent
trend
towards a more westernised idiom.
For further
information
contact: Mary
Finnigan
lotusdemon@blueyonder.co.uk
FEZ FESTIVAL:
www.obmaroc.com
CYPRUS
Haji Mike
and Marina are enjoying their new daughter!
"Thanks,
there
is nothing more precious in life than life itself. Our sleeping
routines
are hectic but each time we see Melina smile its irrelevant!"
Saturday's vote
for the reunification of Cyprus resulted in a decision that will take
me
a while to understand. I hope everything secures the happiness of the
Cypriot
inhabitants.
Also this week:
The First" pet
cat has been found in a Cypriot tomb, reports Reuters, WASHINGTON,
April
8 French scientists have discovered one of the earliest pet cats found
in a richly furnished tomb in Cyprus. The burial site was 9,500 years
old.
Thank you
for
your wonderful article on Cyprus History, as a British Born
Cypriot.......I
know very little about the island's history......I was particularly
surprised
to read about the linobambaki - it is the first time I've heard this
word.
Thank you and
I look forward Part three of your tribute to Cyprus.
Soulla,x
PS. I came
across
your article today whilst searching for news on the referendum as my
ancestors
came from the North of the Island, a place called Akanthou which I
visited
in 1970 as a small girl. Do you know it?
Click
here for Angie's Cyprus Essays
Here are friends and Media folks with entertainment to amuse you!
ATLANTA
Howdy folks-
I do hope you get a chance to check
out
some new clips I've placed up on the web....
DeAundra has a new song, Nelson throws a party for Ru, and Tom Z cuts a
rug!!!!!!
http://culturevulturemedia.com/clips.html
A racetrack
Chihuahua?
Wide-load love
in an infield trailer?
An innovative
penis-measuring technique?
It's all online
now in my LIVE, uncensored report from Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor
Speedway!
Visit
WWW.GAYTONA.COM today! #1
WITH GAY NASCAR FANS!
Love, Betty
Jack
DeVine
NEW YORK
Jimmy Lalumia
has a wonderful artcile about his catalogue and record releases--Check
out the man responsible for Death to Disco!
www.longislandpress.com/v02/i12040325/music_aside_01.asp
D.J.
Tennessee
has gigs, television shows and wonderful rare footage and videos:
Tonite- swing
into spring with me & 2 brand new videos from Kylie Minogue-
a live version of "Cant Get You Outta My Head" & her new hot like
fire
single "Slow". this could very well be the ONLY place you see Kylie on
US television - she wisely pulled outta that VH-1 Divas Live crap at
the
last minute when they tried to force her to do only "Locomotion" &
"Cant Get You.." She was like , hello, Ive got a new album to promote.
VH-1 have always proven themselves to be such clueless skunks but Hey!
no worries- you've got Tennavision! www.kylie.com
Also tonite
we'll
pay tribute to Jan Miner best known for her role as "Madge" on the
Palmolive
TV ads. Then its on to niteclub world and find your space under sun
with
singer Ari Gold www.arigold.com & go Up Up & Away with
60's
divas The Washed Up Blondes.
Next, you
're gonna get rocked with the new bootleg video for "Gay Bar" by
Electric
6 . You wont wanna miss this its a laff riot with Bush and Blair
performing
it! www.electricsix.com
Then we'll pay
a visit to my pal Letitia SD from the BBC 1xtra online radio from some
cheeky fun . Be sure to catch Letitia's show all you night owls every
Fri
& Sat 4am-7am. its the best of R'n'B , Hip Hop, Reggae, 2Step
& Drum and Bass - Big Up the London Massive!!! www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra
Then we cap
things
off with a visit to The Cock for Cock n Soul where I had the honor to
guest
DJ for Gant Johnson! Pop in on a Tues. nite and congratulate
Nashom
on the success The Ones have had with the new George Michael
album
which recently hit #1 on The UK album chart.George did a new version
of"Flawless'
with his lyrics mashed up to the tune! www.theones.org
Tennavision
airs
this and every Saturday nite @ 2am on Channel 57 Manhattan
Neighborhood
Network - outside of NYC or no cable ? NO problem - log on to www.mnn.org
and watch online!
WILL GREGA's
new release is celebrated by RANDY JONES & BEGO'S RELEASE PARTY at
CLUB RUMOR.
Village
People,
Randy Jones and celebrity author Mark Bego will be hosting a party on
May
7th. in New York to celebrate remixer and recording artist Will Grega's
release of his new CD "Lounge Lessons." The party will take place on
May
7th. at Club Rumor located at 130 W. 3rd Street, NYC
(btw 6th
Avenue and McDougal Street)
The evening
will
feature the world premier of Will's new remixes of Lenny Kravitz's
"Believe
In Me", Will's own "When Doves Cry", and newly remixed tracks by
Clutter
Records recording artist Reuben. Music by DJ Armstead.
Will Grega is
the OMA Winner for Outstanding
Dance/Electronica Recording of 2003.
On the same
night
at CBGB's in New York, another legend is performing! Their press
release says.....
'ARE YOU READY
TO ADVANCE YOURSELF FOR VON LMO'
MUNSTER
RECORDS.COM
PRESENTS the legendary icon of the no wave and special effects
guitarist
von lmo from the black light dimension along with noise rock drummer
bobby
ryan from future language live together again at nyc's CBGBs
on Friday May 7th 2004 at 11pm with special guest band appearances.
Europe
And from Dahlia
Schweitzer:
If you're
itching
to see me live (and, I mean, WHO ISN'T?!), you can always check www.dahliaschweitzer.com/news.html
. Berlin,
GER:
27.04 DJ'ing at White Trash with Gene Serene*.
. Berlin, GER:
29.04 at Mudd Club with Gene Serene*.
. Berlin, GER:
30.04 at School.
. Essen, GER:
22.05 at Club Shanghai.
. Berlin, GER:
28.05 at Big Eden for the German Fetish Ball!
. London, UK:
29.05 at Red Lounge for Computer Blue.
. Tel Aviv,
ISR:
11.06 at Kosmonaut.
. ...More dates
to be confirmed.
(Gene
Serene is shockingly lovely + visiting from
London.
Check her here: www.geneserene.co.uk)
Vince Bryant
is
very hot about artist......
Matthew
Dekay is going
strong
Matthew Dekay is a recording artist for the likes of Little Mountain
Records,
Deep Records and now his own imprint, Dekay records, His touring
schedule
continues to grow, based around his monthly residency
at Club Stalker, and various events for Extrema in Holland. Dekay tours
the international circuit regularly playing across Europe
(Hungary, UK,
Turkey,
Russia, Ireland, Romania, Greece etc.)
www.matthewdekay.nl
Xaviera
Hollander
is busy as usual.
After a
triumphant
6 week visit to Los Angeles, Mexico and New York XAVIERA is poised to
accept
the invitation of The Hague's CONCORDIA THEATER staging English-spoken
plays for an extended run. This in itself is a reason to plan a trip to
HOLLAND!
Xaviera
Hollander
presents:
CHICKEN
- the true story of a teenage gigolo
Written
& Performed by David Henry Sterry -
Click on above link for full details
