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
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