Hard News: Friday Music: You are among friends
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Russell Brown, in reply to
Totally.
Double dutch
Ha! Good work.
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Ben McNicoll, in reply to
Think an afrobeat band in the 1980s forced to play american top 40s radio hits... It's gonna be fun.
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Russell Brown, in reply to
Proof of your thesis (for me) Russell is that when I heard the sister’s song it immediately reminded me of the McRae number, then scrolled down and found it was the very same!
It was the opening oooooh-ooh that got me going.
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Jonathan Ganley, in reply to
hopefully that’s just the lazy publisher’s PR rather than from the book…
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I'm pleased a handful - as such - of Prince's NZ fans got to see him, but why in such a smallish (given his status / popularity) venue ?
He could've packed out Vector Arena, surely ? I can only assume his management were badly advised as to potential audience size / popularity ?
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bob daktari, in reply to
or they want to do small intimate venues rather than just play for big paydays/crowds
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Oh, bugger! Anthonie Tonnon has been my most-played music this summer (so perfect for long road trips) but I have a prior commitment in March 11. My colleague Gareth Schott is playing at the Hamilton Fringe Festival.
But I do have Sufjan Stevens next week.Sometimes, there is too much to see and hear over the summer months,
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Russell Brown, in reply to
Nice! Although I'm scared that listening to it in the daylight will break the spell ...
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Russell Brown, in reply to
Oh, bugger! Anthonie Tonnon has been my most-played music this summer (so perfect for long road trips) but I have a prior commitment in March 11.
I've been really looking forward to it – and now I have to have minor surgery (getting a pesky lump cut out of my nose) the day before and won't be able to make it. Bah.
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Hugh Wilson, in reply to
The Lijadu / McRae spot is a good one, well done!
Theres another Lijadu Sisters song which is semi well known – Life is gone down low
I happened to find the Lijadu Sisters ‘Double Trouble’ album in an op shop last year (alongside Don Cherry & Buddy guy albums no less!) – a ‘needle in the haystack’ moment for sure, but hopefully not my only one :)
re: Afro Disco, not sure if you saw my post referencing voodoo funk’s Frank Gosner about two weeks back – I think his excavations / releases could be up your alley, as would the mighty William Onebayor (theres a good documentary on him as well, which is worth tracking done – Mr Fantastic or something, if my memory serves me well)
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Russell Brown, in reply to
I happened to find the Lijadu Sisters ‘Double Trouble’ album in an op shop last year (alongside Don Cherry & Buddy guy albums no less!) – a ‘needle in the haystack’ moment for sure, but hopefully not my only one :)
Score!
I found a well-priced copy of the Rough Guide compilatiion (which has some other great tunes) via Discogs. It's costing more to ship from Canada than the LP itself costs, but it's still a good deal.
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Danielle, in reply to
or they want to do small intimate venues rather than just play for big paydays/crowds
Yeah, the show he just played in Oakland was in a venue with a mere 3000 seats.
(I was at the 10pm one in Auckland and it was truly one of the greatest live musical things I've ever seen.)
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Russell Brown, in reply to
(I was at the 10pm one in Auckland and it was truly one of the greatest live musical things I’ve ever seen.)
Sticking determinedly – well okay, desperately – to my "Yah, he was great when I saw him in 1986 too" talking point.
It sounds like it was awesome.
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