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Erica Broadway * Zaire’s Samba Ngo is a cross between Asst. Editor George Clinton and Carlos Santana. A fabulous guitarist, Ngo is also a Samba Ngo is one of Central top-notch leader o f a seven-piece Africa’s talented musical exports. He ensemble, the Ngoma Players, who grew up in a tiny village named Dibulu, fuse fiink, jazz and a cornucopia of in Zaire. His father was a herbal World Beat styles into distinctive Afri doctor. He believed in healing rituals. can pop. This is the real thing. In 1964, at age 15, he moved to the -The News & Observer large urban center of Brazzaville, Con go, where he joined the band Echo Noire as a guitarist. The band achieved *...one of the most exciting African renown in Africa and Europe, perform musicians to call the U.S. home is ing regularly on television, recording guitarist Samba Ngo, who hails from numerous albums, and touring exten sively. the central African country of Zaire. He formed his own band, "African -Campus ActivitiesToday Rhythms," in 1970, and then, a year later, created the group "M’Bamina." * I’ve seen cosmic-jazz-funk-African- Ngo toured worldwide and recorded interstellar-rock’s future, and its name is Samba Ngo. nine albums. During his 14-year stint with the band, Ngo also worked in -The Independent Weekly Paris, the European center for francoph one African music, as a producer and musical director for Paco Rabanne. In 1986, Ngo moved to Santa Cruz, * Whether celebrating democracy or sharing proverb-like wisdom, Ngo’s California, where a former bandmate As a member of a collective called next phase. Introducing new standards had relocated. He formed the "Ngoma music surges with kinetic energy, and "African Odyssey," Ngo also performs of excellence and innovation, Ngo does Players," a talented mix of Congolese his progressive sound begs an adven traditional Congolese songs and stories so with no illusions about the business and American musicians, and recorded turous listenership. for schoolchildren when he is not per of music. "We dance today," he says, his first solo album. Introspection, in -Green Line forming with the Ngoma Players. offering an African proverb, "because 1990. Critical acclaim for that album Ngo now stands poised to join other who knows tomorrow?" * It was jubilant, entralling stuff... This led to Ngo’s first East Coast tour in African music pioneers such as Hugh *...outgrooves Byres/Eno and Paul ’s what it’s all about. 1992 and headline slots at various festi Masekela, Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and Simon -Los Angeles Times vals. Lucky Dube in pushing the music to its -The Beat
Jessica Way, Juror Ten-Aymi Franklin, Juror Eleven-Rhonda Parker, Juror “Twelve Angry People” Twelve-Chris Lutz, and Beth Miller as BC Brass and Percussion the Guard. Aymi Franklij- Tickets will soon go on sale at the The Brevard College Percussion The Brevard College Brass Choir, Staff Writer Beam Administration Building. Ensemble, under the Musical Direction Brass Quintet,and Brass Quartet will of Diane Cash, has performed through Perform a varied program featuring "Twelve Angry People", a power out North and South Carolina. They works by Vivaldi, Khachaturian, Bernst ful, gripping, and emotionally charged have been featured performers at such ein, Hovannes, Humperdinck and drama will open on Nov. 1 at the Bam events as the North Carolina Percussive others. Members of the Brass Ensem Theater. The show will run from Nov. Arts Society Day of Percussion and the bles include Todd Baker, Christopher 1-4, and Nov. 7-11. Many may reco- Oct. 12 " Flat Rock Playhouse. (Show North Carolina Music Educators Asso Bunton, Jason Cox, Eduardo Espinel, nize the play by its original title To Be Announced). Call:693-0731 for ciation Conference. Darryl Fomey, Daniel Frankenberger, "Twelve Angry Men"; however, direc more info. The Percussion Ensemble will Scott Ferris, John Gulyas, James tor Bob White has innovated the play by — Mountain Music at the Silvermont, perform Two Structures, by George Goble, Charles Heselton, Phil Holland, Reginald Rose to include both men and downtovvn Brevard. Bring an instrument Frock, a two movement work which Denise McKie, Dale McSwain, Layton women. The drama takes place entirely and join in, or just relax to the sounds explores a variety of tone colors pro Parker, Traci Riggs, Chris Sizemore, in a jury room. The jury is deliberating of the mountains. duced on percussion instruments, as Chris Walters, and Jaime Warren. the fate of a nineteen year old minority Oct. 13 - "My Fair Lady" at the Ashe well as improvisation. Bavport Sketch, The Brevard College Brass En accused of killing his father. The play is ville Community Theater. 8pm. by Jared Spears, is an exciting work semble Program is under the Musical in 3 acts with a 12 minute intermission. —Fall Herb Festival at the F arm er’s featuring a wide variety of keyboard Direction of Ruth Still. The ensembles The cast is made up of many new Market in Asheville. All Day! percussion instruments and non-pitched have performed for various events in freshmen as well as familiar sophomore Oct. 14 —Open Forum. The Essence of instruments. the area including Blue Ridge Commu faces. The cast includes, Foreman- Thyme, Downtown Brevard. The members of the Brevard nity College Graduations, Brevard Raymond Smith, Juror Two-Karyn — Asheville Symphony’s 50th A nniver College Percussion ensemble are Jason Music Center functions, the Highlands Spencer, Juror Three-Dan McCaffrey, sary Performance. 8pm, A sh ev ille Civic Cartwright, Joel Crawford, John Crea- Arts and Crafts Festival, and numerous Juror Four-Chip McClure, Juror Five- Center. son, Bruce Ellis, LeZonn Miller, Sherry church services and activities. Tania Howey, Juror Six- Paul Gerber, Oct. 15 —Painter and Sculptor exhibit. Rowe, Derek Sandlin, and John Smith. Juror Seven-Justin McGuire, Juror Sims Art Gallery, 3Brevard College Eight-Joshua Poindexter, Juror Nine- Campus.