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·, ~/~'f EarCandy • November 94 CKDU GOESAROUNDTHEWORLD

Contributors A Look at Worldbeot Programming Steve Maclssac, James Hamilton, Spike Taylor, Waye Mason, Chris Want to learn about another part of the Trowbridge, Carson Pearce, Kate world through music, song and spoken MacDonald. word? Look no further, your search has ended and the experience just begun! Publisher Take a week long voyage on the S.S. CKDU Michael Wile Transcontinental Airwaves, made possible by many CKDU programmers with diverse Editor musical interests and expertise. Kate MacDonald Sit back, relax. As we begin our jour- ney, I should explain the term most Assistant Editor & Sales Manager frequently used to describe international Waye Mason music as a whole- "World Music". Based on my own personal definition,World Music is Design Consultant a general term given to a broad range of Todd Hawkins music and words which are influenced by traditional or contemporary culture, but Photo Editor not reflecting the typical mainstream Cathe,·ine Stockhausen sound. Within this term, you can find a whole spectrum of individual music enti- Delivery Boy ties like dancehall, soukous, zouk, bhangra, Chris Murphy celtic, merengue, soca, calypso, high life, roots reggae, dub, and the list goes (happi- Receptionist ly) on and on... Within these, you can hear a Wayne MacPherson variety of different languages (and dialects)- Sometimes we even use vynil Swahili, Punjabi, Arabic, English, French, Khosa, Spanish, and many more! Traditional one of another cultural background, etc.), the occasional poem or reading, and, instruments and rhythms of particular they've already made the connection." of course, THE MUSIC! The focus is not What it is regions are usually combined with contem- Bhangra Beats • Tuesdays 6-8pm political, but a sharing of my own innate EarCandy is the CKDU 97.5 FM pro- porary instruments and sounds to create On to our next stop, Bhangra Beats hosted interest in and appreciation for world cul- gram guide and magazine. the overall feeling of the music. Other gen- by Dale, Deepee and Raju. They present tures through music and song. EarCandy has been published since eral terms used to describe these kinds of Punjabi culture of Northern India and African Diary • Saturdays 2:30-3:30pm 1990. music are "international music" or "world". Pakistan through Bhangra, an upbeat mix of Let us travel the airwaves to the African So now, let's take a closer look at the traditional Punjabi music and hiphop. Learn Diary with Achilla and Sam! Spoken in Our Story many CKDU programs which present a more about the evolution of Bhangra, its both English and Swahili, this show brings EarCandy is published quarterly by variety of great music from around the individual artists and traditional bhangra music, politics, geography and culture the CKDU-FM Society of Halifax, world. We are now approaching our pre- beats (i.e. special percussion presentations) from all over Africa into your own home! " . 10,000 copies are miere destination on the SS CKDU! and enjoy news on the bhangra scene, both For Canadians interested in African music printed and distributed throughout Reel Politik • Mondays 8: 10-9:30 am in and abroad.And don't forget to and culture, it is an educational tool; for Metropolitan Halifax. EarCandy is Our first stop is Reel Politik with JoAnn. tune weekly for the ever popular comedy students from Africa who never expected a free publication. The show's focus is mostly world music segment "Chamkila". to hear this kind of show (in Halifax), it is with frequent emphasis on southern The Global Village • Thursdays 8: 10-lOam a reminder of their past environment .. Contributions Africa, some media analysis, and literature. The journey continues with The Global (they) feel more at home" -Achilla. Special Ea.rCandy ,is_ producgd.. through the Reel Politik brings listeners a bit closer to Village (my show!). The program-begun emphasis on the high life and jump-up blood sweat and tears of many vol- other parts of the world. According to several years ago and carried on by various sounds of Uganda too! unteers. All the writers and JoAnn " World Music on CKDU makes it CKDU programmers since-provides listen- The Hellenic Voice • Saturdays 3:30-5pm photographers are volunteers. more accessible ... the more that people ers with special features on artists from On to The Hellenic Voice with your host Unsolicited manuscripts, photogra- hear it, the more comfortable (and famil- every continent, updates on international- Dimitri. Let yourself be taken away to this phy, and graphic arts are always iar)they are with another culture through related events happening in the Halifax country on the Adriatic. A long-standing appreciated and carefully consid- the music, so that when they meet some- area (films, concerts, festivals, lectures, (continued on page 7) ered. They should be sent to the editor; a stamped, self address enve- lope must be enclosed if return is desired. Contents Disclaimer The opinions expressed in EarCandy 3 CKDU Goes Around the World are those of the authors and are not necessarily the opinions of the World beat takes to the air on CKDU, as the station provides a CKDU-FM Society Letters relevant to matters we have published are wel- venue for Halifax's many voices. comed by mail or fax, but the editors reserve the right to edit for clarity and length. Letters must be 4 Broadcasting for Reels signed and include a telephone number. Tbe station teams up with the Centre for Art Tapes to expose

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Music Reviews IF YOU LIKE Pop' n'stuff COUNTERSPIN ••• Bigod 20 • Supercute Scorn • Evanescence YOU'LL LOVE EXTRA! Supercute is an effort with varied results. Styles Two former members of Napalm Death doing eerie range from guitar-laden assaults with screamed ambient material which incorporates lots of elec- C.unterSpln, the weekly program that looks behind the vocals to laid-back, simplistic rhythms with tronics. No, REALLY One of the year's finest albums headlines is brought lo you by FAIR, the national media female voice. Some tracks work, others do not. from an unexpected source for sure. The melodies watch group. FAIR also publishes a magazine of media Moving in much the same direction as Front 242, are middle eastern in flavour (you can taste them??- criticism, WUI Six times a year IXTUI brings you the news a similar reaction can be expected- a turning ed.), the rhythms heavily influenced by hip hop, away of the formerly faithful as expectations go and the bass drawn from dub.An interesting, quirky behind the news: biased reporting, press/stale cronyism, unmet.CP combination that works tranced-out miracles for disinformation, interference by corporate owners and me. Great music to fall asleep to, although your sponsors, and media inroads by right-wing fundamentalists. Grace Babies • Duct Tape dreams may be strange indeed. KFM Winner of Ulne lleoder's fop Allernotl11e Press Duct tape, the first effort by new local band the Grace Babies, and is a particularly welJ put Aword. lepeoledly dted by Pro/ed Censored for together piece, especially for such a new band. exposing mony underreported stories. Composed of local music scene veterans, the band is fronted by Damian Dumphy, who sings Subscribe now at the special discounted role available lead vocals, with backing vocal credits going to to supporters of listener-sponsored radio. For $25, you'll Chris Loane, who plays guitars and Kevin Hilliard also receive FAIR's action-oriented bimonthly newsletter IXTUI who plays drums. Rounding out the band is Update, invitations to conferences and special events, discounts Schroeder on bass. on educational materials, as well as a year's worth of IXTIAI Those who liked Dumphy's previous band, Spike N., will get particular kick out of this cas- Send check or money order to: sette. The poppy tunes are particularly catchy, and the lyrics are peppered with cool local refer- Public Enemy • Muse Sick-N-our Mess Age FAIR/EXTRA!, Subscription Service, Box 911, ences. More about straight up guitar sounds and Public Enemy has been a consistant player in the Dept V4DA, Paarl River, NY 10965-0911 less about feedback, Grace Babies will impress East Coast rap scene since they first hit the streets To use your MoslerCord or Viso, ,oil 100•147•3993. many music fans with their pretty straight up with Yo! Bum Rush the Show! in the mid eighties. rock and wicked vocals. Finally, a local band Old school they may be, but the politics and the which can actualJy sing. These six songs are fun, schtick that has made them one of the most pop- well produced and well written. This cassette is ular rap bands ever has remained relatively a steal at a mere six bucks. WM consistant through four full length album, at least till the semi-flop compilation Greatest Misses. Front Line Assembly • Millennium This new album offers a slightly new take on Very similar to 1992's Mindphaser, Millennium the PE message. Still affirming, positive, and street has all the typical FLA elements, including a savey, Terminator X takes the band musically in a catchy, melodic chorus. One difference, though- more layed back and jazzy direction while Flavor Spectmm guitars. Sampled guitars a la KMFDM set this track Flav takes a back seat to Chuck D's political agen- apart from most past work, but not necessarily in da. While some may find the video a bit silly a negative way. In general, this new sound works. (school books appear when Chuck touch's auto- GEORG TINTNER Expect even more surprises on the full length matic weapons .. sigh) most will find the album GALA CoNhM:tor Linlreau album out soon. CP touchs the same chords as those past. WM and Artutic Advisor CONCERT:

Music OF ouR TIMES Student Atlantic Classics Tuesday, January 31,8:00 p_m. U-P~Still Saint Andrew's United Church, Available! Classical Coburg at Robie There is now a nice collection of the presence of an "Atlantic nationalist", if such a Choose any on compact disc from Atlantic Canadian, and more term exists. Someone who insists that this region 4 concerts for especially Nova Scotia artists. From choral works hides many world-class instruments like the only $30: like "The Celtic Mass for the Sea", to a new record- Casavant instrument he plays here at L'Eglise This special concert, conducted by ing of Beethoven's. Symphony No 2, access to the Notre-Dame-Des-Sept-Douleurs in Edmunston, Thur. Nov. 17 world-renowned Peter Lieberson, best classical artisists in the region is markedly New Brunswick. Mahler, Saint-Saens improved from even a few yeaars ago. Here is a The reviewer understands that MacDonald Fri. Nav.25 will feature music from some of short mention of the most recent releases. returned there earlier this year to record a CBC today's most famous modern A Night at the Proms Tues. Nov. 29 Musica Viva record which we look forward to composers_ The programme C>w,rak, lbert, Symphony Nova Scotia hearin. As we wait, this handsomely produced includes: Slrauss, Schubert Beethoven, Vaughn Williams, Bales recording and his earlier Bach disc for CBC are Tues.. Dec. 20 Georg Tintner, Conductor well-worth frequent listening. Handel's Messiah SNS 1001 Buhr Jyoti, Tues_ Jan. 17 All of the pieces on this recording were origionally Dallapicco/a Little Night Music An Evening of Beelhoven taped {or broadcast by CBC but never made it to air. Songs Voices Knussen WithotA Tues. Feb- 7 They've now been given an independent release by Henze Symphony No. 1 Haydn, Stravinsky, the Symphony Nova Scotia Players. Schnittke Concerto Grosso Beelhoven And what Beethoven. As Dr. Walter Kemp for Two Violins Thur-Mar.9 recently effused on his Saturday Morning Musical Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Tues. Mar28 Box program, the Beethoven Symphony No. 2 Boulez TBA Haydn, Mozart, ' ... stands-up to any recording of this work on the Takemitsu How S/(MI the Wind Ravel, Schumann continent.' And I agree. Ruggles lilacs Sun. Aprll 9 The attacks are fresh, the sound crisp and the Ives Symphony No. 3 Bach Cantal.ls energy strong. The two other works, Vaughn Fri. April 21 Williams' Five Variants Qn Dives and Lazarus and Symphony Nova Scotia The Manlini Sisters - Canadian Gerald Bales' Essay for Strings are beauti- Tickets for this Gala event are $20; Top Trios (60's & 70's Philippe Djokic, Violin music) fully played. Georg Tintner, Conductor Patron tickets are $50 and include You'll look hard to find yours for holiday giv- Music of preferred seating and and a post- ing. At press time there was no national distributor SMCD5134 performance reception with the and the orchestra players who donated to help the The centrepiece of this fifth CBC SM5000 disc by conductor and musicians recording come alive are selling them from their Symphony Nova Scotia is Violin Concerto of 1916 421-7311 homes and through the SNS Boutique at concerts. by Frederick Delius. Indeed the disc is an all- Delius affair with some of his lesser pieces Sponsored by Spectrum & Student (SNS Box Office Park U-Pick Media lane) J.S. Bach bringing up the rear including the Prelude to Sponsor Organ Works Jremlin of 1931 and an excerpt to A Village Romeo David MacDonald, Organ and Juliet. 494-;3820 CBC Radio Maritimes Philippe Djok:ic does lovely job on the con- PmtOCANAD& CKou'ff5FM (Rebecca Cohn Box BWV Society, Co-Operation Agreement certo and instead of criticizing this collection as Office) The ubiquitious Halifax organist is back with wall-paper music as so many others have done I another disc of Bach (with more organ discs on will simply state that Delius (English despite the the way we hear). The Bach is beautifulJy played surname), created some lovely if uninspired SNS Box 0FHCE, PAR< LAM, Sum 301, 5657 SrR1NG GAoo,N Ru., HALIFAX and the package is attractively put together by sounds all nicely rendered by SNS. E·MAll: [email protected]. LOOK FOR us ON NSTN's Cve1RMAu! INTERNET StRVIUS PROVIUEI) BY NSTN INC. designer Lloyd Nauss. Talking with MacDonald you realize you're in Micheal Wile EarCandy • November 94 Bad Idea Gone Worse Symphony No Choy'ce title Nova Scotia Oh groan.A book for young adults set in the Halifax indie rock scene. Puh-lease. Part of me wonders if it's worth Gala the good and valuable ink to review this book.After all, we could use this space for an ad or something that's productive for us. Maybe an ad from the publishers of Focus on Peter Lieberson this book who will never speak to us again if they read this. But when I think there's no use in running this, I'm Conductor Peter Lleberson acknowledges it takes time reminded of why I think it IS worthwhile - of the to build an autlience for contemporary music. But he things that move this from the plane of things inadver- says Symphony Nova Scotia is an excellent instrument to tently hilarious to that of things which really tick me off. accomplish the task. The story is harmless enough - it even has a positive 'Symphony Nova Scotia is made-up of younger play- message for the youth. Main dude, Mick, drummer, thug, ers on the whole, and I think that contributes to their hurler of spittle goes on a journey of self-discovery, interest in doing all kinds of music. And that to me is the egged on by main babe Dariana, "a real beauty and tough ideal ensemble." as tread on the front wheel of a Harley". He moves from In fact, there were rumours the players were more being a gaybashing, racist moron to being an under- than a little tlisappointed the orchestra reduced its "new ground music hero and someone who only wants to music" series to a single gala next January 31st. CKDU- beat people up for good reasons. Dariana gets Mick play- FM is proud to be media sponser for the event with ing for her socially positive group, Good Idea Gone Bad, Lieberson conducting. and through her lyrics and his "love" for her, he is trans- Audiences last season were enthusiastic but the formed. The message is pretty standard in the book qf numbers were sparce and the orchestra wants some "good" messages - be tolerant, fight censorship, under- time to re-think its approach to programming contem- stand difference and learn to appreciate it, don't hurl porary works. gobs of spit at people you don't know, etc. Not entirely The Janurary concert is at St. Andrews Church on original in concept or presentation, but passable. Coberg Road, around the corner from the Dalhousie What irks me about this novel has very little to do campus. with its having a fairly predictable plot, shallow charac- The program is an exciting mix of twentieth centu- terization, or the subtlty of a jackhammer at six in the ry "Classics" and contemporary works. morning. What bugs me is deeper-it has to do with what Conductor Lieberson is joined by SNS violinists the book is compared to what it claims to be. George Maxmann and Christopher Wilkinson as guest First, despite the fact that this book is written for an soloists. audience of young adults, it is quite condescending. Lieberson acknoledges many audiences are afraid Rather than being written in the language of high school they won't understand the music this century so they students, it is written in someone's strange parody of point to a larger problem. Mr. Choyce may encourage stay away from concerts of contemporary music. But he what high school vernacular sounds like. The end result readers to take the time to understand others, and not to says that's the wrong way to approach the problem. "I is trite at best. judge anything or anyone without taking the time to get Second, Mr. Choyce has seen fit to include several to know them, but he apparently doesn't practice as he sequences involving CKDU (or "cuckledoo" as we're preaches.This book is riddled with assumptions that have known in the book - Ouch). No one outside the station no base in fact.Assumptions about CKDU, about music, would know how grossly inaccurate his descriptions are, about young people; mistakes which could have been • which makes it all the worse for those of us on the inside. avoided if the author had seen fit to do a little research. It's really quite annoying to be made out to be incompe- The bottom line is that this, rather than simply being . .. I've had chances to work tent by someone who has never bothered to come up and a novel with a positive social message, is a somewhat see what the stutlio looks like. Last time I checked, our con- short of slick attempt to capitalize on Halifax's vibrant on programming which trol room tlid not smell of"cigarettes and old farts", nor do music scene - a sort of lame and belated attempt at band- we make a habit of playing the farts of popular bands on- wagon jumping. Most young adults I know are above this was not possible for some air [although if we did, it would explain the smell - ed]. sort of thing. Flatulence is apparently more entertaining than fact. years here. In themselves, these are minor quibbles, but they Kate MacDonald • Around the World (continued from page 3) larity of commercial artists such as Shabba Ranks Nova Scotians now comprise a significant portion of the regu- lar listening audience. The first hour is especially want to constantly show-off the whole century-that audience-oriented, so if you have requests, call them in! there are classical pieces that are never performed, for Voice ofTaprobane • Sundays 2:30-4PM example the Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1, Voice ofTaprobane with Wimal and Molly provides the which is a truely beautiful piece." setting for our next destination. Here, you can enjoy This musical inheritance is worth exploring espe- Tamil and Sri Lankan music from the Intlian sub-conti- cially so near the dawn of a new millenium which will nent. The Tamil music is comprised of film songs from bring South India, while the Sri Lankan is folk, classical, and Lieberson says his access to music-making here has Singhalese (upbeat dance). Learn about the symbolism been easier in many ways than in his hometown, Boston. and different styles of traditional and modern songs pre- "I've had more opportunity to conduct here than I had sented during this show. in the States", he says "and I've had chances to work on Mystic Music of the East• Sundays 4-5pm programming which were not possible for some years The journey is nearing its end as we approach Mystic here." Music of the East with Samir. The program, one of He also acknowledges Symphony Nova Scotia con- CKDU's originals, features music of the India:1 sub-conti- ductor-emeritus Georg Tintner whom he ascribes as nent(india, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka)-Hindi being "extremely gracious in letting me conduct the con- pop, mostly new songs from South Indian films, and certs." Tintner may not favour the 20th century, some Muslim Qawali music. preferring to stick with opera and the classics, but America Latina Presente • Sundays 5-6pm Lieberson says Tintner conducted the best reading of the Our final stop on the SS CKDUTranscontinentalAirwaves Schoenberg Symphoney No. 1 he has ever heard. is the all Spanish language show,America Latina Presente, The programme for the January 31st concert is with David. Through traditional Latin American folk extremely eclectic and reflective both of Lieberson's music, news and commentary, the show focuses on the tastes and the richness of trends and styles since 1900. political corruption and human struggle in El Salvador Menton Pierre Boulez and Halifax audiences will and other Latin American countries. Listeners can learn remember how musicalaly envigorating the French com- about the culture, economics and politics of this region. poser's visit a few years ago was for them. His "It's important to have community ratlio to lead your Memoriale is sandwiched between works by Italian, people ... Ckdu is a leader in our community." Japanese and Canadian compositions on the program. Well folks, there you have it - CKDU's weekly line-up Only two American works are scheduled, Carl Jo Anne Citrigno, host of Real Pilitik of great international programming! Sow ,music labels Ruggles' Lilacs and the important Symphony No. 3 by you may want to check out if you're interested in finding that essential east-coast composer Charles Ives, the favorite on CKDU, The Hellenic Voice features music of some of this great music for yourself are: Mango, Rykotlisc, insurance seller with the odd rythmns. Greece and news from the motherland read in Greek.The Hannibal and Earthworks. My personal favourites are Real Lleberson says he's here to stay, and although he music ranges from popular to traditional-some ·of which World (started by Peter Gabriel in conjunction with other finds the winters a bit harsh, events like the January 31st dates back two hundred years! artists) and WOMAD (World of Music,Art and Dance).As concert will help keep him warm to the idea that mod- Baseline Reggae • Saturdays 5-7pm well, check out the Directory of World Music:A Guide to ern music can find a regular listenership in Nova Scotia. A smooth ride into the next stop - Baseline Reggae, Performers and Their Music (1991) by Phillip Sweeney- Note: CKDU-FM will be offering free passes to the with Jeffrey, Joe and Warren. Now in its sixth year, thanks to Ivan for the tip on that book! 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