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Dance ARTISTS & MUSIC Cardwell Proves To Be A Diva To Die For On `Joi' J OI CARDWELL has it all sorted "Metropolis." out. That's never been more apparent "Colours" will benefit from several than the split second when the primal Dea4ce. high - profile guest appearances, most tribal disco heat of "Soul To Bare" notably Everything But The Girl gives way to the seductive jazz/funk TRAX N chanteuse Tracey Thorn, who lends romance of "Crying Eyes" on her her torchy pipes to the single "The eponymous new album on EightBall by Larry Flick Tree Knows Everything." Plans are Records. The woman has found a way already under way for a spring U.S. to simultaneously pay the rent and tour with Adam F. supported by a full nourish her creative spirit -and nei- To that end, his sister Dido (a band. The idea of hearing his music ther act compromises the other. mighty fine singer/tunesmith in her fleshed out in a live setting makes us On 1995's "The World Is Full Of own right) has just signed on with all tingly with anticipation. Trouble," Cardwell effectively eman- Arista to releaseher first album dur- After nearly a decade mostly per- cipated herself from a slew of svengali- ing the first quarter of '98. "No forming other writers' material, Sybil like figures who threatened to render Angel," which will be issued in the has finally grabbed the chance to fully her just another clubland puppet with U.K. and much of Europe on Cheeky/ express herself as an artist. She's a big voice and fierce hair. However, Champion Records, was produced by penned every cut on "Still A Thrill," unless you consumed the album, you Rollo, and it has a distinctive alterna- her first album for Coalition Records might never have gotten that point. dance vibe that may trigger initial U.K., and the results are just smash- The Time Of Their Lives. The Emotions have reunited after a 15 -year hiatus to Each single- though masterfully comparisons to Olive and Annie ing. With the input of producers Gary perform in "Bigger Than Bubble Gum," a theatrical production that chronicles their assembled to suit underground Lennox. Miller and Craig & Nobby, she deft- rise to fame and includes hits like the pop/disco evergreen "Best Of My Love." trends -rarely resembled Cardwell's For a sneak preview of Dido's strik- ly dabbles in credible funk, old-school With the members of the sibling act playing themselves, the show runs through original compositions. And there were ing charisma and creams alto range, R &B, and plush house music- bring- January at Alice Tully Hall at New York's Lincoln Center. "Bigger Than Bubble a few occasions in which the irony of look for her in the touring lineup of ing solid pop sensibility to every track. Gum" was recently nominated for several 1997 National Assn. for the Advance- her lyrics and the nuances of her voice Faithless. She's been on the road with Clubheads are already familiar with ment of Colored People Theatre Awards and will begin a road tour in February. were lost in the mix. the band for nearly a year now and has the title track and "Why," both of Pictured, from left, are group members Sheila, Wanda, and Jeanette Hutchinson. During that time, the concert stage blossomed into a formidable stage which have been enjoying successful became Cardwell's best friend, allow- presence. It was clearly good training turntable stints. They're a fitting pre- ing her to merge the booming beats for what we predict will be a vigorous, lude to a set that includes the rousing and the sleek, jeep -friendly cruiser seeming to break a sweat whether that DJs required with the substance prosperous new year under the center - disco- spiced twirler "If We Love Each "Ready For Love." All along, Sybil she's scaling to the upper regions of that she refused to relinquish. Even in stage spotlight. Other" (which demands single release) performs with deceptive ease, never her range or getting down'n'gritty. that context, she battled to not get lost While we have the folks at Cheeky in the sauce, winning the right to and Champion on our mind, we want dump her DAT tapes and perform to alert you to the fact that Rollo's with a band four nights out of five. impossible -to -find "Love, Love, Love," Wash Puts It Together On `Collection' Nearly three years later, the idea of issued several years ago under the Cardwell taking the stage with only a moniker Rollo Goes Mystic, will be BY SHAWNEE SMITH It Up," and her solo anthem "Give It tape and a mike seems utterly beneath rereleased in January. The 12-inch sin- To You," but the vocalist hints that her. gle will include his original trance- NEW YORK-The opportunity to in- audiences may also witness a few Her next challenge was to duplicate disco versions, as well as spankin' new crease her profile as a band-oriented gospel and R &B ballad selections - that unique energy in the studio. Not mixes by the Experts and Mr. Pink. live performer is fueling club legend genres she personally enjoys. easy. But she nails it on "Joi Cardwell." Also on the label's January agenda Martha Wash's enthusiasm for "The "I'll probably do a little gospel," On the surface, the swishy, hánds -in- is "Temptation," a new single by dor- Collection," a greatest -hits package she says of the music she listens to da -air anthems "Power," "Found mant house -NRG act Staxx. Melissa due Jan. 27 on Logic /BMG Records. the most. "For the die -hard fans Love," and "Turn Back Time" have a Bell has taken over lead vocals, and "I'm trying to get out of perform- though, there will be a lot of the old mild if -ya- can't- beat -'em vibe. Go she shows signs of being quite the bel- ing in clubs," says Wash. "In clubs, [dance] material, as well as some of beyond the percussive frenzy of each ter. you're just performing to tracks. But the new stuff. But I'm not going to track, and you'll risk drowning in lyri- Although Kristine W. is immersed with live shows, you do what you tell you everything. You'll just have cal twists and subtext. in writing songs for her next Champi- want. The staging is different. I can to come see." While she's devised a method of on/RCA collection (which we hear will perform any type of music I want." According to Thom Storr, national serving house music that is both time- be thrilling her legion of loyalists by Wash's forthcoming shows are cer- director of sales and marketing at ly and intelligent, Cardwell clearly the start of the summer season), her tain to include classics like her Logic, Wash will be accompanied by refuses to toe the company line of now -classic debut disc, "Land Of The Weather Girls -era hit "It's Raining a six -piece band and three back- clubland-as evident during the R &B Living," will spawn yet one more sin- Men," her Black Box smash "Strike ground singers while on tour. She is revisions of "Power" and the current gle in the U.K. The electronic- leaning scheduled to hit the road in early single "Run To You," as well as on the "Sweet Mercy Me" has been drásti- February. The opening gig will be in smoldering, Madonna -esque "Wet." cally reinvented by a handful of pro- New York, and the event will double MARTHA WASH In fact, it is during these numbers that ducers, including Junior Vasquez, as a release celebration for "The Col- Cardwell pays off on the soul diva Paul Andrews, and Eddie Baez. Also, lection." in assembling =6i1ce "Martha's music is strongest in recordings with Sylvester, Two Tons potential she's long promised in her Rob D. is the process of live gigs. Placed within arrangements a 20 -piece orchestra for a version that New York; Washington, D.C.; Of Fun, and what I've done the last that combine elements of classic soul, will have a symphonic pop feel. How- Philadelphia; Baltimore; Miami; couple of years," the singer says. "A lean funk, and traditional jazz, her ever, the label has yet to confirm which Chicago; Detroit; Los Angeles; and lot of it was not on any one album, so about all the graceful confidence is palpable. With- mixes will make the final cut, though DECEMBER 20, 1997 San Francisco, so we're really tar- there was talk putting falling into a of derivation or we're optimistic that Champion's pen- geting the urban and gay populations songs on one CD, since a lot of the out trap CLUB PLAY cliché, Cardwell makes a convincing chant for doing double- and triple - in those cities to make sure she gets older material was very hard to case to be snagged by a major and record sets will allow almost every ver- 1. TOGETHER AGAIN JANET VIRGIN off to a good start," he says, noting find -particularly the Two Tons Of day. 2. IT'S OVER (IT'S UNDER) that the label is looking to book Wash Fun stuff." molded into the female equivalent to sion to eventually see the light of DOLLSHEAD REFUGE U.S. The first single release from "The D'Angelo and Maxwell that everyone Astralwerks continues to be the 3. I KNOW BRUTAL BILL EMPIRE STATE in midsized venues across the Men .

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