113.171.1' 14 BLACK RADIO EXCLUSIVE I \hifilui, /V fluiFi i(i'lfl f!lilePt.nr t. pwr _ get. 1 or mow ... ash- ar ' McDonald "TEAR IT UP" THE NEW SINGLE Produced by David Gamson, Gardner Cole and Michael McDonald From the album Take It To Heart Management. HK Management V1990 Reprise Records ONTENTS Publisher SIDNEY MILLER Assistant Publisher SEPTEMBER 28. 1990 VOLUME XV, NUMBER 36 SUSAN MILLER Editor -in -Chief RUTH ADKINS ROBINSON Managing Editor JOSEPH ROLAND REYNOLDS VP/Midwest Editor JEROME SIMMONS Art Department FEATURES LANCE VANTILE WHITFIELD art director COVER STORY-Anita Baker 24 MARTIN BLACKWELL INTRO-Nayobe/Kenyatta 11 typography/computers PROFILE-Geoff McBride 28 International Dept. DOTUN ADEBAYO. Great Britain ON THE RADIO-Bailey Coleman 39 JONATHAN KING. Japan SECTIONS NORMAN RICHMOND. Canada PUBLISHERS 5 Columnists NEWS 6 Rap/Roots/Reggae. On Stage LARRIANN FLORES BRE FLICKS 10 What Ever Happened: MUSIC REPORT 14 SPIDER HARRISON JAZZ 17 Ivory's Notes. 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When you use drugs, you're the slave and the drug is your master. So you're not as cool as you think ... ... chump. Addiction is slavery. PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG -FREE AMERICA Wells To Receive Proceeds From Motor City Series A portion of the proceeds collection on Quality from the Motor City Dance Records, a new independent Party Series album, a com- label in the U.S., will feature pilation of newly recorded contemporary recordings of material by the original past hits from such Motown Motown artists, will go to greats as Martha Reeves & help underwrite medical the Vandellas, the Contours, expenses for Mary Wells. Kim Weston, the Miracles, Currently, Wells, who has Rare Earth and Wells herself, been diagnosed with throat among others. The first cancer, is undergoing released 12" single, "Don't treatment at the Kenneth Forget The Motor City" by Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital in Big Wheel and the Motor- Los Angeles. The cancella- mixers, is a medley of hits tion of health insurance from from many of the artists the American Federation of featured on the album. Television and Radio Artists In October, Quality (AFTRA) has resulted in an Records will release Keeping uncertain financial future for My Mind On Love, a solo with cancer. ation, a Canadian -based Motown's first female star. project recorded by Wells Quality Records is a entertainment company, and The Motor City album before she was diagnosed subsidiary of R -Tek Corpor- is headed by Russ Regan. D At Last, Marvin's Star Time"); and Kim Weston The late Marvin Gaye, ("I'm Yours You're Mine" considered one of the seminal and "It Takes Two"). figures in contemporary After the death of his duet music today, will take his partner Terrell in 1970 and rightful place among those a year in seclusion, Gaye honored for outstanding returned to the scene with the contributions to the enter- release of the 1971 concept tainment industry on the album What's Going On, his Hollywood Walk Of Fame, personal statement on urban Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. The decay, ecology, the Vietnam ceremony will take place at War and spiritual impover- 1500 Vine Street, Hollywood, ishment. It was the album CA. that elevated him from a Gaye's three children, great vocalist to a master Marvin III, Frankie and producer/composer and Nona, will accept the honor social commentator. for their father. Berry Gordy, After 20 years and dozens Jheryl Busby (currently of recordings, Gaye received Motown pres/ceo), Diana his first Grammy award for his Midnight Love album Ross, Smokey Robinson, the Gaye Temptations, Lionel Richie and the hit single "Sexual and many other celebrities great success and record a "Your Precious Love," "Ain't Healing" in 1982. are scheduled to be there as string of hits which included Nothing Like The Real In the midst of a sensation- well. duets with Diana Ross; Thing" and "You're All I al comeback, Gaye was shot Joining Motown in the Tammi Terrell ("Ain't No Need To Get By"); Mary to death by his father on '60s, Gaye went on to achieve Mountain High Enough," Wells ("Once Upon A April 1, 1984. D Arsenio Goes To Europe Arsenio may soon find have a high recognition factor what has always escaped in the European marketplace. Johnny Carson- recognition They include Eddie Murphy, on the European continent. Paula Abdul, Madonna and Paramount Pictures has sold Sylvester Stallone. a package of selected episodes Portugal, Sweden and of "The Arsenio Hall Show" Norway are scheduled to to Yugoslavia, Portugal, Den- begin airing subtitled episodes mark, Sweden, Norway and this month; Yugoslavia could Finland. start in December with the The 13 episodes from the other countries planning to be first two seasons of "Arsenio" broadcasting at the beginning are packed with guests that of the year. Hall SEPTEMBER 28, 1990 / PAGE 9 BRE FLICKS Fresh's Freshest Rapper Doug E. Fresh LP, mastermixes Innovation: What some tracks On Broadway Was, What/s WhatWil/Be on his latest Studio. in Manhattan's Brain Damaged (r) gets together with actor Comedian/actor/emcee Sinbad party celebrating Sinbad's Jack Nicholson at a Los Angeles debut comedy LP Brain Damaged. Wing/PolyGram Toning Up on his TV show Joining Rick Dees (2nd from r) after appearing The group's The Revival is PolyGram/Wing's Tony!Toni!Tone! LP has been certified gold. Seeing Clearly The city of Appropriate Detroit was the locale as Sydney Locale enjoyment Youngblood sharbd The Rippingtons of the success of his featuring Russ Freeman single "I'd Rather Go Blind" celebrated appropriately with fellow Arista labelmates their GRP release, Welcome Kiara. Pictured are (l To The St. James's Charley, Kiara; -r) Greg at the Los Angeles club Club, Youngblood; and John Winston, of the same name. Pictured Kiara. r) Freeman; Syreeta Wright are (I- and GRP artist Carl Anderson. PAGE 10 / SEPTEMBER 28, 1990 NAYOBE: Dreams Fulfilled By Lynette Jones pig -tailed little appreciative of her talent, he girl is singled committed himself to provid- out of the choir. ing her with all the support There she is-in necessary. the rear, near "I almost had a deal with the end. A RCA," recalls Nayobe, "only twinkling star amongst a sea they wanted me to be the of faces. next Stacy Lattisaw, and that Alone, Nayobe Catalina wasn't the direction we really Gomez is even more wanted to go with my career. dynamic. A sure-fire talent After all, who could compete with the ability to take par- with the likes of Stephanie ties, contests and eventually Mills and Stacy? the mayor's office by storm. "My father kept my spirits Her sixth grade glee club was up by saying, 'Listen, just as only the beginning. these people are interested As a youngster in her in you, so will someone else native Brooklyn, it took only be later on. Don't worry a short while for Nayobe to about it. You're expanding.- convince her father that she But Nayobe didn't fully wanted to pursue a music expand until she moved to career. However, before he the Bronx to live with her would allow her to fully com- mother at age 15. It was mit to such a long shot, he during this period of time arranged for her to partici- that she met her manager, pate in various competitions Sal Abbatiello. and to perform before var- Abbatiello owned Dance ious organizations. When he Fever, the club Nayobe took realized that audiences were continued on page 45 KENYATTA: Doing Something By Terry Muggleton oming from a African name Kenyatta family so heav- means "burning spear." It ily trained in was given to him by his god- music, it be- father. "I knew at an early age came no sur- that I was destined to write prise that Ken- music and perform on yatta grew up with a passion stage," he says.