CKDU Program Guide Fall 1994 Volume 5, Number I Free cKoug:/5FM EarCandy • November 94 EarCandy needs contributors in the literary, journalistir.::,and photographic departments ... Get involved! Contact Waye at 494-1250, or drop by room 452 of the Dalhousie Student Union Building. Dalhousie Arts Society Arts Council Meetings 1994;94 Thursday, December 1, 1994 Thursday, February 17, 1995 Thursday, January 12, 1995 Thursday, March 2, 1995 Remember Urban Sound Thursday, January 26, 1995 Thursday, March 16, 1994 Thursday, February 10, 1995 Exchange during this holiday season for great!! All arts students (Dalhousie and King's) welcome! Inexpensive- - For more info contact us at 494-1313 or emil us at [email protected] tapes and CDs !! Don't forget the DAS logo contest, $150 prize! ~-"_,,v/l,. .. .... ·, ~/~'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! " Nova Scotia. 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 Canada 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 Advertising audio art to the community. EarCandy provides an opportunity for top-notch, high value, display advertising. Advertising accepted on 5 Fall Block Guide disk or for paste up. Advertising deadlines for EarCandy generally A day by day, hour by hour listing of the music and spoken are week before the publication date. Next issue due out for the end word programming on CKDU. of January. For rates and informa- tion call or fax the numbers given below. 6 Music reviews Reviews ofBigod 20, Grace Babies, Front Line Assembly, Volume V, Number I Scorn, Public Enemy, Symphony N.S and David MacDonald. Fall 1994 © 1994 CKDU-FM Society No part of this publication may be repro- 7 Book, review duced without the written permission of the publisher. Such Lesley Choyce gets a few choice words. permission is easy to come by EarCandy 6136 University Avenue Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H-4J2 7 Symphony Nova Scotia Gala office: (902) 494-1250 A talk with Peter Lieberman about SNS. fax: (902) 494-1110 email: [email protected] EarCandy • November 94 Broadcasting for Reels Just one oollar can sa'le 'jCN. fn>m ----- &\other epise>cle of 9012.0 ! Bite this bait! The CKDU-FM Society has friendly appendages To enter, all you need is access to a tape touching many areas in the community, and the recorder and an idea spun from the suggestion of diversity of on-air sound is the most obvious one of the program themes. Last year's theme's reflection of this.In an effort to give this diversi- were clever and open- Radio As Folk Art,. Self- ty a turn on its ear, a small consortium of CKDU Censorship and Why Are All the Songs on the programmers/ Centre for Art Tapes members cre- Radio About Love and How Does This Affect Me? ated and mounted an audio-art project for (this is not an essay question). The program 1993-94 under the catchy name "Broad Casting themes for 1994-95 are just as clever and even for Reels".With the project at the threshold of its more open: Body Language (deadline for submis- second year, the time is ripe to introduce sions, Dec.9.1994) and Power Tools (deadline for Earcandy readers to the wonders of tape-making, submissions, March 24,1995). Be reminded that, and , of course, tape-submitting. while there are all kinds of places to offer up The workings of the Broad Casting for Reels your writings, video works or music tapes, but if project are simple, really There is a core committee your medium is audio creation, you should try of volunteers who decide the themes of the indi- submitting a tape to Broad Casting for Reels. The vidual programs, then a call for submissions goes first official call for submissions will appear out through a network of campus-community soon. Look for a BCFR poster with the radio radio stations, artist-run centres, magazines, posters friendly symbol of the little broadcaster- the and word of mouth.As the deadline for submis- hook is baited, the pose is poised, the waders are sions draws near, the committee gathers the entries hip. For more information, leave a message for and considers them. Certain entries are selected to Philis MacGregor or Spike Taylor at CKDU ( 494- appear on a compilation cassette which is distrib- 6479) or for Andy Dowden or Gillian Collyer at uted to campus-community stations nationwide.