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Sara Marreiros Minha Luz Harry Manx Mantras For Madmen The Rolling Stones Between a rock & a grey place Have A Cosmic Christmas Gift sugestions for a Cosmic Christmas Open Stage With James Kasper Jammers Youth Coffee House Confused Phylosophy 
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Sara Marreiros
Minha Luz (My Light)By Guy Langlois - December 2005Some describe Fado as a type of blues. Do you agree? O.k. sooo...Well Fado is the soul of Portugal is the culture, the food the wine, the bitter and the sweet..... It's everything. It does not pass judgment or segregate it just is. It is straight up, and very dramatic... to describe it one could go on forever...... I grew up listening to it in Portugal.... but not until later in my life was I able to connect at the deep level I needed to. At the Vancouver Island Music Festival you mentioned that the music was dedicated to your mother. Can you tell me more about the connection of the songs and your relationship? Some of the original songs are dedicated to my Grand mother on the Portuguese side, She started to write poetry in her 60's, beautiful poems, She even won some Portuguese competitions and had her work read on the radio...anyways when I recorded my first album as well as the second one I felt compelled to incorporate her work into songs. They really lend themselves to the melodies we had written .It all came about very naturally It feals like family to weave in her work with mine. I think she would be very proud. What are the original songs on your CD, and which ones are traditional? The original songs on the album are tracks Rio Guadafeo, Praia do Tonel, Dia De Vendaval and Anna's song written by Ken Hall. Perhaps you can say why you picked the songs for the CD and what they are about. Other songs that were chosen simply because we all connected with the material...you must make every song home for everyone to feel it and connect. Who are heroes, musically? I don't really have favorite artists. I feel if there heart and soul is in it, how can one judge? I adore many like LHasa, Amalia, Elis Regina, Ella, Bjork, to name a few....how can one choose you know? 
There is only one way to describe this music. Beautiful! Sara Marreiros delivers the passion of Fado in her latest CD, Minha Luz. The CD opens with the title track "Minha Luz". Dan Weisenbuger's Guitarra solo was as bright as this unique Fado instrument. Marc Atkinson and Adrian Dolan of the Bills perform their magic on "Lisboa Antiga". I particularly enjoyed Sara's vocal styling on the Willie Nelson song, "Suffering In Silence". Even though it is done in a Fado style I can hear a bit of Patsy Cline. Sara's band comprises of some of Victoria's best Jazz musicians. Ken Hall - Guitar, Nathan Gage - Bass, Kelby MacNayr - Percussion. I have had the pleasure of seeing the Sara Marreiros Quartet five times over the past year. Theses musicians are as good live as they are in the studio. If you have the chance to catch them live, take it. You won't be disapointed. Visit Sara Marreiros' Website: http://www3.telus.net/public/suzy7/sara2.html#midPageAnchor Email: smquartet@pacificcoast.net 
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Harry Manx
Mantras For MadmenBy David Brand aka The G-man - December 2005Having the good fortune of seeing Hary Manx perform no fewer than 5 times since August including a stellar performance in Victoria at the Alix Goolden Hall where this CD was first released might seem to make the task of reviewing this sixth recording easy. The show in Victoria featured the fine work of Steve Marriner on harmonica who blew the crowd away (pun intended) Emily Braden whose wonderful voice both with backing and lead vocals contributes so much and Niel Golden on Tabla all of whom appear on the CD. Hearing the new songs live in such a setting as the Victoria Conservatory of Music's Goolden Hall made me wonder if the CD would have the same magic.Well, it does. The production has that same live quality, if you close your eyes the musicians are right there with you.Like his previous work Harry continues to capture the duality of west and east and blend it into one. 
Blues and Mantras, what a concept! I have a tremendous respect for the way he can take the spiritual aspects of the music of India and mix it with western blues. I wish the CD were longer as in no time its over , thankfull for repeat button.There are 12 songs all but 2 written by Harry. Harry says the blues isnt about feeling bad its about making you (the audience ) feel bad. Harrys songs evoke such a positve feeling that I dont know how they can be called blues. I come away from each listening refreshed with new words and thoughts to reflect upon and melodys that fill my soul. Thanks Harry , keep on doing what you do so well. Visit Harry Manx Websitehttp://www.harrymanx.com To purcahse the CD: Dog My Cat Records Inc. http://www.dogmycatrecords.ca David Brand aka The G-man
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