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Digital Archiving Completed by the Ethnography Lab, A University of Toronto Anthropology Initiative and Produced in Collaboration with David Perlman/Wholenote Media Inc between July-December 2015. !v !l J "'(' 1•- ' Page eighteen, Kensington Market Drum ••••••••••••••••• ..-'·-~."'~ Of Note by Colin Puffer A column in which the DRUM says good things about bands so they'll put us on their guest list. Problem is, we have to publish the nice things we say, and as our faithful followers know, we had a quiet summer. So . . . here's looking (back) at you. Matriphiles (at the Rivoli, May) The Drum has been murmuring about this band for months, claiming that they are one -of the best bands in the city and urging readers to go out and see/hear· them. So we figured it was time for a review. When I go out to hear music in my professional ~apacity as a reviewer ("professional" is used advisedly here) I'm normally armed with pen and paper - the Drum portable computer weighs-25 lbs - the idea being that I can jot down some impressions of the show or failing that at least get the correct spelling of band member's names. Though duly equipped with the tools of the trade for the Rivoli gig I left _the place without writing a syllable. Left speechless. The band is that good. I didn't want to break the musical spell by doing anything as mundane as writing about it. warm almost folky quality. Strip The Music the electrics away from some tunes It seems that nobody in the band and substitute acoustics and you'd can count out 4/4 time. The matriphiles rarely string together two British traditional folk band. Hon have something approaching a bars of that time honoured rock est. and roll beat, preferring a rhythmic Get out and see these guys while buffet. To say that the rhythm is they still work cheap. anchored by the drumming of Pete Lord and bass playing of Jennifer Angels of Montenegro (at the .Ex Gillmor would be to give a wrong Mocambo, April) impression. Rather than just pro- Another band on the Drum top ten viding a solid foundation for the is the Angels of Montenegro. They band these two player drive it. played the last of their spring Guitarist Cory Cousineau uses only series of concerts at the ElMo. The two fmgers on his left hand, per- finale brought together most of the haps feeling that simplifying the musicians who'd played in the first process helps him play better. It five concerts. works for him but you can't help It was a rather-large band backing but wonder what he'd -sound like the Angel's 5 piece core --woodwith all digits flying - terrifyingly winds, brass, strings, piano and a fast no doubt. He's by no means ten voice choir. It could have been just a speed player and uses his a real wank, with the extra players prowess to craft clever and musical just window dressing. I saw Lightlead work. house play with the TSO about a Most of the singing is done by million years ago and the orchestra Celina Carrol whose voice has a · would have sounded better absent. But the arrangements devised by October 1991 Tom St. Louis and Darcy ****** worked organically rather than seeming parts cobbled together and tacked on to the music as it sometimes seemed in some of the earlier shows in the series. So what's next Tom? Leslie Spit Tree-o at the ElMo I've heard complaints that this band is sounding too slick and over-produced these days. I first saw them at the No Go Fo' Blow concert in Bellevue Park 2 summers ago and was impressed by them then. But what's wrong with playing on good instruments through a good. sound system? They've always been pretty tight. It's just that now you can hear how good they really are. Too fully appreciate the strength and subtlety of Laura Hubbert's voice though you'll have to hear the album "Don't Cry Too Hard." These guys are great and sound better all the time. I do long for the days when they worked cheap. UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT ' MUSIC SCHOOL ..-t· ~)- ~ - ---~ J' ~~1£1 . t:P k ' r···~- &;. "'[~ ._t ~ ~ \2 ~"''d . -{ '... "' -!F 'J= "'r-A.._ announczng our FALL MU-SIC PROGRAM • affordable quality lessons • regular recitals •free practice studios • rental instruments •all-round musical education piano, voice, violin, guitar, flute, clarinet, sax, cello, oboe, recorder • jazz, theory/harmony/composition, pre-school, Orff percussion, children's choir, women's choir • musical theatre, music appreciation, eurhythmics •North Indian Kathak Dance, Jazz Dance • Caribbean Steel Band (with Scadding Court) For information and to register, contact Annette Sanger (Music School Director) or Shirley Dawson (Receptionist) at 598-3444 23 GRA.l\lGE ROAD, (south of Dundas, off McCaul) MUSIC SCHOOL STUDENT RECITAL Wednesday October 30 at 7 .30pm • A selection of music, including Hallowe'en Songs, by our students • Presentation of Piano Scholarships •Special Guests: members of Toronto's Indonesian community, performing dances from the island of Java • Refreshments •Admission free, all welcome FACULTY RECITAL BY MUSIC SCHOOL TEACHERS Friday November 8 at 7.30pm • Martin Humphrey--piano • Anne Y ardley-Levitan--soprano •J!ob La Possie--piano • Michael Downie--jlute Baroque, Romantic, and Modern music by a variety of composers including Bach, Chopin, Liszt, and Barber • Refreshments •Admission free, everyone welcome Russian Evening with music and food Friday November 22, 7 .30pm A night in old Russia! ._ ·Music by Tchaikowsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, and others. Traditional folk music from the region, including Eastern Europe Delicious home-made Russian food Tickets-$10 a fun evening and support your music school (Russian dress optional)
Digital Archiving Completed by the Ethnography Lab, A University of Toronto Anthropology Initiative and Produced in Collaboration with David Perlman/Wholenote Media Inc between July-December 2015. October 1991 Kensington Market Drum, page nineteen ~----·--~ The following is transcribed from a radio interview between Steve Hall and Michelle Morrow on the CIUT 89.5 FM program "Thursday Morning With Ras Rico I", which aired April I8, I99I. MM: This morning in the studio I have with me Steve Hall, leader and founder of the reggae band "Imagine Rainbow Warriors". I'll start by reading a statement describing Imagine's main function, which is that Imagine Rainbow Warriors has been developed as a non-violent political tool. They offer their services to raise funds, consciousness and to generate crowds for the purpose of non-violent action. They make this offer to other groups livicated to the global struggle for sexual, racial, and economic equality and the protection of the environment, Good moming Steve, thanks for coming in today. SH: Good morning Michelle, thanks for having me. MM:I would have to describe you I'm a choreographer ... and that MM: Tell us about the translaas a profuse writer, whose main sort of connects to my beginning tions. The format is interesting as theme is a quest for global justice. t~, band Imagine. As a dance well. Kensington . Market, where you tea"cher somebody turned me on to SH: The format. live, is a small but diverse com- a record of Bob Marley's music. MM: Yes.~ Wasn't it nailed to munity reflecting the entire world. I'd never heard of Marley nor had boards or something? Flying in the Tell us how this influence comes ,!_heard of reggae. From the first wind? out in your song writing. time I put the record on, life SH: Anyone who's been familiar SH: As a long time resident of the changed. I've been doing political with the Market for a few years Market I appreciate the fact that writing for about 30 years and will probably remember a board the Market is a sort of microcosm checked out a lot of political musi- mounted on the corner of Kerlsinof the whole planet. i There are cians, and as soon as I heard Mar- gton and Baldwin upon which there people that work, live and shop ley's music I realized I was listen- was something in like 23 Of 24 there from all around the world. ing to the most powerful music I'd languages, a particular state It's a source of great inspiration heard. A couple of years after that ment...there for people to take ... and hope for me, because some- I was moved to begin a reggae On one level · the inspiration for. how all these people from all these band to carry on ·my political that board and for the naming of cultures manage to co- work. . _ the band is the John Lennon song exist ... relativelyindependentofthe MM: Tell us about your book. "Imagine", but it goes further than directives of governments and SH: I published a book a few that. I'm very much a person who police states and nobody's killing years back with the title - you'll dwells in the left brain and each other. They're shopping and never believe the title- the title was believes in the power of the left talking and getting along. "Imagine" and the book covered brain, the imaginative side. MM: What were your major pro- the same kinds of themes you MM: Besides Marley, who are jects before starting the band? described... someofyourinspirationalheroes? SH: Before I got involved in reg- MM: in the opening statement. SH: Musically, certainly John gae music I had a dance school, SH: Yes. Lennon (and) going back a little bit farther, Phil Ochs... (a) great protest singer from. the States. Non-musicians -- I guess my number one influence would be Mahatma Ghandi. My Dad, when I was a kid (this was his bias) said "Don't read the bible, read this, "and he handed me a book called "The CoUected Works of Ghandi". And I did. And i re-read it and re-read it, and he's a very big one for me. MM: Good. Why was Rainbow Warriors added to the name? SH: A few years ago a friend of mine turned me on to a prophesy of the Hopi people ... called the Rainbow Prophecy ... (which) has to do with the ending of the race wars, in a sense. The prophecy predicts that people of all races, by Michelle Morrow creeds and colours will be forced to come together to 'save it. A lot of material that Imagine does has to do with the environment. Imagine's always been a very international band ... I wrote a song called "Rainbow Warriors", and about a year after that it ... felt that in fact, we, Imagine were some of these Rainbow Warriors. MM: You've done a lot ofbenefits. How many benefits have you done and for whom? SH: About 130 benefits over our 9 year career. We've benefited the A.N.C.; the Martin Luther-King Day people; the various peace groups in town; most of the environmental groups in town. More recently we did some benefit work for the Red community down at Oka, (and) up at the Oneida near London. MM: I'll quote from your song "Rich Man" -- "Behind every fortune there's a crime". Now one final question, Steve. How would you reply to the politician,s and big-money men proposing a New World Order? SH: First of all, their New World Order isn't new at all, it's just a tightening of the screws of the Old World Order. We defmitely need a New World Order, but not one that's defined by George Bush and Company ... so how would I reply to them? I'm not sure I could really say that over the public airways, if you get my drift. MM: I get the drift. (Laughter). Michelle Morrow, formerly an lllll!gine Rainbow Warriors band member for 2 years, is a regular contributor to "Thursday Morning With Ras Rico I", Thursdays, 6-9 AM on CIUT 89.5 FM. ... APAWW mlJ.$ fth!tmtmM., U«.A~ ~£¥~ You're stUck? You want to play & rehearse your music? We have the right place for you ... Rehearsal Space / Availa·ble ($1 0 an hour plus $2 for amps) call Centre 276 276 Aueusta ,_. Avenue Heart of Kensington Market ( 416) 966-4059 I Writers,· cartoonists, WANTED IMMEDIATELY 5 honest, reliable II photographers: DRUM has persons for street sales assignments if you have time HELP WANTED 10.30pm--1.00am and will. Phone 363-DRUM: SUN.-FRI. nights ask for David. Or visit us at (6 nights a week) selling our Centre (276 Augusta). 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