The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 08, 1994, Page 7, Image 7
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By College Press Service
There must be something about the
cold weather that makes record executives
want to hear Caribbean music.
Whatever the reason may be, the
last few frigid months have brought
on a wave of reggae reissues that are
sure to keep your blood circulating
freely as we wrap up what has been,
for most of the country, a brutal winter
season.
Here are some blood-warming high;
lights from the current release lists:
"The Never Ending Waders" is an
aptly titled reunion album which
manages to be both a reissue and a
collection of new material at die same
time. Produced and arranged by Bunny
Wailer (of Bob Marley's original
Wailers, which also included the late
Peter Tosh), this disc consists mostly
of old Wailers vocal and instrumental
tracks beefed up with new overdubbed
drums, horns and backing vocals.
An all-star cast including Sly & Robby,
Bobby Ellis and Tosh's son Andrew
updates such classics as "It
Hurts To Be Alone," "Nice Time" and
"I'm Still Waiting" (rendered here as
"I'm Still Wailing"). The songs written
for these sessions, "Coolie Plum Tree"
Two one-act plays, Harvey Fierstein's
"Forget Him" and Lanford Wilson's
"A Poster of the Cosmos," are
being presented by USC's Puppet
Regime theater group as a part of the
Stages of Spring Theatre Festival.
The plays take a comedic look at the
pre-AIDS era as well as the effect of
AIDS on today's society. Shows began
Thursday and will show at 8 p.m. today
and Saturday and April 14 through
16 at Benson Theatre on Bull Street
across from Bates House. Tickets are
$5 for the general public and 13 for
students.
The Columbia City Ballet. South
Carolina's oldest and most attended
ballet company, will be holding auditions
for full company and apprentice
members at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at die
Columbia Conservatory of Dance located
at 1128 Taylor St.
Positions are available for men and
women, apprentice through soloist.
The 28-week contract begins August
22 and is for both paid and non-paid
positions. Casting for the 1994-95 season
will be selected from company
and apprentice ranks first. Following
the selection will be an open call for
each production throughout the year.
The city ballet's scheduled perforjane
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and the gratingly predictable "Together
Again," tend to be self-indulgent
and annoying, but overall this is
a thrilling disc that resurrects some
classic early reggae.
RAS is also keeping up with more
moaern sounas witn its release ot
"Best of the Best, Volume 1," a nifty
compilation of tracks in both roots
and dance hall styles produced by
Tappa Zukie. Artists include Sugar
Minott, Brigadier Jerry (who contributes
a red-hot track called "Bangarang"),
J.C. Lodge (who contributes
the regrettably smarmy "Between the
Sheets") and such legendary artists as
U-Roy and Gregory Isaacs. Rarely is a
producer compilation as consistently
fine as this one. This disc would make
a great introduction to reggae for your
skeptical roommates or family.
Ice Records, a relatively young company
headed by pop reggae star Eddy
Grant and dedicated to the promotion <
of calypso and soca, has just begun a
reissue series celebrating Lord Kitchener,
one of the most important calypso
singers of all time. If volume
one in th#? Mflassir Vifrh#?n#?r"N
is any indication, these will be im- 1
portant and exciting documents of i
Kitchener's prodigious talent <
The end of 1993 brought a quirky <
mances next season include "Beauty
and the Beast," "Dracula," "Nutcrack- (
er" and "Aladdin." Currently booked i
performances outside Columbia will
be in Sumter, Orangeburg, Florence 1
and Aiken. <
For more information, call the Co- ;
lumbia City Ballet office at 799-7605.
"Playboy" magazine is coming to 1
USC April 11-12 to interview female
students for a pictorial run in the magazine's
fall back-to-school issue. <
"Playboy" photographers David s
Chan and David Mecey are spending i
two days at each Southeastern Con- t
ference school. i
For more information, call Elizabeth ]
Norris at (312) 751-8000, extension
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joy some of the best food and music )
in town Sunday, April 17, as the Co- j
lumbia Restaurant Association presents
the 12th annual Taste of Co- <
lumbia at Riverbanks Zoo and Gar- 1
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delight in the form of "Soldering," a
classic example of vintage 1970s reggae
featuring the strange squeak of
singer Stanley Beckford. The album's
title track was a huge Jamaican hit in
the mid-'70s, and the rest of the LP's
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CD by the number of dub versions
and disc jockey combinations. Beckford's
voice is an acquired taste, but
every reggae fan will find something
to love on this Heartbeat disc.
In a similar vein, Heartbeat has also
just released a collection of both
older and newer tracks by Leonard
Dillon and the Ethiopians, another
important reggae act. Tided "Owner
Fe De Yard" and produced in cooperation
with the legendary Clement
Dodd (whose longstanding relationship
with Heartbeat has produced
some of the finest reggae recordings
available in this country), this disc covers
sessions from as far back as 1966
to the late '80s.
One listen will tell you why Dillon
is so highly regarded in the reggae
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Loiiuuuiiiiy. nis powcnui spiritual
and political vision comes through
loud and clear, even where 1960s-era
recording technology conspires to
dampen it. Though this collection
docks in at under 45 minutes, it's still
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a.m. to 4 p.m. Food tickets, sold in 50cent
increments, will go on sale at 10
a.m. in tiie zoo's grassy knoll.
Visitors also will enjoy the band Mutual
Fun, performing Motown, beach,
:ountry and popular tunes during the
afternoon.
Admission is free with regular zoo
idmission. For more information, call
SUverbanks at 779-8717 or 779-8730.
The City of Charleston's Office of
Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce
i special Piccolo Spoleto and MOJA
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of the Mayor's Purchase
Awards from both festivals spanning
1984-1993.
This retrospective exhibition will be
leld at the City Gallery, located in the
[)ock Street Theater Building, at 133
Zhurch St. This is a comoonent of this
rear's Piccolo Spoleto 1994 Visual Arts
urogram.
The exhibit will be open with a spe:ial
reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
4ay 21. Regular hours of the exhibit
luring the festival will be from 9 a.m.
o 5 p.m. May 22 through June 5. Adnission
to both the reception and exlibit
will be free to the general public.
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Tosh's "Original Man" debut, a fine
coming-out release for the son of the
late Peter. This young man has got a
lot going for him, not least of which
is a keen sense of how to combine
rootswise consciousness with a more
modern sound.
A few years ago it was possible to
find a wonderful compilation of dub
poets (i.e., Jamaican poets who read
or chanted their writings with a reggae
accompaniment) on Heartbeat's
"Word Sound 'Ave Power" LP, and
companion dub LP title "Dub Poets
Dub" was also available. After years of
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waiting, inese nave nnany Dcen compiled
into one CD ("Word Sound 'Ave
Power": Dub Poets and Dub" CD HB
15) and reissued for digital generation,
and it is a must-own for anyone
who is serious about reggae. Mutabaruka,
Breeze and other lesserknown
dub poets all contribute, and
it actually turns out to be the unknowns
who makes the strongest impact:
Tomlin Ellis' "Drop It" is a stirring
two-minute, anti-drug lecture,
while "Blood Shout," by Nawie Nabbie
is a stereotypical, but no less galvanizing,
political rant.
sent the comedy, "Scrambled Eggs,"
to benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank.
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i iic piay, directed Dy itoDen narreison,
will be performed at Springdale
Elementary School on Watling Road in
West Columbia.
There will be two 8 p.m. performances
Friday, April 22, and Saturday,
April 23, and a matinee at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 24.
Tickets are $5 and may be purchased
in advance or at the door.
Canned goods for the emergency
Food Box Program will also be accepted
at the door. Items needed most
are canned meats, dried beans, dry
milk in one-quart packages, infant formula
and larger paper grocery bags.
For more information, call Robert
Harrelson at 957-4337 or Elaine Frick
at Harvest Hope Bank, 765-9181.
Want to become a part of something
really special at a spectacular place?
Then join the excitement as a volun
teer at the S.C. State Museum.
The museum is recruiting volunteers
for many positions and will hold
orientation sessions April 18 and 28
for those interested in learning more
about the world of museums.
For more information, contact
Nan Ford at 737-4999.
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Friday, April 8
"Africa Nigfit," with African food,
cultural performances and a fashion
show from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
the Golden Spur. Sponsored by the
African Students Association.
Saturday, April 9
Beta Alpha Psi, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
picnic at Sesquicentennial Park. Ca
sual dress. 544-0396.
Monday, April 11
Housing signup for men and
women wanting same room in
same non-apartment building, 8
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., RH Ballroom C.
777-4283.
"Labor Law and Virtual Reality: A
Brazilian Trade Unionist's Quest to
Realize the Imaginary," a presentation
by John French of Duke University,
3:30 p.m., Gambrell 151.
Reception will follow in Gambrell
428. Sponsored by the Latin American
Studies Program and the His
tory Department.
College of Journalism Peer Advising,
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Coliseum
lobby.
Ibesday, April 12
Housing signup for men and
women wanting different room in
same non-apartment building, 8
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., RH Ballroom C.
777-4283.
Japanese Cultural Exchange Club
meeting for election of new officers,
7 p.m., Gambrell 305.
Public Relations Student Society
of America meeting, "Resumes, IntprtnAnnno
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p.m., CEO Room in Coliseum.
Wednesday, April 13
"What Can 1 Do With a Major in
. . . Philosophy?" 3 p.m. to 4:30
p.m., Gambrell 152.
Beta Alpha Psi social, 5:30 p.m.,
followed by meeting at Ernst and
Young (1611 Devonshire Drive) at
6 p.m. Topic is "Stress in the Workplace."
Wear professional dress.
544-0396.
College of Journalism Peer Advising,
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Coliseum
lobby.
Thursday. Aoril 14
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wanting different room in different
building, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., RH
Ballrooms B and C. 777-4283.
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Friday, April 15
Housing signup for men wanting
different room in different building,
8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., RH Ballrooms
B and C. 777-4283.
Beta Alpha Psi field trip to Policy
Management Systems, 10309 Wilcnn
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fessional dress. 544-0396.
College of Journalism Peer Advising,
10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Coliseum
lobby.
Saturday, April 16
Outdoor benefit for the Women's
Shelter, noon to 7 p.m., Immaculate
Consumption, 933 S. Main St.
Live music by Marlee McLeod, The
Losers and The Drovers, as well as
food and drinks. Tickets are $5 phis
a canned food item. 779-4706.
Icehouse beer and Rock 93.5-FM
present karaoke day at The No
Brainer, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Donations
of $2 per song or joke benefit Connections
for Youth, a nonprofit organization
that assists runaway,
homeless and at-risk youth. Prizes
will be donated by area merchants.
Call Jean at 256-3637.
Weekly Meetings
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Club, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., P.E. Center.
n Mondays, Bible Study, 6:50 p.m.,
Baptist Student Union, 700 Pickens
St.
Mondays and Wednesdays, free
income tax assistance, 12:30 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m., RH lobby. 777-4710.
Tuesdays, gay, lesbian and bisexual
students support group,
4:30 p.m., Counseling Center.
Tuesdays, Chi Alpha Christian
Fellowship, 8 p.m., Humanities
403.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, free tutoring
for accounting students, 6
p.m. to 8 p.m., BA 402. 777-4710^
Wednesdays, Student Outreach
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5:30 p.m., Leiber College.
Call Leigh Stoan at 777-4080.
Wednesdays, College Republicans,
8 p.m., Gambrell 250. Call Eric
Dell at 926-7902 or Chip Payne
at 750-5162.
Wednesdays, Bisexual, Gay and
Lesbian Association, 8 p.m., Gambrell
402.
Thursdays, Common Ground,
4:30 p.m., RH 203.
The deadline for Datebook is two
days before publication date. Submissions
are free and printed according
to available space.
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