« Yasmina Khadra » est le pseudonyme de Mohamed Moulessehoul, un écrivain algérien qui a servi dans l?armée de son pays, utilisant ce pseudonyme pour protéger son travail des censeurs durant la guerre civile. Il a quitté l?armée en 2000, parvenu au grade de commandant, afin de consacrer son temps à l?écriture. Il vit à… Read more »
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William MacGillivray is a notable Canadian filmmaker and director of The Man of a Thousand Songs, a new documentary on Newfoundland singer-songwriter Ron Hynes (check out the Voice review of Hynes’s self-titled CD). The film will be opening at the Toronto Film Festival on September 13 and will be shown at the Parklane Mall in… Read more »
Film: The Man of a Thousand Songs Theatrical Release: September 2010 Director: William MacGillivray Picture Plant Ltd. The Dark Man, the Light Man, and the Man of a Thousand Songs ?I think this film is about Ron’s light side and his dark side. I think the light side is Ron, and the dark side is… Read more »
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Blancheneige Bazaar Orchestra Albums: Blancheneige (debut album, 2005), Royale Aero d?Inde (2008). Musicians: Bernard Benony, Pierre Cassat, Karim Humbert,Guy Khalepski, Ophir Levy, Nicolas Portnoï Snow White and the Five Multi-ethnic Musical Giants ?To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these… Read more »
Patricia Talem is a Brazilian jazz singer with a fluent, tender vocal style reminiscent of Astrud Gilberto. She recently released her self-titled debut album, a beautifully produced selection of songs by mostly Brazilian composers. She’s now working on her second album. Recently, Patricia took the time to talk with Wanda Waterman St. Louis about repertoire,… Read more »
?I think that if a person doesn’t feel cynical then they’re out of phase with the 20th century. Being cynical is the only way to deal with modern civilization; you can’t just swallow it whole.? Frank Zappa ?The Ultimate Rule ought to be: ?If it sounds GOOD to you, it’s bitchin?; if it sounds BAD… Read more »
Mark Duggan is a Toronto-based composer and percussionist. A veteran of such notable groups as NEXUS and Vuja dé, Mark actively promotes the work of contemporary and world composers. Last winter, Wanda Waterman St. Louis had the privilege of hearing him perform Jeff Reilly‘s Internal Combustion with the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra. Just before the… Read more »
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