Re: technology in performance (a bit OT)

[Lloica Czackis <lloicale...>]

Well, there's Hip Hop Khasene, the result of the collaboration between 
British Sophie Solomon and Canadian Socalled (Josh Dolgin).  They performed 
recently in New York.

Have a look at http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0103_001.htm.

Lloica






>From: "lenka lichtenberg" <lenkal (at) sympatico(dot)ca>
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: technology in performance (a bit OT)
>Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:30:00 -0400
>
>hi everybody,
>a question nagging me: are there hot Jewish acts in North America using 
>electronics in their live shows? I don't know of any, and frankly cannot 
>imagine a klezmer band, no matter how "modern" in approach to their music,  
>replacing a performer or three with a pre-recorded sound run by laptops 
>and/or synths in front of your eyes on stage. Are we more "pure" here than 
>in Europe? Last night, me and my hubby heard three acts based in France or 
>somehow connected to France (promoted by French Embassy to deflect from 
>Freedom Fries, the story went) in a concert "Vive La World"  at the 
>venerable Hothouse in Chicago. One (sorry can't recall name) was a trio, 
>lovely African chick singer, a guitarist and guy running about 12 
>pre-recorded tracks off a synth. Second, an AMAZING oud duo "Duoud", left 
>us breathless. Most of their songs combined the two ouds (one electric) 
>with bass and drums off a laptop. Finally, Natasha Atlas,  such a great 
>singer (now based mostly in Egypt), 6-piece live back-up band and about 4 
>ghosts on pre-recorded tracks. Nobody minded. People went crazy. It was so 
>HOT. I had some trouble with it. Am I being old-fashioned, which is my 
>husband's opinion...or have we here in N.America different standards? (P.S. 
>:nobody billed themselves as "traditional", simply "world" music, even 
>though what they DID play could possibly be described as "traditional" in a 
>number of ways)
>lenka
>lenka lichtenberg, singer-songwriter, yiddish and world music performer. 
>for mp3s, audio clips and performance updates, visit 
>www.lenkalichtenberg.com
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com
>   To: World music from a Jewish slant
>   Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 9:52 PM
>   Subject: Re: Days of Awe
>
>
>
>   In a message dated 7/20/3 4:03:44 PM, dchevan (at) snet(dot)net writes:
>
>   << , will be released on Thursday, August 7 and will be available at
>
>   amazon.com as well as cdbaby.com and, I hope, at Hatikvahmusic. >>
>
>   Of course it will be available at Hatikvah...such a question!!!
>
>   .....who the hell are amazon and cdbaby ....don't you mean "see the 
>baby"?)
>
>   Simon
>   Hatikvah Music
>   323) 655-7083
>
>

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