Re: Gil Scott Heron/Dana Bryant live

Eva Fernandes (Eva.Fernandes@ft.com)
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 19:53:12 +0000


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>Just wondering if any of the Londoners on the list caught the Raw Mix thing
>last Saturday.
Yep, I went

>Personally, I was pleasantly surprised that Gil Scott Heron even made the
>stage, given the sad tales told by people who have been to abortive gigs of
>his before. When he got there, looking skinny but sharp-eyed, he performed
>four or five rhythmic, repetitive jams of the type that are completely
>hypnotic for the stoned. Some in the audience were obviously frustrated that
>he never cut to the chase, but I was satisfied, especially as the man has a
>talent for putting some righteous beliefs into words of powerful beauty.
He was good, but Dana Bryant was better ;)

>The poetic talents of Dana Bryant are also something to behold. And she
>let loose a few bars of what sounds like an amazing gospel singing voice.
>Someone told me she's done vocals on some house tracks. Anyone care to
>dispell my ignorance on this?
Yeah, it was nice to hear her sign as she doesn't on the album, and
she does have a terrific voice. As I expected she was able to totally
mesmerise the audience (me included) with her wonderfully descriptive
words and actions, which added a great deal to the meaning of her
poems.

We were a bit disappointed that Africa Bambatta didn't show,
apparantly he's done that before (cancelled at the last minute I mean)
Eva

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