Sweetback in Toronto last night

Carlos Mondesir (mondesc@gov.on.ca)
Tue, 25 Feb 1997 14:32:48 -0500 (EST)

Sweetback performed at The Rivoli Club here in Toronto last night. It was
a real treat to check these guys out in a small venue. the party was an
industry thing but thank God enough people were able to crash and turn it
into a good time instead of the band slogging it out in fromt of the
otherwise uncomprehending stiffs who comprised most of the 100 people who
were there.

Amel Larrieux, Bahamadia and Leroy Osbourne provided vocals with Osbourne
covering Maxwell's slot on 'Softly Softly'. They also covered Boz Scaggs
'Lowdown' as an extra track at the end of the show. Lovely stuff. A number
of remixes were played on tape before the show along with other stuff like
T.K. Power's 'Mutant Jazz'.

Also checked out Wynton Marsalis' 'Blood On The Tracks' show with
Cassandra Wilson, Jon Hendricks, Miles Griffith and the Lincoln center
Jazz Orchestra. It was a loooong piece of work (about 3 hours) with (to
paraphrase a reviewer here) great moments and not so great quarter hours.
I'd say the great instrumental moments and all the vocals made it worth
attending though.

Looking very foreward to: Erykah Badu's show here this Saturday night @
The Bamboo.

Carlos Mondesir

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