Home Grown Festival to be bigger, better than last
The News Review:
- Home Grown Festival to be bigger, better than last
- From far and wide
- Gilberto Gil and the politics of music
- Texas, UNC wear each other out; make way for G’town
- ‘Some Things You Never Forget’
- FERTILE GROUND
Home Grown Festival to be bigger, better than last
Sun St.Kitts/Nevis – Mar 12, 2007
Organisers of the 2007 festival, however, are promising an even bigger and better festival this time around. “Fans can look forward to a high energy and we are all excited about it. We have great performances from the home grown talent. We are going to have the folklore night which includes steel pans, masquerades, bull and mock-a-jumbie… Organisers of the 2007 festival, however, are promising an even bigger and better festival this time around. “Fans can look forward to a high energy and we are all excited about it. We have great performances from the home grown talent. We are going to have the folklore night which includes steel pans, masquerades, bull and mock-a-jumbie. “There is much more in store for the other nights so the fans can look forward to a lot: high energy, enjoyment of local talent as well as international talent,” the event’s Assistant Director, Ian “Rookie” Phipps told the SUN. The assistant director, who seems very much enthused about the event, explained that fans who were disappointed, having not seen a Home Grown Festival 2003, ought not be as the committee was endeavouring to ensure that all the “i’s” were dotted and “t’s” crossed before hosting another festival. “The reason for the gap is from the experience we have had, we realise that there are certain things that we would have to be on top of in terms of corporate sponsorship, better organisation and other things.
From far and wide
Toronto Star – Mar 12, 2007
The West Indies generally play fast bowling. And Australia and New Zealand a mixture of both. "How far away is Canada from fielding a line-up of home-grown, home-trained players? Pick, who is the only salaried employee of the Canadian Cricket Association, says it’s a matter of money. The national cricket team doesn’t get a dime from the federal government. They make do with a stipend from the International Cricket Council, and on fundraising. And they make personal sacrifices in the name of the game. "It definitely costs the players money to play for Canada," said Pick.
Gilberto Gil and the politics of music
International Herald Tribune – Mar 12, 2007
In the late '60s he and his close friend Caetano Veloso, along with a handful of others here and in São Paulo, started the movement known as Tropicalismo, which blended avant-garde poetry, pop influences from abroad and home-grown musical styles then scorned as corny and déclassé. Since Gil became minister, Brazilian government spending on culture has grown by more than 50 percent, testimony both to his prestige and negotiating skills. As minister he has devoted time to selling Brazilian music abroad, but has also labored to draw attention to Brazilian film, painting, sculpture and literature in foreign markets. “One thing to remember about Gil,” said Hermano Vianna, an anthropologist, writer and a leading figure in Brazil's digital culture movement, is that “he sees culture not just as art, but also as an industry. To Gil culture is not just an accessory but an important part of the economy and even a motor of economic development… In the late '60s he and his close friend Caetano Veloso, along with a handful of others here and in São Paulo, started the movement known as Tropicalismo, which blended avant-garde poetry, pop influences from abroad and home-grown musical styles then scorned as corny and déclassé. Since Gil became minister, Brazilian government spending on culture has grown by more than 50 percent, testimony both to his prestige and negotiating skills. As minister he has devoted time to selling Brazilian music abroad, but has also labored to draw attention to Brazilian film, painting, sculpture and literature in foreign markets. “One thing to remember about Gil,” said Hermano Vianna, an anthropologist, writer and a leading figure in Brazil's digital culture movement, is that “he sees culture not just as art, but also as an industry. To Gil culture is not just an accessory but an important part of the economy and even a motor of economic development. ” Over the last four years, though, Gil has cut way back on his own performances, the part of being a musician he says he enjoys most, and nearly stopped recording. His most recent disc, “Gil Luminoso,” is a collection of 15 of his songs that he rerecorded in 1999 with just voice and guitar, to accompany a book about him.
Texas, UNC wear each other out; make way for G’town
CNN – Mar 12, 2007
Green scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds before receding into the oblivion of the Mid-Continent Conference. The home-grown (Tulsa, Okla. ) power forward has led ORU in scoring in 13 of its past 14 games and is bound to give Washington State headaches. Runner-up: Ted Knauber, New Mexico State, if only for the abundance of filthy-sign potential his name presents. Best matchup: UNC-Texas A UNC-Texas meeting in the Sweet 16 would be the premiere offensive showdown of the entire tournament.
‘Some Things You Never Forget’
Washington Post – Mar 12, 2007
Like Malcom X, he publicly criticized NOI leader Elijah Muhammad. NOI members then allegedly? slaughtered his family, and this hostage taking was somehow a response to that. So, as terrorism, this was home-grown, relating more directly to Louis Farrakhan than to Abu Hanifa. One wonders if Marion Barry thought of the little scar above his heart when he was sharing the podium with Minister Farrakhan during the Million Man March in 95. Im not sure how accurate all this is, but Im sure the Post could have found out and included it in the story. As remembrance, it seems relevant.
FERTILE GROUND
Reuters AlertNet – Mar 12, 2007
The politicians are behaving like rats — stealing, destruction. We deserve change," he said. Beah thinks this home-grown cultural scene is crucial for the healing of his homeland. "People don’t have clean drinking water, no electricity, no employment, the youth are hanging about feeling worthless because they can’t afford to go to school. The devastation continues unnoticed to this day," he said. "Through literature, arts and music, the youth of Sierra Leone can expose what continues to unfold in their country. I believe that this is the only medium that is left… "People don’t have clean drinking water, no electricity, no employment, the youth are hanging about feeling worthless because they can’t afford to go to school. The devastation continues unnoticed to this day," he said. "Through literature, arts and music, the youth of Sierra Leone can expose what continues to unfold in their country. I believe that this is the only medium that is left. " AlertNet news is provided by.