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Vancouver Island Musicfest
July 6 - 8 , 2007 in the Comox Valley
Previously Announced for Musicfest 07
Los Lobos
Seu Jorge
Dougie MacLean
Tanya Tagaq
Watermelon Slim
Kellylee Evans
Heather Bishop
John Boutte
Mike Dowling
Sarah Borges
Slammin' All Body Band
Aditya Verma
New Lineup Additions
Joan Armatrading
All the while, no matter the accolade, Joan Armatrading has focused on the music...
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When first you hear the voice, rich, warm, remarkable, it's a voice that suits a secret sharer, a woman who tells the truth. For 33 years, Joan Armatrading has done just that-- in songs crafty, subtle and sublime. Armatrading's songs are in the truest sense soul music; even at their boldest, driven by her passionate guitar, they touch the listener like a whisper to the ear, like confessions from heart to heart.
Effortlessly eclectic, her sound ranges from share soul to sophisticated pop --an apt mix for a performer born under the palms of the West Indies and raised beneath the smokestacks of Birmingham England. Her first guitar a gift from her mother - a pawn shop exchange for two old prams - Joan by the early 70's had moved to London and released her debut, Whatever's for Us. The career that followed has seen the birth of classics - "Love and Affection," Down to Zero" "Drop the Pilot" "Me Myself I."
Joan played for Nelson Mandela oh his 70th birthday at Wembley Stadium in London and at the end of 1999 Joan was asked to write a tribute song for the former President of South Africa. On April the 6th 2000, Nelson Mandela made a private visit to London and Joan, backed by The Kingdom Choir, had the honour of singing that special song entitled 'The Messenger' to him. Mr. Mandela danced and smiled on stage through out the entire song...
Guy Clark
The Songwriter's songwriter from Texas...
Songwriting legend Guy Clark doesn't merely compose songs; he projects images and characters with the kind of hands-on
care and respect of a literary master. Clark works slowly and with strict attention to detail, and has produced an impressive collection of timeless gems, leaving very little waste behind. The emotional level of his work, as well as the admiration and esteem of his peers, consistently transcends sales figures and musical genres. Using everyday language to construct extraordinary songs for more than 35 years, Clark continues to be the type of songwriter whom young artists study and seasoned writers, as well discriminating listeners, revere.
Olu Dara
His reputation is that of an
instrumentalist who is particularly adept at re-creating the sound and inflections of the early New Orleans trumpet players, within a modern context.
Drawing on his experiences playing in carnivals and marching bands and especially on his Mississippi roots, Olu Dara leads a band that is not at all self-conscious about entertaining an audience. He is an effective singer as well as a trumpeter who has been known to add a circus flourish, twirling his horn between phrases, at jazz concerts that have become a bit too serious and stuffy. He writes and performs a broad range of music, from the most down-home blues to shimmering ballads, from Caribbean-style cooking to African pop stylings to New Orleans struts. Most of his pieces mix idioms into a rich gumbo.
Rachelle van Zanten
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"Rachelle van Zanten has come a long way from her bluegrass upbringing in the
foothills of northern British Columbia. For over a decade, this Canadian slide guitarist and songwriter has been working out her soulful blues riffs and turning heads. When the award-winning Painting Daisies dissolved in late 2005, van Zanten seized the opportunity to launch her solo career, recording her "fresh and rootsy" solo debut Back to Francois with producer Joby Baker. Baker has since assumed the role of drummer, accompanying van Zanten on an exhaustive tour that has thrust this up-and-coming artist into the international limelight." (FFward Mag- Nov. 2006)
Paul Ubana Jones
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Born in London to a
Yorkshire mother and a Nigerian father, Paul Ubana Jones was playing guitar by the age of 11, beginning a three decade career that would see him crossing continents and recording seven albums of mostly original songs.
After graduating from a London music college, where he studied guitar and cello, Paul began to forge the solo acoustic style that he has stuck to and developed over the years. In the late seventies, Paul based himself in Provence, Southern France, and toured all over Europe and North Africa, as well as venturing extensively into Canada and the US.
In the late eighties Paul and his family moved to New Zealand, which is still their permanent home. He has continued to perform internationally, to growing acclaim. Concert performances include opening for the likes of Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo', Tuck and Patti, and Crowded House.
Sharlene Wallace
Sharlene remembers being 7 years old and making a model harp from bits of wood and nails, using rubber bands for strings. Years later, Sharlene sculpts sound through her musical vehicle, the harp.
Now an accomplished, innovative harpist, recording artist and
composer, Sharlene explores Celtic, South American, and contemporary genres.
Sharlene's CDs are collections of transcendent tunes which sparkle and resonate with her masterful technique. Relaxing, rejuvenating, rhythmic, evocative, beautiful, original.
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Wow! Here's a few more confirmed performers for Musicfest 2007. Please help us spread the word and share the news with your friends.
Los Rastrillos Returns!
A surprise hit at Musicfest 2007, this Mexican roots-reggae-rock band returns to thrill this year's audience.
Elan
Elan began singing with The Wailers of Bob Marley fame and was then signed to a label started by Tony Kanal from No Doubt. Now its been made official that Gwen Stefani will be on his album. Elan has made an impact on the California beach music scene ( think Jack Johnson) as well
as the reggae roots scene.
The first single from the album is Girl, featuring Assassin, and ELAN has added All Nighter, a duet with Gwen Stefani, to the album.
First single, Girl's sexual motif is driven home brilliantly by ELAN's embracing vocals and interludes from Assassin, a rising MC and DJ star in Jamaica. Currently, main stations in the Virgin Islands/Caribbean have been heavily grasping onto Girl and the album's title track Together As One.
ELAN just wrapped up touring as the opener of UB40's tour in North America |
NW OFC Gathering II
