Artist: Gio Red
Genre(s):
Trance: Psychedelic
Discography:
Risk O Electro
Year: 2006
Tracks: 10
Thursday 26 June 2008
Wednesday 18 June 2008
Berlin breaks ground on new art space in downtown for local artists
BERLIN - Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit broke ground Friday for a new art space in the heart of the city dedicated to showcasing works by local contemporary artists.
The venue, which will be built on the Schlossplatz, or Palace Square, in the heart of what was once East Berlin, will offer some 600 square metres of exhibition space.
It will stand only until 2010, giving it the name "Temporary Art Hall Berlin," or in German "Temporaere Kunsthalle Berlin."
"We want to exhibit artists with a connection to Berlin who are on their way to worldwide renown but up until now haven't had the opportunity to be presented in Berlin," Wowereit said.
During its brief life span, the temporary structure will play host to 10 exhibitions, eight in the indoor space and two on the building's facade - all from artists based in the German capital.
Curator Angela Rosenberg presented the exhibition program, which includes shows by Gerwald Rockenschaub, Katharina Grosse and art duo Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla.
"The Kunsthalle will be a living exhibition space where Berlin can reflect on the art that is being produced here," Rosenberg said.
Also known as the "White Cube," the hall was design by Vienna-based architect Adolf Krischanitz to stand at the home of the former East German parliament, the Palace of the Republic, which is being dismantled.
Plans call for the reconstruction of the facade of a Prussian royal palace that stood at the site until it was dynamited by the East German government in 1950. Behind the facade, exhibition space is expected.
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Monday 9 June 2008
Gigi
Artist: Gigi
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Illuminated Audio
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
Ejigayehu Shibabaw, punter known as Gigi, is one of the few singers from the Horn of Africa -- the number 1 since countrywoman Aster Aweke, in fact -- to break up through with a major-label release. Gigi grew up in rural Ethiopia, hearing to traditional and church music, earlier moving to the washington, Addis Ababa, when she was 14. There, her musical horizons broadened, hearing the local pop music "and all kinds of American music we could get on the radio. After that I went to Kenya, and on that point I was uncovered to a mass of different African music, a different kind of tucker." Returning house, she became a isaac Merrit Singer with the National Theatre before making her debut record, following which she worked with a marionette company, whose touring took her to France. It was on that point her real breakthrough occurred, playing a world medicine fete called Imagineer which resulted in a live transcription that made her known in Europe. After reversive to Ethiopia in 1997, she was granted a U.S. visa. The New World offered mass of challenges and she grasped them all eagerly, discovering malarky in Oakland and striking the route with countrywoman Aweke, "my ducky isaac Merrit Singer." She made some other album, One Ethiopia, before coming to the attention of Palm Pictures gaffer Chris Blackwell. She was paired with prolific producer Bill Laswell, wHO victimised talent like jazzmen Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter behind her on Gigi, her debut for the label. However, for all the electronic feel of the saucer, no loops or samples were employed -- everything was played, and as live as possible. Gigi began promoting the platter by coming into court at the 2001 WOMEX domain music conference in Holland, prior to a U.S. turn.
Tribute To Marilyn Manson
Sunday 1 June 2008
Whitney Houston - Houston To Get Career Boost From Lewis
Legendary diva WHITNEY HOUSTON is planning to duet with British singer LEONA LEWIS in a bid to boost her comeback, according to reports.
Houston is back on stage this year (08) after a lengthy break to battle alleged drug addictions, and a new album is being planned for release later in 2008.
Now her mentor, music mogul Clive Davis, wants to give her a helping hand - by teaming her with Bleeding Love pop sensation Lewis, reports the New York Post.
Since winning British talent show The X Factor in 2006, Lewis has stormed the charts in both Britain and the U.S. and drawn numerous comparisons to Houston and Mariah Carey.
But the 23-year-old will have to overcome her nervous disposition if she wants to perform with her idol - she suffers from stress-related chronic throat problems, which doctors have confirmed can only be cured permanently by surgery.
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