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Bahamadia debuts Kollage
Don’t sleep on Philly!
Bahamadia, the latest addition
to the EMI roster, is putting the
City of Brotherly Love back on
the map with her debut, Kollage.
In case you don’'t know, she’s
the buoyant lyricist behind cam
eos on 1995’s “Respect the Archi
tect” from Guru’s Jazzmatazz
Volume II and “Da Ladies,” a
Tommy Boy Recordsrelease, also
featuring Lauryn Hill of The
Fugees. In addition, there’s her
own 1994 single “Total Wreck.” a
dense, jazz-inspired groove pro
duced and released by 11l Kid
Records (aka Gangstarr’s Guru).
On its strength alone,
Bahamadia earned ample hip
hop and mainstream credibility.
Rolling Stone hailed her single
as“akilling combination of fierce
ness and finesse.” Billboard
praised her delivery as “mighty
metaphors in practical freestyle
manner.” And The Source sim
ply but boldly declared the rap
per “Illytown’ at its finest.” And
she is.
With Kollage, the artist gives
the listener 11 eclectic songs full
of her signature razor-sharp de
livery and lush, witty rhyme.
Using “Word Play” and “Innova
tion” as examples, she says, “I
might be on an abstract thing
one minute, and then into limer
icks the next minute ... and then,
I might just want to tell a story.”
On “True Honeybuns,” the sub
ject is the night-club hottie. Us
ing her “baby-doll soft yet rough
[voicel,” as Billboard has noted
— sans a whole lot of “gansta
b**ch” bravado —the moral of
the story is be a ’9os woman but
‘fingfle your business.” For ex
ple, young, single mothers
inspire the track “Biggest Part of
Me,” which features singer Karen
Bernard (D’Angelo, Whitney
Houston).
In between, the rapper gives
homage to the old school. Where
“Da Jawn” is a remake of the
Funky Four Plus One More’s“The
Joint,” the album’s first single,
“UKNOWHOWWEDU” [“You
Know How We Do”]is atribute to
Philadelphia rap. “There are a
lot of people who inspired me to
become an emcee,” says
Bahamadia, “who probably nev
er get their props and people will
never find out about [them] be
cause they were only out local
ly.”
Initially a DJ, Bahamadia
switched trades when female
emcees such as Lady B, Mimi
Brown, Sha-Rock (Funky Four
Plus One More) and Salt (Salt
‘n’-Pepa) got into the rap game.
“I really liked Salt,” she says,
“because she had that ‘thing’ in
her style.” Taking her cue, she
adds, “I would listen to artists
like Nancy Wilson, Phoebe Snow
and Helen Redding, put a tape
recorder on, scat their style and
fill the words into the scatting.”
Theatre camp for young actors offered
The Augusta Players, Inc. will
sponsor its fifth annual Summer
Theatre Camp for children and
teenagers ages 6- 18 June 17 -28
at the Unitarian Church of Au
gusta, 3501 Walton Way Exten
sion. Area arts professionals will
teach workshops in a range of
theatrical areas.
Campers ages 6 - 8 will partic
ipate in a series of workshops
designed to develop their natu
ral dramatic instincts in an at
mosphere of fun. In addition to
acting techniques such asimpro
visation, pantomime, and narra
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Bahamadia: “I already know who | am.
That is, until she was discov
ered free-styling and signed with
a production company that also
boasted Boyz II Men and Jazzy
Jeff and the Fresh Prince. After
doing a live audition over the
phone she hooked up with DJ
Ran of [Philadelphia radio sta
tion] Power 99’s Seventh Dimen
sion Productions. That partner
ship led to Bahamadia’s eventu
al union with The Roots — who
tive storytelling, children will
explore music and puppet the
atre, and will learn tocreate sim
ple masks, costumes, and set piec
es. Classes for 6 - 8-year-olds
meet from 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Monday - Friday.
The program for campers ages
9-12 will introduce young actors
to many of the skills involved in
bringing characters to life on the
stage. Acting classes will cover
topics such as improvisation,
character development, stage
movement, auditioning and
monologue work. Students will
Its Our Pleasure.
she sometimes tours with, and
who are also featured on her al
bum — as well as the production
of a couple of the rapper’s earlier
singles. Most notably, “Funk
Vibe,” which led to signage with
Guru in 1993.
“Where a lot of people come
into this business today to gain
an identity,” says Bahamadia, “I
already know who I am.” A cha
meleon. “One,” she says, “who
also explore costume and make
up techniques, and learn to cre
ate simple props and puppets. 9
- 12-year-old campers will meet
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The teen camp program (ages
13 - 18) will provide students with
an opportunity to explore a wide
variety of theatrical topics “hands
on.” This intensive workshop se
ries will focus onbroadening camp
ers’knowledge of theatre arts and
strengthening both performance
and technical skills. Classesrange
from acting and music theatre to
choreography and scenic design.
adapts to almost every environ
ment and blends into the scene.
Idon’t want te be the focus of the
scenery. I just want to blend in
and become part of it, in a settled
kind of way.”
With tracks from DJ Premier,
Guru, N.O.Joe and The Roots
behind the rapper’s electrifying
cadence and style, you are sure
to find a place in her Kollage.
13- 18-year-old campers meet from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All campers will have an op
portunity to display their skills
ina performance for families and
friends on the final day of camp.
Tuitionis SBO for campers ages
6-12 and $l6O for those ages 13
-18. Enroliment is limited, and
advance registration is neces
sary. Applications should be
submitted by June 10. A free
brochure and registration mate
rials are available from the Au
gusta Players business office,
(706) 826-4707.
Monifa: Lady sings her moods
By Emil Wilbekin
VIBE Magazine
Monifah, the saucy r&b song
stress, has an intimacy problem.
And because the 23-year-old has
troubleexpressing herselftoloved
ones, she sings songs — such as
her hit “I Miss You (Come Back
Home)” — to release those tender
feelings.
On one occasion, though,
Monifah didn’t have any problem
articulating her emotions. Last
year, Heavy D (her mentor and
the new president of her label,
Uptown Records) gave her a Rot
tweiler puppy for her birthday. “I
live in a f***ing two-bedroom
apartment in the projects,” she
says. “Do you know how big Rott
weilers get?” Trying to do the an
imal rights thing, Monifah gave
the pooch to her baby girl’s father,
who has a house with a yard. But
thatdidn’t sit too well with Heavy.
“Hehad adamn heart attack,” she
recalls, laughing. “He was just
snappin’ on me. It got to the point
where I was in tears and I was
really mad.” So Monifah called
Heavy a“fatb****rd” and stormed
out of the studio.
Later that afternoon, though,
Monifah returned and it was all
Richmond County public
libraries host poetry contest
Eighth grade students in Rich
mond County schools or
homeschoolers ages 13 and 14 liv
ingin Richmond County are invit
ed to enter a poetry contest,
“Wordspree I: Poems on Growth
and Change.” The deadline for
submitting entries to any Rich
mond County Public Library is
May 17 at 5 p.m.
All entries should be typed on a
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the Arts recognized seven art
forms which include classical
music, opera, theater, dance, vi
sual arts, musical theater and
what other art form?
2. Inthe years 1948-50, both Diz
zy and Bird made recordings with
large string ensembles—Bird in
New York, and Dizzy recorded in
what state?
3. When an ultra-modern fanatic
once referred to Art Blakey as
“old-fashioned,” what trumpet
player said, “If Art Blakey is old
fashioned, then I’'m white”?
4. When we think of jazz in the
deep South, what city comes to
mind?
5. What late, great saxophonist
did Miles Davis play with while
Miles was in high school?
6. What do Billy Cobham and
Pierre Coubois have in common?
7. Which of the musical instru
ments has been called “the royal
instrument of jazz"?
8. In 1926, this musician joined
the Duke Ellington Orchestra at
age 16 and remained with the
band until Duke died in 1974.
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Monifah i
love-love with Heavy. “He’s 4
friend. It’s like working with yout
brother, sometimes your fathm:g
she says. “Ilove it because he hag
a vision and he doesn’t let anyj
thing deter him from that.” i
And that’sevident on Monifah’s
debut album, Moods ... Momentsj
Her voice, which flows like ma pli
syrup on “I Miss You” (featured or
the New York Undercove#
soundtrack) and burns like olg
whiskey on “Nobody’s Body” (4
cut from the To Wong Fog
soundtrack), is truly refreshing i
“I've experienced a lot and my
mind is open,” says the Spanish
Harlem native. “There are many
different facets to Monifah, and
I'm going to show them all.”
single piece of plain white paper §
and should include the poet’s;
name, address, telephone num~£
ber, school and the name of 'nis.rs
her teacher. Poems should be nci
more than 25 lines long. i
A reading and awards cere fl
ny. will be held.at the Main.li
brary, 92 Greene St., on May 23
at 7 p.m. ]
Name the musician. i !
9. What do Jimmy Hamilton,
Buster Bailey, Buddy De[";'zum;
and Artie Shaw have in comi
mon? 1
10. Name the bass clarinetist]
alto saxist, flutist, and composer
born 1928 in Los Angeles and
died 1964 in Berlin, Germany. |
11. Called “Duke,” this pianist/
composer, born in Atlanta in
1932, worked with the likes of
Donald Byrd, Dakota Staton,
Carmen Mcßae. What is Duke’d
last name? !
12. Dewey Redman, tenor saxist,
multi-instrumentalist born 1931
in Ft. Worth, Texas, attended
Tuskegee Institute and graduat
ed from what black college?
13. What are the names of the
three La Barbera brothers (a
trumpeter/pianist; drummer and
saxophonist)? |
14. A singer born 1932 in Pitts
burgh, Penn., she was named
Most Promising Newcomer of the
year in 1955 by Down Beat magy
azine. Name her.
15. What year was Wyntor
Marsalis born? :
16. What high school did Wyclii'fi?
Gordon attend?
17. Namethe instruments pla yet’
by Bobbi Humphrey. ;
18. A pianist/composerborn 193
in Philadelphia has the firs
name McCoy. What is his las
name? ]
19. Aviolinist, born 1923 in Pitts:
burgh, he was an arranger so
AhmadJamalinearly 1960 s an
recently played in Augusta wit
the Augusta Symphony. Nam
him.
20. He was a trumpeter, pianist
and violinist born 1941 iA
Waycross, Ga. He worked with
Paul Williams, Art Blakey, Basig)
Dizzy and others. What is hii
name? i
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