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...number of veterans are taking their songs to the commercialized Woodstocks that have popped up across Europe recently. Promoters love festivals, which draw a broader, larger audience by mixing old and new acts. One example is the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland (July 24-29), which has old-timers (Kool and the Gang, John Hammond) and younger artists (Kelis, Ash) in the program. Also keep an ear out for emerging artists who use festivals as a chance to introduce themselves to new audiences. "We'll be playing music that thousands of people haven't ever heard," says Julian Casablancas, lead...
...Activities kicked off Friday afternoon with a panel held in the ARCO Forum on the responsibilities of black artists as role models. Featured guests included "Kool" DJ Red Alert, stage and screen actor Obba Babatunde, newly appointed Quincy Jones Professor of Music Ingrid Monson and Stacey Spikes, CEO of Urbanworld Films, the first all-black production company...
...succeeding in its goals. Audience members have even begun to bring props to gigs, as was demonstrated by the use of hula-hoops at that night's performance. The group mainly performs covers and cites influences such as James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Tower of Power, Parliament and Kool and the Gang. FinkFankFunk arose from failed attempts at a Dixieland trio two years ago and has since gone through several changes in musicians and instruments to reach its current state...
...KOOL & THE GANG's 1986 LP spent 42 weeks on the charts, earning the band a gold record, which wasn't enough to keep the lead singer from pursuing a solo career...
...Kool & the Gang, to sing the national anthems of the U.S. and North Korea b All the food and water c A stash of California wine d A special edition of the board game Risk[TM] with newly drawn borders to celebrate the treaty...