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But soul wouldn't die. Instead it migrated to the damp environs of Manchester, England, a roughneck working-class stronghold. There, in much the same way that British rockers of the '60s adapted American rock 'n' roll, a new wave of musicians have been revitalizing soul, uncovering new artistic connections...
At 14 she started singing in local pubs, but quit three years later to begin recording with two Rochdale musicians. Her payoff came in 1989 when her debut album, Affection, scored two No. 1 hits on the black charts in America. Her newest disk, Real Love, is her finest yet...
How do the British do it? Perhaps by not pigeonholing musicians and by giving them a wider reign in the studio. Says Sade, the British chanteuse whose Diamond Life album in 1984 signaled the British knack for soul: "There's less consumerism in England and more idealism in the record...
"El Jaleo" depicts a dancer performing before musicians and other dancers. As in "The Spanish Dancer," the woman's strong body suggests her mastery of her trade. The exhibition space of the Gardner adds to the drama of this work--it has been a striking feature of the Gardner for...
This time, though, Little Richard isn't boogieing into new musical territory but following in some unlikely footsteps: those of a rebel named Raffi. Raffi is the Canadian troubadour whose frisky tunes and kid-comfy lyrics sold 7 million copies of albums and videotapes during the early 1980s and transformed...