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JAZZ OPERA OF EXTRAORDINARY VITALITY by Steve Bewick

KING KONG A GIANT OF A JAZZ OPERA by Steve Bewick One of the most famous movies ever made, involving a big ape being transported to New York from an obscure island, was called King Kong and carried indelible images of the havoc wrought…
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In Praise Of Poets: SIMON ARMITAGE: ALBUM & AMBITION

SIMON ARMITAGE:  ALBUM & AMBITION By Norman Warwick Simon Armitage, poet laureate I´m sure most of us, if not by now then certainly by the end of lockdown, will have dreamed of our favourite restaurants we cannot wait to…
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EVERY SATURDAY FOR YEARS UNTIL …

EVERY SATURDAY FOR YEARS UNTIL … By Norman Warwick Tonin Corujo Quartet in Playa Blanca Regular players in, or with, The Tonin Corujo Quartet include Tonin Corujo, of course, as well as Carlos Perez, Manuel Becerra, Domingo Corrujo,…

LOCKED UP IN THE LOCKDOWN BLUES a conversation between Steve Bewick & Norman Warwick

LOCKED UP IN THE LOCKDOWN BLUES a conversation between Steve Bewick & Norman Warwick Norm:        ´As the song says, ´Morning Has Broken´. You can´t beat Cat Stevens even if that isn´t his name…

SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS

SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS By Norman Warwick It is more than forty years since John Prine's self-titled debut album was released. That means I have been listening to his music for two thirds of my life and have never tired of it.…
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WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS: ENQUIRY INTO MAXIMUM ENSEMBLE. edition number 100

ENQUIRY INTO MAXIMUM ENSEMBLE The e mail read: ´Here are the responses of the five questions you asked for, from each member of the ensemble, with Melina’s in the attached PDF. I had already seen the other interviews you did with the…
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SUNBIRD SINGS of good news from Kimmie Rhodes

SUNBIRD SINGS of good news from Kimmie Rhodes Not only have our Cabildo (government) seemed to handle the coronavirus situation over here pretty well but so, too, have the citizens of Lanzarote who have stayed away from the beaches and the…
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ART, CULTURE & COMMERCE COLLABORATE

ART, CULTURE & COMMERCE COLLABORATE The two days of Thursday 9th and Friday 10th April will include the first  Lanzarote ´streaming festival´ of musicians, and will be called Lanzarotedescasafestival or Lanzarote From Home. The…

WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS: Small Gospel Choir Sounding Like 606, by Steve Bewick

SMALL GOSPEL CHOIR SOUNDING LIKE 606 Sunday Lunch at the 606 Jazz Club London 606 jazz club, Chelsea By Steve Bewick We had high hopes for our Sunday lunch concert at one of London’s prestigious jazz clubs: The 606 Jazz Club,…
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A.J. A D.J. on MONSTER fm 93.3

WHAT´S THAT COMING OVER THE HILL? IS IT A MONSTER? An e mail from radio presenter, Aileen Hendry, received last week, pretty well summed up how the lockdown is affecting us all and reminded us of what role she can play, as a dj, in keeping…