MUSIC
Sardonic Montreal gospel group Irreverend James and the Critical Mass Choir raise the roof… and the occasional hackle
by Rima Hammoudi
15.12.2011
When you think of a gospel choir, three things typically come to mind: a church, an inspiring group of singers with miraculous voices, and the word “hallelujah.” (Stop thinking about Leonard Cohen – focus!) The music world, and truly, the art world en masse, is evolving alongside an increasing secular shift, which makes it hard [...]
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MUSIC
A tragic, and fascinating, Mexican elegy comes to life in the beautiful Latin music of David Ryshpan's Alicuanta
by Shayne Gryn
13.12.2011
Local jazz and world music aficionado David Ryshpan has teamed up vocalist Gitanjali Jain to produce a song cycle based on the poetry of Francisco Serrano. The work, entitled Alicuanta, is a collection of haunting and evocative songs that, in the words of Serrano, address such primal dualities as “love and lost love, pain and [...]
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