AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM FINDS LIFE AFTER DEATH.Byline: David Bloom David Bloom (May 22, 1963 – April 6, 2003) was an NBC journalist (co-anchor of Weekend Today and reporter) until his sudden death in 2003 at the age of 39. Early life Staff Writer It started out as one of those felicitous fe·lic·i·tous adj. 1. Admirably suited; apt: a felicitous comparison. 2. Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style: a felicitous writer. 3. stews of wildly divergent musical cultures that characterize much of the output of Peter Gabriel's Real World Records. But five years, another album, a death and several personnel changes later, Afro Celt Sound System The Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group which fuses modern dance rhythms (trip-hop, techno, etc.) with Celtic and African influences. It was formed by Grammy-nominated producer-guitarist Simon Emmerson, and is considered to be somewhat of a world music supergroup, often has become something decidedly more. ``I don't think any other band sounds like us,'' said James McNally, who plays keyboards, accordion, whistles and the bodhran bodh·ran n. A hand-held goatskin drum used in traditional Irish music and often played with a stick. [Irish Gaelic bodhrán, from Middle Irish bodrán, from Old Irish, from bodar . The band mixes dance rhythms powered by propulsive African and Irish drums, with pipes, kora and other instruments and Gaelic, English and Mandinka vocals. Members have played with the Pogues, Scritti Politti Scritti Politti are a Welsh musical group. Formed in 1978 in Leeds, England, Scritti Politti is primarily a musical vehicle for singer-songwriter Green Gartside (real name Paul Julian Strohmeyer) (b 22 June 1955, Cardiff, Wales). , Transglobal Underground Transglobal Underground (sometimes written as Trans-Global Underground or simply as TGU) is a London-based music collective who specialise in a fusion of western, oriental and African music styles (sometimes labelled as "world fusion" or "ethno-techno"). , Fun Da Mental and Working Week. ``On paper it looks like a tremendous nightmare,'' McNally said. ``I don't think anyone else would attempt to give it a go again. But the chemistry really came together.'' The band's ``Volume 2: Release'' has already sold more than half a million albums worldwide, driven by the swirling, soaring title song featuring lead vocals by Sinead O'Connor. O'Connor wrote and sang the inspirational lyrics during a visit just as the band was dealing with the death of keyboardist Jo Bruce from asthma right before recording was to start. ``She scribbled some lyrics down and sang the lead,'' McNally said. ``We were just God-smacked, completely choked up. We knew it was coming from Jo. He was telling us to move on. It was sort of a closing and opening at the same time.'' The lyrics include such lines as, ``Don't argue amongst yourselves, because of the loss of me/I'm sitting amongst yourselves/Don't think you can't see me/I haven't gone anywhere but out of my body.'' English dance-folk singer Kirsty Hawkshaw Hawkshaw implacable detective with photographic memory. [Br. Lit.: The Ticket-of-Leave Man, Barnhart, 546] See : Sleuthing will replace O'Connor tonight. Remix artists have since had their way with ``Release,'' kicking out dance-oriented takes that include a very different version on the ``Stigmata'' soundtrack. O'Connor, however, remixed the band itself, into a cohesive and transformed unit, far from 1995's one-week, one-off gathering, McNally said. ``It was a fantastic gift from Sinead,'' McNally said. ``For us, she gave something I don't think anyone else could give. It gave us enough hope and faith to carry on.'' THE FACTS --What: Afro Celt Sound System. --Where: House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically , 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. --When: 9 tonight. --How much: $21, call (323) 848-5100 for more information. |
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