By Trista di Genova The China Post The entrance stairwell at Sappho’s is thrown into black and white relief, a woman tarries there, listening to a man gesturing below her; perhaps she has just arrived or is being welcomed. Another half-figure is more transient, mounting the stairs. It’s one of
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New Orleans meets the Far East
By Trista di Genova The China Post The Kenyatta Trio will be turning Taipei into their very own jazz island Saturday night, at Sappho de Base Lounge Bar, where they’ve been performing once a month. “My work is an expression of life,” said Nbugu Kenyatta, a New Orleans native and
Read more‘Coach’ will take you to Funkytown
By Trista di Genova The China Post Watching Coach perform at The Wall tonight with Public Radio will be a ride through Funkytown you won’t want to miss. This is a rare funk-rock Taiwanese act that has perfected its sound by playing at venues around the island for four years
Read more‘Unrelentless’ unleash rock mayhem on Taipei
By Trista di Genova The China Post The band “The Unrelentless” has announced its intention to unleash rock n’ roll mayhem on Taipei, a rare convergence that is sure to be a shot in the arm for the local music scene. The Unrelentless is a formidable recycling of expat gentlemen
Read more‘Riverboat Queen’ Kathy Lamar has secret class act
By Trista di Genova The China Post From Las Vegas to Taipei is a long road for the best R&B vocalist around. For the past six weeks, Kathy Lamar’s been rocking the boat — literally — as THE entertainment act on maiden voyages for the new Mark-Twain era, Mississippi-style Great
Read moreSpring Scream is Taiwan's ‘Kentingbury’
By Trista di Genova For Taiwan News in April 07– Reprinted here by popular demand! WATCH MY HIGHLIGHTS OF SPRING SCREAM ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSx42OWoMj0 (Screened at the Urban Nomad Filmfest in May 07) The Spring Scream festival has become more than just a place for Taiwanese and waiguoren alike to
Read morePeacefest ’07: The Ultimate Garden Party
Visualize the Peacefest at Kunlun Herb Garden, Taoyuan county” By Trista di Genova Special to The China Post Imagine this, and you’re halfway there: You’re in nature right now. You — and/or friends and family — are enjoying a super-chill party weekend, far, far away from the office. You have
Read moreA ‘Moving’ contribution to Taiwan’s World Music
By Trista di Genova Special to The China Post What is A Moving Sound? Just that – it’s music that both moves and is moving. It’s a world music fusion ensemble that is, according to National Geographic’s online site dedicated to the genre, “one of the most original outfits working
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