Event Information (Two Nights)
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Description: Friday night, Saturday night stay in the Hilton Metropole inclusive of breakfast (Sat/Sun) and dinner (Friday/Saturday) accompanied by live music and DJs
Price: £189 Price based on 2 people sharing a twin/double room

Gordon Chambers

Tuesday 12th June
Jazz Café 5 Parkway, Camden Town London NW1 7PG
Ticket price - £16.50 in advance £20 on the door

Gregory Isaacs

Monday 13th & Tuesday 14th August,
Jazz Café 5 Parkway, Camden Town London NW1 7PG
Ticket price - £20 in advance £25.00 on the door

Sounds of Blackness

Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd November
Jazz Café 5 Parkway, Camden Town London NW1 7PG
Ticket price - £27.50 in advance £32.00 on the door

Janet Kay & Carroll Thompson

Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th November
Jazz Café 5 Parkway, Camden Town London NW1 7PG
Ticket price £17.50 in advance £20.00 on the door

Anita Baker

 Tuesday 26th June 2007
Royal Albert Hall London
Ticket price start from £31.50 - £50.00 

John Legend ft: Jamelia & Uncle Jam

Thursday 28th June 2007, Wembley Arena London Ticket price from £49.50

Al Green

Thursday 28th June 2007, Royal Albert Hall London, Tickets from £95.00
Friday 29th June 2007 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, Tickets from £79.00
Monday 2nd July 2007, Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, Tickets from £79.00
Wednesday 4th July 2007, National Indoor Arena Birmingham, Tickets from £79.00
Friday 6th July 2007, Hammersmith Apollo London, Tickets from £89.00

Kanye West

Monday 2nd July 2007, Manchester Apollo, Manchester, Tickets from £45.00

Lauryn Hill     :

Sunday 8th July 2007, Hammersmith Apollo London, Ticket price £37.50 in advance
Monday 9th July 2007, Carling Academy Birmingham, Ticket price £36.50
Tuesday 10th July 2007, Manchester Apollo Manchester, Ticket price £36.50
The 24 Hr Ticklet Hotline: 0870 735 5000  or go to: www.bookingsdirect.com

Natalie Cole

Thursday 5th July 2007, IndigO2 London, Ticket price from £22.50 - , £50.00

Xzibit

Saturday 14th July 2007, Astoria London, 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 8EN ticket price £20.00 in advance more on door
Sunday 15th July 2007, Barrowlands Glasgow, ticket price not available
Monday 16th July 2007, Ambassador Theatre Dublin, IRELAND ticket price not available

Ziggy Marley

Monday 25th June 2007, Shepherds Bush Empire London,ticket price £20.00 in advance more on door
Tuesday 26th June 2007, Rock City Nottingham, ticket price £19.50 more on the door

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Concert Review

The Best Disco in Town Live 2007
Friday 11th May
Colston Hall, Bristol

Rose Royce, The Three Degrees Odyssey & George McCrae

For those loyal disco fans that were looking for a night to reminisce of the good old days when we use to go out and actually enjoy ourselves, were not disappointed.  The atmosphere was buzzing and the range of people who attended ranged from the young who probably only knew of the tunes second time around or whose parents actually still had the old 12inch to the ones who were around for the first edition

The concert started out with the energetic (reformed) group Odyssey who had the audience up on their feet from their first song, when they started to sing Inside out there wasn’t a behind that was left on the seat, those who could or could not dance where up on their feet rocking and singing away to the music the night was set.

Now personally the only record I truly knew of George McCrae was Rock you Baby, but that man came out on the stage as if he was getting ready to party on down, looking at him for the age that he is (late 60’s) at a guess the man is a phenomenon.  When rock you baby came on the die hard fans who remember the bumps were hard at it trying not to dance themselves out of the aisle and looking in their faces you could see the pure enjoyment as they remembered the house parties when this track was large.

Prince Charles favorite group The Three Degrees came onto the stage as the original Divas but with grace and style.  These ladies looked good I bet there was many a woman out there in the audience who wishes that they looked half as good as these ladies did, they launched straight into classic songs in which they will always be remembered for their dance  routines and vocal harmonies are true and tight and we all sang along to the favorites i.e. A Woman in Love, take good Care of Yourself etc and one for the men Dirty ol Man…… they had the audience participate in the dance routines which we all remembered quite vividly as if it was yesterday.  Even though Sheila Ferguson was not present (she left in 1986) the group is still the longest running female group in history.

Rose Royce finished the night on a high, they came on the stage bouncing full of energy and had the audience full attention from beginning to end, they grooved it up and slowed it down effortlessly with humour and wit keeping the audience entertained at all times the crowd waited patiently to hear the song which we all wanted to hear and that was Car Wash the audience started clapping the signature tune over and over again and they were not to be disappointed.

The night ended on a high people left singing the tunes they longed to hear.  I enjoyed the night I would recommend anybody to catch the show you will have a memorable time and you will not be disappointed……

Entertainment News

Will Downing Ill

Soul/jazz crooner Will Downing, one of the most distinctive voices in the music world, has taken ill with the relatively rare disease polymyostis.

The following statement was posted on Will Downing website on April 15
I’ve been hospitalized since Jan. I felt extremely tired, sick etc, being one who fears Dr's it finally got so bad I had to go and found out I was sicker than I thought I have a disorder called POLYMYOSITIS a muscle debilitating disease that basically takes away all your muscles to the point where u can't walk or move your arms

Rapper Eve arrested

Rapper Eve has been arrested on suspicion driving under the influence of alcohol following a car crash in Los Angeles.  The car crash happened at 2.45am on Hollywood Boulevard where the rapper hit a central divider crashing the gold Maserati she had been driving.

Officers arrived on the scene where she was arrested and booked for drinking and driving.  She was released several hours later after posting bail.  She is due back in court on May 17th

Its official    Whitney Houson & Bobby Brown divorce finalized

R&B most dysfunctional couple marriage is no more.  The 14year marriage between Whitney Houson and Bobby Browns divorce is over……. and has been finalized.  The divorce was listed and uncontested by Bobby and Whitney was awarded sole custody of their 14year old daughter Bobbi Kristini.  Brown was granted reasonable visitation rights.

Houston filed for divorce in October 06 citing irreconcilable differences.

Celebrations for Whitney as she dines out with new love as divorce is finalised

Whitney Houston consigned heartbreak to the past as she stepped out for a bite to eat in Beverly Hills with her new beau, R&B singer Ray J, just days after her divorce from Bobby Brown became final.
The 43-year-old star is putting behind her the troubles of the past few years; she has a 14-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina.  And the icing on the cake of this fresh start seems to be new love Ray J - younger brother of Grammy-winning singer and actress Brandy

Angie Stone

Angie Stone having suffered last year form congestive heart failure reckons to have found a new spirit and appetite for her music.

Her new album is being recorded in the same studio on Sunset Blvd that Marvin Gaye used to record his 1976 album (I want you).

Stevie Wonder buys back stolen Grammy

Stevie Wonder is finally has in his possession his 1974 Grammy Award for best album after it was stolen several years ago.
Stevie had just emerged from a serious car accident when he was award the Grammy.

Word later circulated and made its way to Stevie that the statue was up on eBay which was put on line by a California auction house on behalf of an independent seller.  Stevie did not hesitate and got right into the bidding was where he eventually won in the end, it ended up costing him £20,125.

The police have been quoted as saying that they will not be trying to track down the thief as the award was never reported stolen.

Will you Marry Me!!!!!

Nick Cannon has popped the question!! Nick Cannon the actor/rapper popped the question to his girlfriend, Victoria’s Secret model Selita Ebanks in Times Square. Cannon got on bended knee, handing Ebanks a 12-carat diamond ring as an MTV jumbotron projected the words, “Selita, will you marry me?”

Jam Master Jay killer confesses to murder

It has been almost 5 years since the untimely unsolved killing of Run DMC Jam Master Jay it has been revealed that the police may now have a lead.

According to reports an un-named witness has informed cops that a 43 year old man was an accessory to the murder of Jay, who was shot to death in his Queen New York studio in October 2002.

The witness maintains that the accused confessed to his role in Jay’s murder as well as the 1995 murder of Randy Stretch Walker a close associate of rapper Tupac Shakur.

Janet Jackson

A 120million lawsuit has been filed against Janet Jackson over claims that 2 of her bodyguards choked one of her fans.  News leaked out over the lawsuit which claims that the fan was at a club in 2004 and tried to slip the star a note where he was suddenly attacked by the bodyguards.

Janet Jackson lawyers are currently trying to have the case thrown out of court but so far this has not been successful.

Akon Apologizes For Dirty Dancing

Akon has issued an apology to the people of Trinidad for dirty dancing with a 15-year old on stage at a concert.  Akon was not aware that Danah Alleyne, the daughter of a preacher, was underage when he called her to the stage for a simulated sex scene during his performance.
Akon is reported to have stated that he wants to sincerely apologize for the embarrassment and any pain that he has caused to the young woman who joined him on-stage, her family and the Trinidad community

No Trial Date For R.Kelly But His Estranged Wife Talks!

R. Kelly is heading to court but it’s only a status hearing for his impending child pornography trial. an official trial date has yet to be set.

Since the initial child pornography charges were leveled in 2002, after a tape surfaced showing what appears to be Kelly having sex with, and urinating on, a female who was allegedly 14-years-old, at the time a trial date has proven elusive. Kelly has maintained his innocence since the case first hit.

But everything hasn’t been rosy for the married father of three. Kelly’s estranged wife, Andrea, confirmed that the couple filed for divorce in 2006 after 11 years of marriage and that the two maintain separate residences. Andrea, a former back-up dancer and choreographer for Kelly, admitted that despite her marriage troubles, she has no ill feeling towards her man.

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Artist of the month

 Barry White

Say the name Barry White and you'd be hard pressed to follow it with the name of any other recording artist with such a huge, following.  Born Barry Eugene White September 21st , 1944   in Galveston, Texas, Barry White grew up singing gospel songs with his mother and taught himself to play the piano.

Barry grew up in the high-crime areas of South Los Angeles, where he joined a gang at the age of 10. At 17, he was jailed for four months for stealing $10,000 worth of tyres.
After being jailed, White left gang life and began a musical career at the dawn of the 1960s After moving from Texas to South Central Los Angeles, White made his recording debut at the tender age of 11, playing piano on Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love." He made his first record when he was 16 with a group called the Upfronts. The song was called "Little Girl" on a local L.A. label called Lummtone Records.  He worked for various independent labels around Los Angeles, landing an A&R position with the man responsible for the first pop recordings by Sam Cooke

In 1966. White was hired for 40 dollars a week to do A&R work, during this time White flirted with the idea of being a recording artist, making a record called "All in the Run of a Day." But he chose to stick with his A&R duties.   One of the first groups he worked with was the Versatiles who later changed their name to the 5th Dimension, White's first big hit came from Viola Wills, whose "Lost Without the Love of My Guy" went Top 20 in the R&B chart from this success his salary went up to 60 dollars a week.

White started working with Bobby Fuller, Bob Keene and Larry Nunes -- who later became White's true friend.  They all wanted to cut a female act. Barry had heard about a singer named Felice Taylor. They had three hit records, "It May Be Winter Outside," "I'm Under the Influence of Love," and "I Feel Love Coming On." They were huge hits in England.

In 1969, he got his break backing up three talented singers in a girl group called Love Unlimited. the group members honed their talents with White for the next two years until they all signed contracts with 20th Century Records. White produced, wrote and arranged the classic soul ballad "Walking in the Rain (With The One I Love)", which hit the Top 20 of the pop charts. The group would score more hits throughout the '70s and White eventually married the lead singer of the group, Glodean James.

While working on a few demos the record label suggested White step out in front of the microphone, to which he reluctantly agreed. His first solo chart hit in 1973's "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby", rose to No 1 in the  R&B charts and No 3 in the Pop chart.

That same year, the Love Unlimited Orchestra's recording of White's composition "Love's Theme" reached No1 in the Pop chart, one of only two instrumental recordings ever to do so. Other chart hits by White included "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (1973), "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (1974), "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (1974), "What Am I Gonna Do With You" (1975), "Let the Music Play" (1976), "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" (1977), "Your Sweetness is My Weakness" (1978), and "Change" (1982).
Although White's success on the pop charts slowed down as the disco era came to an end, he maintained a loyal following throughout his career. In the 1990s, he mounted an effective comeback with the albums The Icon Is Love (1994), whose biggest hit, "Practice What You Preach" reached the top of the charts, and Staying Power (1999), for which he won 2 Grammy Awards.
Barry White was a Grammy Award winning record producer, songwriter and singer responsible for the creation of numerous hit soul and disco songs. He released 106 gold and 41 platinum albums, 20 gold singles and ten platinum singles.

He created the Love Unlimited Orchestra,which consisted of live musicians, including string and percussion players. Records featuring White's deep bass voice and suave delivery were used by couples wishing to create a romantic ambience. Considered handsome and deeply romantic by his many female fans and admired for the unique blend of soul and classical orchestral musical elements he created, White was often affectionately referred to as the "Maestro" or "The Man with the Velvet Voice".the popular press refer to him as the "Walrus of Love"

White had been ill with chronically high blood pressure for some time, which resulted in renal failure in the autumn of 2002. He suffered a stroke in May 2003, after which he was forced to retire from public life. On July 4, 2003, he died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, at the age of 58 from renal failure. White was cremated, and his ashes were scattered by his family, and Michael Jackson, off the California coast

On September 20th  2004, Barry White was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York..

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