Bedouin clashes alone
Since he's always been Jay Malinowski, it wasn't hard to go from holding the title of Bedouin Soundclash's lead singer to being a self-titled musician, Malinowski said.
And although he just released a record on his own, Bright Lights & Bruises, Malinowski is still a part of the reggae-soul band that earned many awards including a Juno in 2006 for New Group of the Year.
Film Review: Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Garry Marshall
Warner Brothers Pictures
New lines Cinema
3 stars
Director Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman, Princess Diaries) has taken the joy and heartbreak of the holiday to the big screen in this year’s romantic comedy Valentine’s Day.
New light on CKCU
There is a new voice on CKCU. The seven-year running Salam Ottawa, a Muslim radio show, will be replaced by Light on the Path. Although you will be able to hear the show's new DJ, you'll probably never know his name.
“I have to be careful about showing off,” said the third-year law and psychology student. “In Islam there is an understanding that showing off, called ‘riya,’ is very bad. While I am very excited about the show, I don't want my name associated with it because I don't want to show off.”
New sun rising over aboriginal experiences
The theme of this year’s New Sun Conference on Aboriginal Arts, “Something Else Again!” was an opportunity to educate people about aboriginal arts, experience and the community, said host Allen J. Ryan, New Sun chair of aboriginal art in culture.
The 9th annual conference was hosted in the Minto Centre and Fenn Lounge on Feb. 27.
Banjo-ing across Africa
Bela Fleck has been around a while, you could say.
The famed American banjo player first broke out onto the music scene back in the 1970s, before starting his successful bluegrass/jazz fusion group Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.
As of late, though, his focus has trailed off into a very different musical area.
With a year-long break from his work with the Flecktones back in 2005, Fleck headed to Africa.
“I wanted to go to where the banjo came from and interact with the musicians there,” Fleck said.
