istoryof
orthwe tern
High Schoo
Th
m nt p n 0
tudent meet alumni, city and
communi ty leader to di cus
chall n f in them today. It
will b held Tu day, March 9 at
orthw t m High Sch 01. For
m rc information, cal189 -1865,
1. 284.
Oz comes to
the Youtheatre
. The Wizard of Oz will come to
tb Youtheatre tage at Mu ic
Hall C nter March 13 and 14 in
puppet form. Tickets for adults
and hildren are 6 each. For in­
formation r garding show times
and group rates, call (313) 963-
23 .
-
HEALTH-O-RAMA
slated
The Wellnes Services De­
partment of Marygrove College.
will sponsor Project HEALTH­
- AMA on March 18 from
'10:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Madame
adillac Building located on the
Coli ge campu at 8425 W.
McNichols. Free and low cost
creenings will be available to
anyone at 1 ast 18 years. For
more information call 862-8000,
e. t 5 6.
I Ma,{lageme"nt
program slated
The improvement of good or
rvice will be addressed in
akland University's Intergrated
e ur Management Program,
starting the week of March 22.
Cours are conducted from 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. weekdays at Adams
High School in Rochester HUt .
For information all (313) 370-
312 .
Used book sale at
Main Branch
More than 16,0 books and
magazin will beoffered for sale
at the Detroit Public Library'
Used B ok ale April 2 and 3 at
the Main Branch. For more in­
formation cal) 833-4048.
Not B iII' R e cor d s p r e­
nts ... William Elijah and Tricia
...___..j--.. ..... ·...JI a.k.a W.E. Jam.
A permanent collection .E. Jam. w born in 1990
from March 8-11, 1993 at the when e grou� nam ake WiI-
SWOld into Plow hare Ham Elijah after many years of '
Peace Center &: Gallery, 33 E
Adams. For information working th Detroit bar and social
(965-5422). circuit playing trumpet and writ­
ing songs wanted more. Many
would say Elijah is already a sue­
cess in the music busin , he's
been making" a living solely in
music ince he was 15 years old
playing with many well known
Detroit acts and Motown greats.
Keeping company with Martha
Reeves, Kim Weston, Mary
Wells, Aretha Franklin, Eddie
Kendricks, David Ruffin, the En­
chanments, The Sun Messengers
to whom Elijah sti Q1' with,
100+-""" msptren W n in
........... self and reach
·Am rican
Oi played
Vi w 101 portrait of
exceptional Americans thru
March 7-21, 1993 at the DIA,
5200 Woodward.
Admi ion:$6. Advance
ticke (1 -2323.
Imaging
Alternativ
War or Peace?
A Piece
-of My Hea
This, i a searing portrait of
ix women who leave for
Vietnam in the pirit of
adventure nd are
sub equently slowly beaten
down by the reality of
bloodshed and brutality.
When the women return they
experience many of the arne
difficulties re-adjustin do
the men to whom they
minis ted. Inspired by Keith
Walker s book of oral
hi torie at 0 entitled A Piece
of My Heart. La tion: Earl
D.A. Smith Theatre
(McNichols campus), March
7-22.. Brochure available.
(313199 -11 0).
Visionary
Views: Society
in conftlct
The current art exhibition
at .. the Detroit Repertory
Theatre, (1310 Woodrow
Wil on}. The exhibition
f-o-cu e on the ocial
problem and I sues which
effect an urban community,
uch as hornele n s, ingle
p are nu n , poverty. and
joble ness. Thi exhibition
is the creation of
photographer Charzette
Torrence. Torrence i .
currently a student at
Detroit' Center for Creative
Studie . and will graduate in
April. Th sh w runs until
March 21. 1 (9. For
information (868-1 47).
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continued from 81
"Deep Cover," the #1 rap single
from th D p 0 er undtra ,
and whose Doggy tyl album
will e th la l's n xt relea in
r.arly 1 ( 93") ther Death Rowart­
ists will announced in the near
Iuuir All will pr duced b
r I vho \ III at. dire t the la­
bel 'vide, as he has for
"Nuthin' But A '0' Thang. " "I
havc th fr dom to do wha v r
th hell I wanna do. My only te t
I . if sornco else did it would I
buy It rath r th n win rom my
()\ n VIO '1"
"Dre h vi Ion" say Jimmy
I .ovinc lntc cope head and a
producer in hi wn right. "I
JI 'W he' n . o the gr at produc­
ers ar iund toda bccau his
"ppn a '11 cornbmcs a lot f dif cr-
.nt we rid in mu i and life. H
an reach ev ryon . B cau of
his rcativity and
pushin the limi like mo t pro-
ducers don t anym r th day
- whether in r p or rock - he
de rve his wn la 1. H s that
gi t 'd." Add mana er ug
Knight,"Dre' jna las byhi -
If. "
ow having Death Row Re­
cord, Ore ay he finally at-a
place when! he can >DC ntrat on
hi mu i rather than any rsonal
contr vcrsy, " ot nly d I have
the be t arti ts around but I m
working with ople I got love for
and trust in. Now I can concen­
tra on my mi ion: Tell the truth
and true to the m u ic I hear."
it in the intro to The
gai with attitud ?
az on a m therf---
BEST CHANCE:
M tch M rch 3,
1993
Lotto Ticket
There' a bright light lumin t­
ing from Detroit we dventure
into the 1990 a new p ident,
chan i in th air, bringing new
mu ic from everywhere, music
that rna rs. Mind food that' be­
ing rved by two talen d indi­
viduals who crea d dish called
(D.U.S.) or Detroit Urban Soul-
10 and understanding through
music nd dance.
1
THUS ENTERS DETROIT
urban soul, a combination of old
school sounds with new school
funk.
Investigating his commercial
potential Elijah developed a duo
featuring Tricia Hill, who also
wanted more.
"Even though I just earned a
degree in communications I
. wanted to sing more than any­
thing so I wanted to know with all
the talent we hav in Detroit,
where would you go to get some­
thing started?"
That one question lead Tricia
to the Motown Museum in Detroi t
where she found her musicalliai­
son, Mr. John Knowles.
"In April 1991, I was the musi­
cal di rector for a Motown type
revi w, John said he had someone
com to him for help to make a
dem and asked if I had material
for a female vocalist, I did and by
our first meeting we clicked and
singing together felt so good I
couldn't let this opportunity pass
me by."
Gi ven advice by another indus­
try pro Robert (fonsta) Bacon co­
pr ducer for Profile Records rap
arti t DJ Quick's top 10 hit "Jus
Lyke Compton", Elijah's ix-year
correspondence with Bacon gave
him a direct pipeline into the in­
du try, but with each demo outing
something. was missing, until
now.
"H use! ". Bacon gave a credit­
able stamp to the duo's current
outing marking a mature sound
with funky tracks and harmonies
d aling with mature subjects.
W.E. Jam has arrived!
I��, en \
I�'(�\\ I )H\ s eH II
I�(·(�I I JI\(� /\ R(� a I
\afHlioll.
W.E. JAM - William Elijah and Tricia Hill.
IN OCTOBER 1991, W.E.·
Jam made their first appearance at
a well known Detroit venue called
Alvin's and brought the house
down with an eight-piece band,
four hip-hop dancers and two sets
of originals and slick Elijah ar­
ranged cove rs.
One onlooker explains: "I've
watched William grow from
childhood to manhood and its all
been done in music, this W.E. Jam
thing is only the beginning, his
music now 'comes from his soul '.
Making the transitionfrom live _
act to recording act seems-to be an
easy one for the Detroit based duo
with Elijah's flair for the funk and
Hill's classy air, so open your
mind and your ears and let the
rhythm take you, because when
W.E Jam you jam!
F.
D
'ou don'[ think \'OU
have the tim , try a Bounc Ba k W; ek nd at
e
Woodfie'ld Hilton.
away from all
plu. near­
at the I th
large t indoor mall, Wo dfield. Or ki k ba k and
relax in our indoor pool. auna or whirlpool. njoya
fr. e Continental Breakfa: t a It da ' and kid, stay
free too (that i of course, if you wantto brin them).
Presenting:
March 10, 19V
"Genderly Unbuttoning"
Featuring: Lisa Klieger
and Sun rog
All.reading tart at 8:00 p.m. $3.00 admission.
Open reading before and after the main act.
• •
orizons 10
oetry
The second Wedne day of every month at:
Alvins
5756 Cass Ave.,. Detroit
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