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Nectarine turns worldly
By Amy Koch
It's been broadcasted over WIQB,
posted on every kiosk on campus,
and been "the" lunch conversation
everywhere from the East Quad
courtyard to the Martha Cook
dining room. But, though a sense
of social excitement is brewing, the
U.M. campus is unsure as to what
the Nectarine Ballroom is scheming
that will transform Ann Arbor's
average Wednesday nights into a
musical and cultural extravaganza.
In order to alleviate the
redundancy of midweek treks to the
UGLI and thecrowded top 40 bar
scene, the Nectarine Ballroom and
Prism Productions have created the
Wednesday night "World Beat
Party" whichnwill eliminate the
standard "too packed to dance"
situation by providing a huge dance
floor while terminating stagnant
musical entertainment with a
perpetual stream of reggae talent.
When questioned about the mo -
tivational factors behind such a
series, Prism Productions pointed
to the huge success of Steel Pulse's
September show, which launched
the thought of an all encompassing
"World Beat" series. As the title
indicates, this series is unique in
that it boasts a spicy world flavor
(i.e. reggae, ska, calypso, creole,
salsa] and does not cater to one
homogeneous group. Rather, it will
draw a diverse crowd from various
Ann Arbor social realms that can
party as one by uniformly,
celebrating their love of a good
beat.
In creating the ambience of "the
islands", the folks at the Nectarine
Ballroom have several tricks up
their sleave. A drawing will be held
each week for free copies of a
spotlighted reggae-type artist's
current release. Tonight's giveaway
will be Burning Spear's newest
release, People of the World.
As a final focal point of this
series, a vacation for two in
Jamaica will be rafled off. The great
thing about these weekly drawings
is that even if you win an album,
you re-qualify each time you pay
the cover charge.
In addition to live "island"
music, the Nectarine will host two
of Ann Arbor's most qualified
worldbeat disc jockeys. Brian
Tomsic from WCBN's "Caribbean
Jamboree" and Tom Simonian from
WEMU's "Third World Dance
Party" will spin wax from around
the world. Aside from great tunes,
an especially enticing element for
the tight budgeted UM student is
the half price drink specials until
eleven o'clock. And, "yes", there
will be Jamaican beer
Tonight's first "World Beat
Party" will feature Irie, a
reggae/calypso band from
Cleveland. Irie [Eye-Reel is defined
in Jamaican as "the absolute,
spiritual, and temporal best."
Though catagorized as reggae,
Deighton Charlemagne, lead
vocalist and music arranger of the
band, states that Irie "really makes
island music" because of his and
three other band members' native
backgrounds.
The group is unique as while
four members are from St. Lucia,
the others are American, and
therefore a distinct blend of
American "reggae" is coupled with
a true "island" influence. Irie is
known for their "beautiful, happy
and exciting" music which is
generated by way of vocals,
percussion, and, particularly, steel
drums, a native St. Lucian
instrument.
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Steel Pulse, Third World, and Eek-
a-Mouse are a few of the acts with
whom Irie has performed. The
novel sound of Irie has not only
captivated their audiences, but also
piqued the interest of many top
ranking artists in the future of this
band.
Tyrone Downie, long-time
member of the Wailers, Dennis
Thompson, an engineer noted for
his superb expertise with Bob
Marley, and Steel Pulse have all
collaborated with Irie on their first
LP expected for release this spring.
When asked to comment about
being chosen to open the Nectarine
Ballroom's "World Beat Party"
series, Charlemagne stated that he
and Irie "get psyched up for every
performance and we especially love
Ann Arbor". Doors open at 9 p.m.
Pulitzer prize winning poet
wood Awards.
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By Keith Hersh
Today, after some of the
University's best student writers
are recognized at the Undergraduate
Hopwood Awards ceremony,
American poet Richard Wilbur
will give an open reading.
Wilbur was born in New York
City on March 1, 1921. He con-
sidered a career in journalism
while attending Amherst College
but soon shifted his interest to
poetry, and begansto write in
earnest while serving in Europe
during World War II.
In 1947, he achieved immediate
notoriety with his first volume of
verse, The Beautiful Changes.
His career has been highlighted by
many awards; including the
Pulitzer Prize and the National
Book Award for his 1956
collection, Things of the Worsd.
In addition to his poetry, Wilbur
has made several highly-acclaimed
translations of French comedies
by Moliere into English couplets
and also wrote the majority of the
lyrics for Leonard Bernstein's
operetta, Candide.
Wilbur has suggested that his
poems "incline to favor a
spirituality which is not
abstracted, not dissociated and
world-renouncing". In fact, he
might be seen as one of the few
remaining strongholds of order in
the increasingly chaotic arena of
modern poetry. While many con-
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temporary poets seek to dissolve
form, Wilbur celebrates it.
Wilbur has been called "one of
the few living American masters
of formal verse," treating diverse
subjects from war to the death of a
toad which "the power mower
caught\Chewed and clipped off a
leg"-with a metrical and often
rhymed voice. When reading his
work, one can appreciate the
intelligence, wit, and insight that
illuminate his poetry and hallmark
this increasingly unusual poet.
In addition to the presentation
of theUnderclassman Hopwood
awards for fiction, poetry,
drama/screenplay, and essay, the
Academy of American Poets
Prize, the Bain-Swiggett Prize,
the Michael R. Gutterman Award,
and the Roy W. Cowden
Memorial Fellowship will also be
awarded after the reading. The
ceremony will take place at 4:00
p.m. today in the Rackham
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