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'Monday, December 5, 1988
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Yo-yo Ma's magic
Cellist to claim crowd with a bow
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BY NABEEL ZUBERI
A musical occasion when one feels
truly benevolent toward the whole
absurd human race is rare indeed, but
it happened one night when I
witnessed Was (Not Was) performing
live. On their spring/-summer stints
in London this year, the band was the
funkiest thing in the Western
Hemisphere.
Not a moment too soon, too, for
4fter exploding onto the dancefloor
with witty groove classics "Wheel
e Out" and "Out Come the Freaks"
ack in the early '80s, the Was
1rothers and cohorts followed up
with some patchy vinyl output. But
with the release of the What Up,
og? album, they are back on top
form.
The two hits from the album,
"Walk the Dinosaur" and "Spy in the
IIouse of Love," showcase the vocal
talents of Sir Harry Bowenswand
Sweet Pea Atkinson. These two are
soul singers in the classic mold;
gowens can manipulate a phrase in
true gutbucket soul fashion, playing
up to the audience with a certain
mischief, and beside him, Sweet Pea
Atkinson is the sharp, sussed soul
man whose voice sometimes hints at
the majesty of uptempo Wilson
Pickett.
And behind these two vocal foils,
the band is tight as a drum, but loose
eniough to make you feel they're
having a party. Live, all these high-
pdigree musicians exhibit some of
their flourishes. There are heavy
metal guitar riffs, jazzy under-
currents, solid J.B. funk grooves and
( whole lot more that goes into Was
(Not Was)'s musical potpourri.
BY DAVID E. SCHEFFLER
TONIGHT, a crowd will wait under
extinguished lights for the pas-
sionate Yo-yo Ma and his cello.
With a sweeping strike of his bow,
he will begin once again another
seductive persuasion of the willing
wood in his hands, filling the
auditorium and his cello with Bach's
"Sonata No. 2 in D major" and
Schubert's "Arpeggione Sonata in A
minor." After an unfortunate inter-
mission, he will deliver the "Violin-
Cello Duo," a recent work written
by they American composer Leon
Kirchner, then conclude with the
careful two-note splashes of Brahm's
"Sonata in D minor, Op.108."
And, in a rosin dust cloud of
intrigue, Yo-yo Ma will leave Ann
Arbor for another year.
Yo-yo Ma was born in Paris, in
1955, of Chinese parents. His father
introduced him to the timbral instru-
ment at the impressionable age of
four; he performed in public for the
first time at age five. He studied
with Janos Schulz, and began
extended studies with Leonard Rose
at Juilliard School.
Ever since he has been
shamelessly devoted to expressing
vast areas of chamber music liter-
ature. Yo-yo Ma resonated his
strings in a quartet on an album of
Schubert's Quartets, and has
collaborated with Emanuel Ax with
precipitate recordings of the com-
plete Brahms and Beethoven cello
sonatas. In each of the last four
years, Yo-yo Ma has collected a
Grammy for his mellifluous
recordings. Yo-yo Ma also teaches
many master classes in cello. He
presently serves on the Mas-
achusetts Council of Arts and
Humanities and is the Honorary
Artist Chairman of Young Audi-
ences for 1987.
Yo-yo Ma resides in Winchester,
Massachusetts, with his wife Jill,
son Nicholas, daughter Emily, and
There are heavy metal guitar riffs, jazzy undercurrents,
solid J.B. funk grooves and a whole lot more that goes
into Was (Not Was)'s musical potpourri.
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Sometimes all these disparate
elements don't quite gel - like
Prince, Was (Not Was) are a little
too eclectic at times - but for the
most part the music is exciting in its
inventiveness and wit.
Humor is what makes the band
particularly special. David Was is
one of the few R&B writers whose
lyrics match the excellence of the
rhythms. He shines a light on the
absurd cartoon nature of America;
"Out Come the Freaks," a theme
song of sorts, and one which they
continually elaborate, sums up the
ironic, yet affectionate Was world
view - basically, "what fools these
mortals be."
Was (Not Was) reaffirm Detroit's
position in the encyclopedia of
rhythm and blues. As spiritual
descendants of the Tamla Motown
rhythm section, their verve and exu-
berance should be the perfect panacea
for those late semester blues. Let the
music use you tonight!
WAS (NOT WAS) will play at the
Nectarine Ballroom at 10p.m. sharp.
Tickets are $12.50. Come out with
the rest of thefreaks.
The premier cellist
annual performance
of the world, Yo-yo Ma returns for his
in Ann Arbor tonight at Hill.
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his two cellos: a Montagnana crafted
in Venice in 1733, and a priceless
and rare Stradivarius from 1717.
Yo-yo Ma will have two
accomplices with him tonight. Kath-
ryn Stott will accompany Yo-yo on
the piano. She was born in
Lancashire, England, in 1958,
studied at the Yehudi Menuhin
School, and eventually played her
way to London's Royal College of
Music. Her solo career commenced
when she won a prize at the Leeds
International Competition in 1978.
Her agile fingers have flourished the
London Symphony Orchestra. Scott
will launch a nationwide recital tour
of Britain in 1990. Her musical
partnering with Yo-yo Ma began in
1985 and has entertained ears in
London and much of Europe.
Lynn Chang of Harvard Uni-
versity will provide the evening's
violin spice. Found often with Yo-
yo in chamber music performances,
Lynn also performs frequently at the
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
HOUSE OF WINGS
Center. He has also been discovered
at the Boston Pops Orchestra, the
Buffalo Philharmonic, the Beijing
Symphony, and the Hong Kong
Philharmonic.
YO-YO MA performs tonight at 8
p.m. at hill Auditorium. A few
tickets, ranging from $10 to $28,
still remain and are available at the
University Music Society's Bell
Tower Box Office.
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