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A songwriter since childhood,
Dwele's lifelong calling has been
music. "Music is what I do and
who I am. It's my release," he once
said, and that release is jaw-drop-
pingly apparent when he steps up
to the microphone. Beyond his
sublime voice, though, Dwele is
a talented multi-instrumental-
ist, having taught himself to play
piano, guitar, bass and trumpet.
Indeed, a highlight of his live show
is when he takes to the keys, hat
slightly tilted, eyes closed and soul
bared. Dwele is an old-school soul
musician raised on hip hop, and
it shows. Also, watch Dwele for
character changes - his on-stage
persona has been known to change
as he performs songs from each of
his albums.
Dwele's impressive showman-
ship, however, never overshad-
ows the other key component of
his performances - his band.
Though the lineup frequently
changes, Dwele's backing band
always--- in._top..nom.....energetic:
FILM IN BRIEF
Same old 'Bourne'
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
At Quality 16 and Showcase
Universal
The "Bourne" series is often too
smart for its own good, and when
"Ultimatum" tries to unravel it's
mysteries you realize there have
been too many evil department
heads and too many secret project
names to keep track of during the
course of the series. But in terms
of pure enjoyment, "Ultimatum,"
along withthe rest of trilogy, will be
When you first got to know Matt heralded as a classic
Damon as young Will Huntingback overrated.
in '97, it's a fair assumption you
didn't say, "I can see that guy crash-
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someone with a ballpoint pen." A Not exact
decade later, however, Damon has and e
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action hero as Jason Bourne. The *** .
final chapter of the trilogy, "The
Bourne Ultimatum," is a worthy "Becoming Jane"
finale filled with all the answers and At the Michigan
ass-kicking you could ask for. Miramax
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R&B star Dwele and J Dilla. His two solo albums,
2003's Subject and 2005's Some
brings his smooth Kinda... have taken the R&B world
by storm with their clean beats,
tunes back home distinctive character and jazzy
instrumentation. In fact, his jazz
By MATT RONEY influence sets him apart from his
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A performer who deftly blends courtesy of Universal
he best of the old and the best of Bourne is still on the run after
he new, Dwele does his home- being chased through roughly 75
own proud. Detroit has always percentofthe countries intheworld.
een a hub of R&B and soul, and With the help of a former adversary
with artists like him continuing (Julia Stiles, "Save the Last Dance"),
he tradition into the twenty-first he has almost reached the end of his
entury, it will continue to be for search for answers. But now the full
ears to come. wrathoftheCIAhasbeenunleashed
upon him and he must fight his way
to the top using his patented three-
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Becoming Jane is a fictitious
take on Jane Austen's supposed love
affair that pales in comparison to
those found in her famous novels.
A young Austen (Anne Hatha-
way, "The Devil Wears Prada"), the
daughterofapoverty-strickenpastor,
defiesthenotionofmarriagewithout
affection that her mother and sisters
so adamantly and daily force upon
her. After multiple encounters with
Tom LeFroy (James McAvoy, "The
Last King of Scottland") Austen's
writing develops a love affair with
him she cannot attain. The story
reflects abasicrecipe-stubborngirl
meets arrogant boy; they love, but
can't live happily ever after.
The film does captivate, however,
with its dynamic characters and a
plotline that ebbs and flows toward
the promise of a fairytale ending.
But it's a promise left unfulfilled.
KELLYN JACKSON
got Britpop. And Detroit, well,
Detroit's got soul. And so does
Dwele (whose
full name, Dwele
Andwele,
means "God August11
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of the Motor $18,18+
City. Blind Pig
Following
in the footsteps of Motown leg-
ends Stevie Wonder and Marvin
Gaye, Dwele has the perfect R&B
voice - smooth, emotive, and
pitch-perfect. Since his demo, The
Rize, began circulating around
Detroit, he has become a ubiqui-
tous collaborator, appearing on
tracks by the likes of Slum Village
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