3rd Ear Music Gallery - Edition 12 - Aug/Sept 2002 Gallery




3rd Ear Music Gallery Edition 12 - Aug/Sept 2002 Gallery

Edition 12 - Aug/Sept 2002 Gallery

		Hidden Years: Hidden Years Stories Mbube Free Peoples Concert Colin Shamley The Turtles last tour Let's look up Brother Sound African Safari D Kramer -Dry Wine Woodstock Vision Newport USA '69 Milner Park Massacre T. Bird - Malawi Malombo Where are they now Lefifi Tladi & Dashiki Manhattan Brothers David Marks Bob Denton Mike Dickman Tighthead Fourie Noise Khanyile Hugh Masekela Kippie Moeketsi Maureen England Roy Malan Jeremy Taylor Abdullah Ibrahim Jannie Hofmeyr The Boys Band SAfrican Reissues: Jannie Hofmeyr Brian Finch David Marks Roger Lucey Azumah Bill Knight John Oakley-Smith Colin Shamley Sipho Mchunu News Forum: Mbube - feedback Paul Erasmus Russell Means Music and Censorship Copyright & Media Issues Everything you ever knew about copyright is wrong: Questions or comments? Talk to the Webmaster

A Privilege 1967 with Davy James 1967 Promo Shot of the Band with 3 David's, a Harry Poulos & Dutch singer Yvette Davy James - Rhythm Guitar & Vocals Harry Poulos - Hammond B3, Fender Strat and Vocals Yvette - Vocals Dave Crawford - Drums David Marks - Bass	Natal Folk 1968 - Jock Leyden copy Most of the cast for the 1968 Natal Folk Festival held at the YMCA in Durban & produced by David Marks for the SA Folk Music Association. Jock Leyden was the resident daily cartoonist for the Daily News for something like 30 years. Note some of the characters in the sketch - Brian Finch, Mel Green & Colin Shamley. This festival is also in the HYMAProject archives as is the 1972 event that ended up on a double LP.
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David Phyl - Gold Record for 200 Units Phyllis de Gouveia from Gold Records visited 3rd Ear Music in Durban recently; so Fran decided to award us a Gold Record. Why not? All the record companies do it & when the musicians ask where the royalties are they say...oops! Sorry, it was just a media promo stunt. Anyway, 3rd Ear likes to award itself a Gold records if we pass 100 units. Why not? There's a CD out (played on Radio 2000 a lot) that claims to be South Africa's greatest hits collection. Nobody but the complier has even heard of 90% of the songs. Hits?	Felt Forum - Chuck Berry 69 In 1969 David Marks worked on a series of Rock & Roll revival shows for Bill Hanley - including Live Peace in Toronto. But before Toronto, there were the notorious Felt Forum gigs (Madison Square Gardens, New York.) Chuck Berry, The Platters, Jimmy Canton, The Shirrels and Shan Na Na. David had his Camera out (as usual) and shot away at a gig that features in his Hidden Years Story - Part 1 - The South Shall Rise Again. The Photo is of General Chuck Berry conquering New York. ...see also >>

Brian Finch & Mike Dickman 1971 Dennis Skouse took this great shot of Brian Finch & Mike Dickman at David & Fran Marks' house in Lombardy East while rehearsing for Bringing Back The Good Times sessions - which were eventually recorded for Asylum Records in 1973. This was to be Brian's first solo album (released in 1974) produced by David until 2002's Hero of Heroes; project/project1101/bfinchcd.html < and although Brian had recorded 6 albums with Ken E Henson in between (and 3 compilations) this Good Times was to become a classic - that got no airtime whatsoever. It featured such international luminaries as Art Stead (Piano), Kevin Kruger (Drums), Ken E Henson (Electric Guitar) Robert John "Mutt" Lange (Bass), Bob Denton (Mandolin & Banjo), Paul Slatter (Violin), Mike Dickman (Acoustic Guitar) and Lofty Scholtz (Sax). The master tapes were found by Rob Allingham (Gallo). So they survived "the fire!!?" The HYMAProject is to re-issue the album soon.	Rose-Lee Genghis Great - office Rose-Lee & Genghis Markantonatos in the 3rd Ear Music Office, Durban. Rose-Lee recently toured Capetown with the Durban Girls' College Orchestra as 3rd Violinist. Genghis didn't quite make the cut, so he stayed & worked in the office.
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Thandi & Zamikile Nkomo at 3rd Ear Music July 2002 Zamakile (Vocals & Guitars) has reformed his Maskandi band, Abagijimi with the return of Mhanjelwa Ngcobo on Concertina. Durban Arts have been arranging a few gigs for the band & it looks as if there is some interest from France. Zamakile is still to produce a commercial recording. 3rd Ear has compiled a demo CD (a calling card) from the SAMP (South Africa Swedish Music Project) recorded while Zamakile was performing in Stockholm, Sweden in 1998.	Kruger Bans World 03 David at 3rd Ear Music in 1977 when Jimmy Kruger (Minister of Prisons & Police in the OSA) banned the World. (The Newspaper)

Paul Weinberg at Paul Weinberg Exhibit Paul Weinberg's Photo Book - Durban - was launched at the National Art Gallery in April 2002. It's a wonderful picture Essay of Durban. Paul, an activist & photographer of note during the bad old 80's documented the apartheid era for the Council of Churches & worked at Khotso House. He took some wonderful photos at many Music festivals.	John Gcaba serenades a little girl at Paul Weinberg's Exhibit John Gcaba is considered by many to be one of the best Zulu Maskandi musicians around. In the old tradition of the Maskanda Musician (wondering minstrel) John - who has been working as a gardener on the Berea in Durban for the past 20 years - still wanders the streets on weekends bringing joy to the city. 3rd Ear Music would like to try & keep this unique art alive - possibly through a Maskandi Meander?
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John Gcaba at Paul Weinberg Exhibit John Gcaba - in his traditional Beshu (a Zulu Suit as he calls it) - will be performing with a full orchestra at the State Theater in Pretoria in September; arranged by Pedro Espi-Sanchis & Robert Brookes. He will also play his nDloko (a one-string Oil Can Violin) This Classical Music venture will also feature another early 3rd Ear Musician from 1975, Madosini - playing her uMphe bows & Jews Harp.	John Gcaba plays his nDloko on the lawn of the National Art Gallery - David Marks & grand-daughter Cheyenne Donnelley dance.

Di Aspen, Lisha Donnelly and Italian friend Lara at 3rd Ear Music June 2002 Just thought we'd colour up the gallery with 3 pretty family friends.


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