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MUSIC AND MEMORIES PART TWO: ESSENTIAL CDS FROM FAIRUZ, FARID EL ATRACHE, MELINA KANA, ALEX PANGMAN

Posted on March 24, 2021 by strecker

*The Fairuz CD Almahaba is a powerful yet finely-realized up-close experience, one that requires the listener’s surrender. Here, surely, is evidence why Fairuz is a legend in the Arabic world. Her vocal embellishments are very difficult to achieve, according to … Continue reading →

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MUSIC AND MEMORIES:  MUST HEAR CDS PART ONE

Posted on March 23, 2021 by strecker

*On the CD Origins, pianist Ivana Gavric inhabits Haydn’s Piano Concerto No, 11 in D as familiar turf of his spirit, as if pianist and composer share not only one joie de vivre, but one joie d’être as well. We … Continue reading →

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ARTIST/WRITER MARK RYALL ON HIS NEW NOVEL AGE-DECODED – “ABOUT THE IMMINENT TSUNAMI OF GENETIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY” – AND HIS PAINTINGS …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 17, 2021 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: You have a new book just published and a number of recent paintings, so please tell us about these projects. Why do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? MARK RYALL: They matter to … Continue reading →

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NATHALIE BONJOUR ON “DIGIDANCE” PRESENTATION OF CRYSTAL PITE’S BODY AND SOUL, AN EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN FILM PREMIERE, PERFORMED BY LEGENDARY PARIS OPERA BALLET – STREAMING ONLINE FEBRUARY 17-23, 2021…A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 11, 2021 by strecker

Tickets & information on Body and Soul and Digidance at harbourfrontcentre.com JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about the creation of Digidance. What is it, why did it need to happen, and how did … Continue reading →

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FIVE POEMS ON THE DEATH OF REGAN RUSSELL James Strecker © 2020, James Strecker

Posted on September 15, 2020 by strecker

I read the last of these now revised poems at the presentation of the Dr. Jean Rumney Award posthumously to Regan Russell on September 14, 2020 at the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA   REGAN BRINGS WATER TO THE PIGS Regan brings water … Continue reading →

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FIVE POEMS FOR REGAN BY JAMES STRECKER presented on Sunday, August 23 at Niagara-on-the-Lake, in memory of his friend, Reagan Russell, for AT WAR FOR ANIMALS NIAGARA

Posted on August 24, 2020 by strecker

I read my new cycle of poems dedicated to my dear friend of over forty years, Regan Russell, titled FIVE POEMS FOR REGAN, at Rally for Regan in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Sunday, August 23. The event was sponsored by AT WAR … Continue reading →

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REGAN RUSSELL: SHE BROUGHT WATER TO THE PIGS – WHY WAS SHE KILLED?

Posted on July 7, 2020 by strecker

ATTENTION: IF YOU WANT TO SHARE MY ARTICLE ON THE KILLING OF REGAN RUSSELL A number of people have had difficulty in trying to share my blog article on Regan Russell below (it’s still posted at James Strecker Reviews the … Continue reading →

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REGAN RUSSELL, IN MEMORY: SHE BROUGHT WATER TO THE PIGS – WHY WAS SHE KILLED?

Posted on July 5, 2020 by strecker

Preface: My good friend Regan Russell and I used to do public presentations. Regan would discuss issues related to animals and I would read my poems on animal rights. We were planning to do more. Regan was killed on June … Continue reading →

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MELANIE: ROCK SINGER/SONGWRITER, WITH LATEST SINGLE “LOVE SUCKS” AT 200K PLAYS, EXPLAINS “THE SONG IS AN ODE TO LOVING OURSELVES FIRST AND SAYS THAT LOVE DOESN’T SUCK WHEN YOU DO. LOVE IS AMAZING IF YOU CAN LOVE YOU FIRST…A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on June 7, 2020 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to me MELANIE: The last project /single I … Continue reading →

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BLACK CREEK REIGN ‘S DARREN ARMOOGAM AND LEX STULTZ ON THEIR SIGNATURE BLEND – WITH JAKE BIRMAN – OF ROCK, FUNK, WITH DASHES OF REGGAE, POP AND JAZZ… A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on June 4, 2020 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to BLACK CREEK REIGN: Hi James, looking forward … Continue reading →

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