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In the News (Fri 18 Dec 09)

  
  Gigi Leung Wing Kei | Yummy! Celebrities and Entertainment News
Gigi Leung Wing Kei started her entertainment career in modeling when she was still in university, and immediately caught the eye of film producers inviting her for movies making.
Gigi Leung then surprised her fans by releasing her first album “Love Myself” in 1996, and she proved that she can be a good singer as well.
Gigi Leung was cute and pretty; in my school days she was one of the most popular dream girl among peers.
yummycelebrities.com /2005/09/14/gigi-leung   (686 words)

  
 Gigi Shibabaw Downloads :: calabashmusic.com
Gigi Shibabaw was raised amid a family of ten in the Ethiopian countryside, surrounded by music.
On the pumping opener, 'Gud Fella,' Gigi's voice is clear and strong as she declares anxious infatuation with a dangerous man. Impossible and inappropriate love is the overriding theme in these thirteen very different tracks.
After five years, Ethiopian singer Gigi returns with her much anticipated album, Gold and Wax, an organic blend of African songs mixed with elements of Jamaica, India and America.Featuring a stellar roster, bassist Bill Laswell has assembled an eclectic array of musical talent for Gold and Wax.
gigi.calabashmusic.com   (1074 words)

  
 Gerry Lyseight - Press & PR   (Site not responding. Last check: )
With the release of the long-awaited Gold and Wax, Gigi is ensuring her place as an ambassador of ancient sound with modern sensibilities.
Gigi returns with long-awaited second album Gold and Wax famed singer again reinvents Ethiopian ancestry in song Since recording what NY Times head music critic Jon Pareles cited as the “best obscure album of 2001,” the long-awaited follow-up to Gigi’s stellar debut has finally landed.
The fifth child in a family of ten, Gigi was raised close to the Ardi River as her family irrigated coffee plant crops.
www.gerrylyseight.co.uk /presspr/gigi.html   (1119 words)

  
 Rock Paper Scissors - Abyssinia Infinite, Zion Roots (Network) - Record of the month
Weaving her way through the beats comes the young Ethiopian singer Gigi, answering a phrase from the accordion, waiting for its reply, moving on.
Gigi is a professional singer who lives in the US, where she recorded with the producer Bill Laswell.
Gigi’s first album, also produced by Bill Laswell, was a thoroughly modern dance album, recorded with the finest New York session musicians and made unique by the singer’s unusual vocals.
www.rockpaperscissors.biz /index.cfm/fuseaction/current.articles_detail/project_id/117/article_id/1688.cfm   (419 words)

  
 Unity Church of Fort Worth
Unity Singers is a volunteer choir with membership of 60-70, performing approximately once per month, singing 3- and 4-part harmony on a broad range of musical styles.
In 2002 she won the songwriting contest at the University of North Texas, and was one of the select few to perform at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival.
Gigi has two CD's original music, "One of Those Years" and "Nothin' But Angels." Find her local performance schedule at www.gigicervantes.com.
www.unityfortworth.org /MusicMinistry.html   (1256 words)

  
 :: calabashmusic.com
Gigi Shibabaw was raised amid a family of ten in the Ethiopian countryside, surrounded by music.
Her early determination to become a singer put her at odds with her father, but she never wavered, leaving home for Nairobi before returning to Addis Ababa--the Ethiopian capital--as a singer and songwriter of instant note.
On the pumping opener, 'Gud Fella,' Gigi's voice is clear and strong as she declares anxious infatuation with a dangerous man. Impossible and inappropriate love is the overriding theme in these thirteen very different tracks.
calabashmusic.com /world/publisher/artistview/action/viewbio?item_id=6910   (519 words)

  
 David Beecroft Quintet - Band Projects
When I met Gigi she was rather shy about singing, in fact it was a full year before I even knew that she could sing.
It turns out that Gigi had sung in the past, being a member of “Inquest” (Neue deutsche Welle) which translated means a German New Wave group in 1981 and in Los Angeles she was a singer in a well known fusion group called “Wishful Thinking”.
Gigi is always working on new musical conceptions, I am writing new music and we of course feature the compositions of our guest player.
www.beecroft.de /Music_Projects/Band_Projects_Discover.html   (517 words)

  
 Ethiopian singer Gigi to open for Baaba Maal 01/24/02
Singers are looked down upon yet they sell our records and you can find an Ethiopian singer's record in every home - yet that singer is in poverty, never seeing any money from it.
But Gigi - born Ejigayew Shibabaw, the fifth of 10 children - was convinced of her own ability and left her country briefly for Kenya.
Gigi hopes not to be known as just an Ethiopian singer or one who makes Ethiopian records catering to a specialized market of consumers.
www.irvineworldnews.com /Bstories/jan24/gigi.html   (1101 words)

  
 Music Productions for Bands, Artists, Radio, TV & Film. Digital Recording Studio.
- RnB singer Ruth is recording a new song at e5 music having Waldhorn produce and mix her vocals to the hot beat.
- Known Mexican pop singer "Pako Madrid" has returned to LA to record more songs and to mix and wrap up his album at e5 studios with Waldhorn/Aranda as producers and engineers.
The musicians were a joke and to be honest, without the great musicians including the great singers she had before, the music is nothing but cheap Salsa now with a not so good front singer.
www.e5music.net /main/web.htm   (5424 words)

  
 Dirty Linen #99
Gigi (her given name is Ejigayehu Shibabaw) wrote all the songs on the album.
Gigi had already achieved a good measure of recognition before she showed up on our horizon.
One of 10 children whose parents moved the family away from Addis Ababa in favor of a life on a coffee plantation, by the time she was a teenager Gigi faced a problem not unfamiliar to many aspiring musicians worldwide.
www.dirtynelson.com /linen/99/gigi.html   (724 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Gold and Wax: Music: Gigi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gigi herself soars siren-like over the top of ambient leaning tunes, or she digs in with her plaintive high-pitched voice on more rhythmically anchored pieces.
Gigi's music is an authentic experience where the ancient and modern mingle in an intriguing soul infusion of rich rhythms and alluring and at times ethereal vocals.
Go for "Gigi." If you can't hear how Gold and Wax is dramatically inferior to all her other work, then you are neither an active nor a discriminating listener, and are a prisoner of your own ignorance.
www.amazon.com /Gold-Wax-Gigi/dp/B0001K2L56   (1877 words)

  
 gigimoto   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sometimes she brings cakes to Gigi… and the consideration whether one still dreams, if one knows that no more time remains to carry out dreams.
Only it is in the morning around three, the place is their own studio, the day is between two of the approximately one hundred concerts in the past year.
NZZ Their songs are not spongelike accumulations of quotations, but just as crisp and clever combinations of different elements, receiveing a homogeneous and unmistakable charakter through the souly voice of Gigi Moto.
www.panagency.ch /bands/gigimotoE.htm   (1303 words)

  
 CD Baby: GIGI AND THE LEND ME A HAND BAND: Rockin' in the Ocean - from payplay
Award winning singer Gigi and her highly acclaimed band release this energy filled album in Rock, Swing and Doo-wop styles written under the request and guidance of the NY Aquarium for elementary school children in celebration of sea mammals and their hab
Gigi was asked by the Aquarium to write and produce a show celebrating Sea Mammals in a fun and stylized form reminiscent of blasts from the past to tie into the Aquarium’s 50’s beginnings, and “Rockin’ in the Ocean” is the result!
The band is comprised of Gigi (Former Classical singer and music teacher), on Acoustic/Electric Guitar and Vocals, her Mom, Granny Franny on keyboards and her husband Larry a.k.a Mr.
cdbaby.com /cd/gigiband1/from/payplay   (808 words)

  
 Solo Artist Gigi Harville from Los Angeles United States - R&B music download   (Site not responding. Last check: )
By combining Hip Hop/R&B to great Latin and Reggae flava Gigi has taken all of her west Indies’ and Creole roots to make a new hip hop R&B sound making her a household name.
While continuing her dreams of as an artist Gigi is also apart of a live Hip Hop 8 piece band called "BOKU".
Gigi Harville will release her debut album “Butterfly in the Ghetto” Early 2007 on Indie label Lo Down Entertainment And she will be on the Grammy Platinum production team the Bullets Take Aim” Mixtape releasing in August 2006 with New Music by Jamie Fox,Neyo, and more…
www.extraplay.com /gigiharville   (368 words)

  
 Category, plays, novels, novel, musical, movie, films, about, Hepburn, Caron - Gigi
Gigi is a 1945 novel by the French writer Colette about a wealthy cultured man of fashion who discovers he is in love with a young Paris ian gi
When the same play opened in the West End of London, Leslie Caron played the lead character and this helped to propel her as the star who would be selected for the 1958 movie version.
Dieser Artikel basiert auf dem Artikel Gigi aus der freien Enzyklo.
www.alphasearch.org /Gigi.html   (298 words)

  
 upstatebeat.com: Alone, But Not Forsaken
As the lead singer of the Charlotte-based Rank Outsiders, Gigi Dover made quite a splash in Americana circles during the 1990s.
But for her latest effort, Unpicked Flowers, Dover decided to explore her own voice, offering up a soulful slice of Americana that maintains the artistic integrity of the Rank Outsiders but comes across as a bit less rocking.
Gigi Dover performs Friday, Sept. 6 at The Handlebar, 304 E. Stone Ave., Greenville.
www.metrobeat.net /gbase/Expedite/Content?oid=oid:1488   (723 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Inches decide life, death on the 78th floor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Judy Wein, 45, and Gigi Singer, colleagues from Aon insurance's risk analysis group on the 103rd floor, had seen a fireball shoot out of the north tower and blow past their windows.
By Gulnara Samoilova, AP Gigi Singer: Injured, she walked down from the 78th floor to the 40th, where a firefighter directed her to a working elevator and safety.
Judy Wein, Gigi Singer and Ed Nicholls walked to the 40th floor, where a firefighter directed them to a working elevator.
www.usatoday.com /news/sept11/2002-09-03-floor-usat_x.htm   (3458 words)

  
 Bill Laswell Discography
He pulls together acoustic and electronic sounds and lets loose his jazz vibe, yet his soundscape flows seamlessly from the rhythmic soul of Gigi, and the rich melodicism of Gigi's beautiful songs is ever-present.
When Gigi, an artist from Ethiopia, and Bill Laswell collaborated on "Illuminated Audio," the result is this perfect fusion of ethnic instrumentation, funk, jazz, and global grooves.
Gigi is currently at work on her second album of original material and is once again working with producer Bill Laswell and long-time collaborator Karsh Kale.
www.silent-watcher.net /billlaswell/discography/gahz/illuminatedaudio.html   (1055 words)

  
 Palm Store: Gold & Wax
After five years, Ethiopian singer Gigi returns with her much anticipated CD, Gold & Wax, an organic blend of African songs mixed with elements of Jamaica, India and America.
Surrounded by punchy saxophones and Laswell's signature low-end, Gigi's golden voice remains the driving force of the next 66 minutes.
With the release of the long awaited Gold & Wax, Gigi is ensuring her place as an ambassador of ancient sound with modern sensibilities.
store.palmpictures.com /ppalmcd2128.html   (301 words)

  
 Singer Gigi serenades Ethiopian champions - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gigi sang to an appreciative crowd including people on the dance floor in front of the stage, on which an Ethiopian flag had been draped.
Gigi referred to Friday's victory and sang, ''Kenenisa, lion of Ethiopia'', prompting a roar that recurred when she then sang about Sihine.
He's the pride of Ethiopia.'' ''We are a very proud people,'' added Gigi, whose song about ''There are people here in Greece who don't know where Ethiopia is, but who have heard of Haile,'' said Alexander Mamo, a resident of Athens who watched the race on television while bathing his infant son.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/aug272004/oly4.asp   (619 words)

  
 Rockin' in the Ocean by Gigi and the Lend Me a Hand Band on payplay.fm: $0.77/track, $7.77/album
Award winning singer Gigi and her highly acclaimed band release this energy filled album in Rock, Swing and Doo-wop styles written under the request and guidance of the NY Aquarium for elementary school children in celebration of sea mammals and their hab
Gigi was asked by the Aquarium to write and produce a show celebrating Sea Mammals in a fun and stylized form reminiscent of blasts from the past to tie into the Aquarium’s 50’s beginnings, and “Rockin’ in the Ocean” is the result!
Gigi® and the Lend Me a Hand Band® is a musical troupe dedicated to bringing joy to young audiences through musical merriment, theatre and literature.
www.payplay.fm /gigiband1   (743 words)

  
 CD Baby: GIGI AND THE LEND ME A HAND BAND: Movement & Merriment
Multi-award winning singer and music teacher, Gigi, her mom Granny Franny, her husband Larry and the other members of the Lend Me a Hand Band create a magical musical atmosphere for the early childhood set inviting them to lend a hand.
Gigi® and the Lend Me a Hand Band® is a musical troupe dedicated to bringing joy to young audiences through musical merriment, theatre and literature.
The band is comprised of Gigi on Acoustic Guitar and Vocals, her Mom - Granny Franny on keyboards, her husband Larry a.k.a Mr.
cdbaby.com /cd/gigiband2   (659 words)

  
 Abyssinia Infinite featuring Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw / Zion Roots / cdRoots
Ejigayehu 'Gigi' Shibabaw shows a warm and agile contralto, with characteristic Ethiopian changes of tone and fluttering leaps of pitch, beside sweet saxophone, harp and modest keyboard interventions.
Suddenly Gigi breathes deeply and moves up a few gears: the hair begins to rise and the eyes start to glisten, and you're off on a roller coaster ride through rarely-visited states of mind, thrill following thrill in regular succession.
Interesting to see that Gigi treats her music and material from the standpoint of an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian: a few missionaries like her and our C of E churches might burst.
www.cdroots.com /hm-zionroots.html   (588 words)

  
 Gigi Dover - Biography - AOL Music
Country-rock singer Gigi Dover, who bills herself as Gigi, began performing in the Carolinas as a member of the Rank Outsiders in the late '80s.
Gigi decided to go it alone thereafter, however, and began co-writing with various Nashville tunesmiths.
Get Gigi Dover biography information, download, listen and watch Gigi Dover music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and use the music search function to find information on other new and established recording artists.
music.aol.com /artist/gigi-dover/187117/biography   (175 words)

  
 Gigi - Gigi Review from Music Emissions
Gigi does try and keep fairly close to traditional Ethiopian song stylings but unlike most musicians there she writes all of her own material.
You will find that she is not afraid to incorporate many different western influences but they all just add to the whole package.
Gigi has a beautiful and sometimes overwhelming voice that can handle anything she throws at it.
www.musicemissions.com /artists/albums/index.php?album_id=1025&artist_id=863   (241 words)

  
 Abyssinia Infinite: Zion Roots
Ethiopia's most intriguing young singer, Ejigayehu "Gigi" Sibabaw has never sounded this good on record.
Her eponymous international debut on Palm Pictures in 2001 set her flowing, devotional and love songs in a jazz-pop context with help from the likes of Wayne Shorter and Pharoah Sanders, and production by Bill Laswell.
Some of the melodies in these ten songs echo tracks on Gigi's earlier albums--her 1998 release, One Ethiopia, the album that caught Chris Blackwell's ear, is available now on Stern's--but here, personal and folkloric airs are transformed anew.
www.afropop.org /explore/album_review/ID/2425   (255 words)

  
 Audience: gigigreene_3   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Writer, Actress, Producer, Director Gigi Greene was attendances for Q & A and closing.
Gigi Greene received A JEANNIE ANGEL AWARD for actress, writer, director and producer for One My Valentine Feature Film Trailer.
One My Valentine, has been developed into a full-length feature film,(written by Gigi Greene) for both foreign and domestic distribution as well as Movie made for television with the intent for a night time weekly series.
audience.withoutabox.com /users/gigigreene_3   (827 words)

  
 Xinhua - English
BEIJING, Dec. 6 -- Famous Hong Kong singer Gigi Leung could not fight back tears during the recording of her new Mandarin album "Love Song for Myself," due to be released later this month.
The album's title song, "Never Knew Love Hurts So Much," is a window into Leung's inner feelings about her controversial breakup with fellow Hong Kong singer/actor Ekin Cheng.
Leung herself was bandaged to depict her wounded heart.
news.xinhuanet.com /english/2006-12/06/content_5441989.htm   (123 words)

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