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They say music soothes the savage beast, but what about the savage commuter? At Bart stations throughout the Bay Area many local musicians speak the universal language with hopes of receiving a donation or a smile from the busy rail users. Maybe you've seen some of them...Like the blind keyboard player singing gospel at 16th and mission....or the lovely Bart Balladeer and her soft, high pitched voice you can find at 19th St. in Oakland....Perphaps the man playing Mexican folk songs at fruitvale station or, the Chinese man playing the two stringed violin at civic center. Malcolm Marshall helps us get to know a few of the people who make our commmute a little bit sweeter........
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Review of Street SoundsA lovely piece about street music in Bart stations in the Bay Area. I love the ambience and the recordings of people singing and playing. The comments are not as effective though as the musicians describing their music and then playing. The first musician and the ltter part with the guitarist and singer is the best cut. I'd say cut some of the comments in the middle and get the piece down to five minutes and get to the middle part faster....to that singer/guitarist. That's just great tape. With a proper lead any station in any city with street musicians could use this piece in local shows. |
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HOST LEDE: They say music soothes the savage beast, but what about the savage commuter? At Bart stations throughout the Bay Area many local musicians speak the universal language with hopes of receiving a donation or a smile from the busy rail users. Maybe you've seen some of them, the blind keyboard player singing gospel at 16th and mission. The lovely Bart Balladeer and her soft high pitched voice you can find at 19th St. The man playing Mexican folk songs at fruitvale station or, the old Chinese man playing the two stringed violin at civic center. Today we get to know a few of the people who make our commmute a little bit sweeter. KALW contributor, Malcolm Marshall reports.
AMB 1: guitar fades in... (:0 to:04)
AX 1: Hi my name is Arpeggio. And I am a street musician. I was born in New England. I’ve been here a few years. I call it home now and I love it. This is a martin backp...
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Steve Yasko
Posted on March 20, 2005 at 11:38 AM | Permalink
Does the Execution Match the Promise
This is an unnarrated piece and I think that is it's failing. There are enough actualities and they are pretty nicely tied together. But, the impact needs to elevated. Sure, music in public transit and on the streets can add a personality to the city and create social interaction, but there needs to be some glue connecting the speakers about why this particular piece was created. Is there some controversy about music in the system? This or some other question needs to asked and answered.
So while I think this would make a nice atmoshpere piece if you're already making a show about this topic you could include it. But it just won't enable you to use it as the centerpiece of a larger work