Dionne Warwick to Chair and Host the American Music Inaugural Ball and Special Events Surrounding the President-Elect Obama Inauguration with the Biggest Star-Studded Event in D.C.! Dec 4, 2008
Co-hosted by gospel star Yolanda Adams the Legends Ball will feature performances by Rodney Atkins, George Clinton, Chaka Khan, Marvin Sapp, The Temptations (Dennis Edwards), Harold Melvins Blue Notes, Kirk Franklin, the H.B. Barnum Orchestra, The Caravans and Smokie Norful. The dress code is formal: tuxedos, ball gowns and all of your finery. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Ian Buruma's 'The China Lover' Oct 4, 2008
"They were unusually large for an Oriental woman. She didn't look typically Japanese, nor typically Chinese. There was something of the Silk Road in her, of the caravans and spice markets of Samarkand. No one would have guessed that she was just an ordinary Japanese girl born in Manchuria.". An eager participant in the militarists' cinematic project, Sato is entranced by Japan's supposed mission to uplift its backward Asian brothers: "We were living at the birth of a New Asia," he proclaims,... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Hurricane Gustav bears down on empty New Orleans Sep 1, 2008
Among the last to join the caravans was Alysia Chapoy, 30, who hurriedly packed her family's SUV Sunday morning. Chapoy and her husband, Michael, both work in New Orleans restaurants and were unable to leave until the last minute. (Los Angeles Times)
A date with destiny Jul 20, 2008
That, of course, put paid to the caravans and, consequently, Jaisalmer, along with many other desert cities, lost its lustre. Now, it is tourism and the army strange bedfellows, indeed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Leonard brings veteran eye to caravan Jan 24, 2008
But oh, how the caravans have changed since his first one, in 1975 ... Leonard stressed the importance of the caravans. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Democracy proves cumbersome as faithful throng in the aisles Jan 4, 2008
Like a circus that had just about overstayed its welcome, the caravans of the presidential candidates were moving on. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
It rained on Temecula's parade; event postponed until Dec. 14 Dec 1, 2007
Inside the large RV that is used as a mobile command unit for the Temecula Police Department, Hansen chuckled a little as he watched the spray created by cars passing through flooded portions of Jefferson Avenue where it had been anticipated the caravans of light-covered floats, marching bands and prancing animals would travel. "I told my wife to expect me home a little bit earlier tonight," he said referring to the postponement of the parade, which had been scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. "For the... (North County Times)
Shirley almighty Oct 19, 2007
Not one to ignore a direct address from her maker, Caesar left business school, joined the gospel group The Caravans and began a life of singing and ministry. Since that call in 1958, she's won 11 Grammys, led Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in tearful prayer and earned praise from Nelson Mandela. (Anchorage Daily News)
Buckingham Palace becomes a caravan park - just for the day Jul 23, 2007
One of the caravans on show at the palace actually belongs to the Princess Royal. The Royal Caravan, which dates from 1955, has an ash frame and is clad in aluminium. (BBC News)
Feelin' the soul Jul 9, 2007
Album of the Year by a National Group: Pave The Way, The Caravans. National Group of the Year: Bishop Darrell McFadden & The Disciples. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Another Big Dove Awards Night for Chris Tomlin Apr 26, 2007
Fifteen music performances featured 25 different artists including the evening's top Dove recipients Chris Tomlin and Aaron Shust, along with TobyMac, Mandisa, Kirk Franklin, Take 6, the Caravans, The Crabb Family with Jonathan Butler, MercyMe, Stellar Kart, Kirk Whalum, Brian Littrell, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mac Powell (of Third Day), Mark Hall (of Casting Crowns), DecembeRadio, Family Force 5, Leeland, Red and Brian Free & Assurance. Some of the presenters included Brenda Lee, Michael W.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Not just another big day out Mar 3, 2007
" Sunbury was the making of great bands and musos - Greg Quill & Country Radio, Spectrum, Chain, The Wild Cherries, Pirana and Phil Manning to name a few. But it was the crowning event for Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs. There might have been better musicians at Sunbury. But few had Thorpie's decibel-shattering fury. And even if they managed to make the guitar amp sound as if it had been magnified past 10, none had his ability to reach out and touch people's lives. Billy Thorpe was Sunbury. The year... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Tyler Perry Honored at CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL '07 Premiering This Sunday, January 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET Jan 27, 2007
CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL '07 is a hand-clapping, foot-stomping two-hour revival, filled with rousing performances by Fantasia, Loretta Devine, Smokie Norful, Juanita Bynum, Tye Tribbett, Kelly Price, Fred Hammond, The Caravans, Dr. Bobby Jones, Lil Mo, Kiki Sheard and Coko along with others who hit the stage in front of the standing-room only crowd ... "From The Caravans to Tye Tribbett, the full range of our spiritual expression is represented.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
2007 Stellar Awards Jan 19, 2007
Performers included Patti LaBelle, Byron Cage, Ziel, The Caravans, Mary Mary, Myron Butler, Levi, and TobyMac. Special awards were given to The Clark Sisters (recipients of the 2007 Most Notable Achievement Award, presented by singing legend Natalie Cole), Jackson Southernaires (2007 All-State James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Yolanda Adams) and Al Hobbs (special recognition for 50 years of service in the gospel industry). (Suite101.com)
Book Review: Zoli Jan 10, 2007
To sum up: born a girl child to a Gypsy clan in Slovakia in the 1930s, Zoli, the protagonist, has shared the brutal persecution conducted by fascist thugs (driving the caravans out onto the ice, they light a circle of bonfires, sinking the wagons and drowning many of the Gypsies) and later by the German occupiers. The arrival of Soviet troops is a joyful liberation, and the communist government set up in 1948 briefly rewards the Gypsies as emblematic victims of capitalism. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A Romany poet who couldn't be silenced Jan 9, 2007
By Yvonne Zipp In the 1930s, Slovak Hlinka guards drove a Romany family out onto the ice and kept them there, with guns pointed, until the ice cracked and the caravans disappeared under the water. Only two members escaped, the patriarch and his 6-year-old granddaughter, whom he nicknamed Zoli. (Christian Science Monitor)
