jburka@SILVER.UCS.INDIANA.EDU (02/10/91)
A friend just loaned me Tanita Tikaram's _Ancient Heart_ and I was wondering if anybody had any information on her; I know nothing about her, where she's from, if she has any other albums, available, etc. Thanks... Jeff |Jeffrey C. Burka | "At night they're seen | |jburka@silver.ucs.indiana.edu | Laughing, loving, | |jburka@amber.ucs.indiana.edu | They know the way to be happy" --KaTe |
nrc@cbema.att.COM (Neal R Caldwell, Ii) (02/10/91)
From article <9102092015.AA27891@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>, by jburka@SILVER.UCS.INDIANA.EDU: > > A friend just loaned me Tanita Tikaram's _Ancient Heart_ and I was wondering > if anybody had any information on her; I know nothing about her, where > she's from, if she has any other albums, available, etc. During her appearance on the Letterman show around the time of _Ancient Heart_, she mention that her parents were from Fiji and Borneo, that she grew up in Germany and was living in Basingstoke in the U.K. _Ancient Heart_ was her first album, her second is called _The Sweet Keeper_. I like it a lot, although not quite as much as her first. Word is that she has another album scheduled for March release. "Don't drive too slowly." Richard Caldwell AT&T Network Systems att!cbnews!nrc nrc@cbnews.att.com
GREINER@UCLASTRO.BITNET (06/11/91)
Recently, during the Happy Debates, Richard Caldwell has written, >I agree. And further, my tastes seem to vary enough from the Love- >Hounds norm that I've had a fairly low success rate on things that >have been highly touted here. I've had much better luck with things >that have been mentioned only occasionally; Tanita Tikaram, Caterwaul, >Fetchin' Bones and Innocence Mission, for example. In fact, Tanita >Tikaram's latest album, _The Sweetkeeper_ was pretty much unmentioned >here. Sure, I'd say it is perhaps her weakest effort, but I still >enjoy it a lot more than the best I've heard from Jane Siberry. I don't really have much of an opinion on the Happy Question, (to post or not to post) but I just thought I'd point out to all fellow Tanita Tikaram enthusiasts that _The Sweetkeeper_ is Tanita's second album which I agree with Richard is her weakest work, but it is not her latest. This very year she has released a new album called _Everybody's Angel_ which is much better than _TS_. I was lucky enough to see her at the Roxy here in LA and she put on quite a good show. (Great venue. Only room for 150 or so.) She also has a concert video out with the same name as her first (and still best) album _Ancient Heart_. It's also recommended to TT fans. Wade