Nick Krewen For The Record When they perform at the Guelph Spring Festival Saturday, Yat-Kha is hoping to grab you by their throats. Albert Kuvezin leads the four-man throat-singing collective known as Yat-Kha. Based out of Tuva, located in the mountainous regions of Asia between Mongolia and the former Soviet Union, Yat-Kha specializes in the ancient artform that dates back thousands of years. Kuvezin says throat-singing is easier to…
Where Robbie Robertson Learned To Play At The Feet Of His Mohawk Cousin NICK KREWEN Hamilton Spectator October 6, 1994 TORONTO: As a kid growing up in Toronto, Jamie Robbie Robertson had little interest and awareness in music. That all changed at the age of 11, when Robertson, who would later co-found The Band, started spending his summer vacations visiting relatives at the Six Nations Reserve just…
NICK KREWEN Special To The Hamilton Spectator Thursday, March 12, 1998 TORONTO: In 1994, Robbie Robertson embraced his Native heritage with the documentary soundtrack album Music For The Native Americans. He continues the exploration of his roots with his latest album, Contact From The Underworld Of Red Boy — released this past Tuesday — but says that this album is much more personal. “It isn’t a sequel to…
