European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Rcdx2us the House Ozek Wariyas this family plays zek Wariyas of the House of zek Wariyas was previously known As Cecil Womack.  zek Wariyas gets an Early Start on a drumming career before his parents show starts. Is photos by Dav Casey by Kevin Robinson staff writer in Elcome to the House of zek Wariyas. Re in a couple of hours before Womack a feb u and Womack Are to perform their my Jan. 19 concert at the Batsch Kapp in 10 my Frankfurt Germany their six in children dressed in a mixture of a Western and african garb were jul m everywhere. One daughter is helping her famous father Cecil Womack now known As zek Wariyas sound Check his guitar. Two other daughters and a Siren Bounce from the drummer to the sound Man to the empty floor of Batsch Kapp. Another daughter vies for the attention of her Mother Linda Woma know called Zeri Iya. And the baby boy 18-month old  Bangs out his own song on a drum. The Partridge family this Ain t More than a year ago zek Wariyas the younger brother of soul Singer Bobby Womack and his wife Zeri Iya the daughter of the late Sam Cooke were transformed by a desire to move closer to their african roots. So the Womacks said Good Bye to Virginia became the family zek Wariyas and established Homes in Nigeria and Tanzania. The House of zek Wariyas is the name of our group. It s the name of our tribe explained zek Wariyas in an interview with the stars and stripes backstage before their Frankfurt show. It s about regrouping and doing it right. Zek Wariyas is nigerian and it stands for  the family zek Wariyas has recently spent a lot of time with the Masai tribe in Nigeria. That african tribe top of the charts Zeri Iya zek Wariyas the former Linda Cooke Womack plays Drums during a set at Frankfurt s Batsch Kapp zek Wariyas said was never enslaved and those people have a very Strong sense of Freedom. I wish everybody of african descent could come together with the kind of spirit the Masai has he said. It would be a great  although distanced from what was Womack and Womack zek Wariyas and Zeri Iya still View their music As a family affair. Zek Wariyas the youngest of five Womack Brothers was a professional guitar player at the age of two his wife said. The Womack Brothers later made it big As the Valentines. So it was natural that their two oldest teen age daughters Zeniya and a Kuumba wrote All the lyrics for their latest cd. All of our kids grew up doing what they Are doing with music out of the womb Zeri Iya said. The House of zek Wariyas announcement that they were no longer Womack and Womack May have been lost on the 200 or so germans who stood in the seamless Batsch Kapp to see the duo of teardrops Fame. However the audience could not mistake the same raw energetic soul music fused with Jazzy lyrics and peppered with Rock n Roll played by the former Womacks under their new identity. Through a min promotional tour that s taken them to London Cologne Berlin Hamburg and Frankfurt the House of zek Wariyas is Fine tuning its live act for its first major tour in four years said Vivienne Bellamy a member of their management team. At Frankfurt the 14 songs performed in their 90-minute show had a definite Rock n Roll flavor that had the crowd dancing especially their Long maybe too Long encore performance of twist and shout. This was a definite switch from their upcoming cd Womack and Womack transformation to the House of zek Wariyas that has a flowing undercurrent of smooth Ryt Hyms laced with equally hypnotic off the Wall  of like Earth wind and fire with a heavy dose of consciousness. They played three songs from the cd to be released in february. The last and Best of the three was secret Star. With a haunting synthesizer in the background zek Wariyas and Zeri Iya closed the show with a version of secret Star that was much better than that on the cd. A remixed version of the single has already been released in the . Where it has jumped to no. 8 on the club charts Bellamy said. Despite a few mid performance Tempo adjustments with their four Man Amsterdam based touring band the House of zek Wariyas did not have to Light much of a fire under the Frankfurt crowd. The crowd really erupted to the old Womack and Womack Oldie teardrops a signature hit from their 88 conscience a bum that sold 5 million copies worldwide. By whatever name zek Wariyas and Zeri Iya called themselves the magic of their music survived the transformation. Pop singles 1. All for love Bryan Adams Rod Stewart sting am 2. Hero Mariah Carey Columbia 3. Breathe again Toni Braxton Laface 4. The Power of love Celine Dion music 5. Again Janet Jackson Virgin 6. Said i loved you but i lied Michael Bolton Columbia 7. All that she wants Ace of base Arista 8. Please forgive me Bryan Adams am 9. Shoop Salt a Pepa next plateau 10. Can we talk Tovin Campbell West top albums 1. Music Box Mariah Carey Columbia 2. Doggy style Snoop Doggy Dogg death Row late scope 3. Vs., Pearl Jam epic 4. The Cine thing Michael Bolton Columbia 5. Diary of a mad band Jodeci Uptown 6. So far so Good Bryan Adams am 7. Janet., Janet Jackson Virgin 8. Bat out of hell ii Back into hell meat loaf Mca 9. 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Hero Marian Carey Columbia 3. Please forgive me Bryan Adams am 4. The Power of love Celine Dion music 5. All for love Bryan Adams Rod Stewart sting am 6. Again Janet Jackson Virgin 7. Breathe again Toni Braxton Laface 8. All about soul Billy Joel Columbia 9. Everyday Phil Collins Atlantic 10. The River of dreams Billy Joel Columbia 1. Detras de my vent Ana Yuri Sony latin 2. Luna Ana Gabriel Sony latin 3. Una Tarde fue los Temerario aug Sigma 4. Que Hay de Malo Jerry Rivera Sony 5. Cerca de to the Barrio Boazz Emi latin.6. Desalles Rocio Ducal Ariola 7. Calico y fro Franco de Vita Sony latin 8. La Loca los fugitives Rod Ven. 9. Suave Luis Miguel Wea Latina 10. For Una Lagrima los fantasias Del Caribe Rod Ven jazz albums 1. Steppln1 out Tony Bennett 2.25, Harry Connick or. 3. Wish Joshua Redman 4. Blue Light til Dawn Cassandra Wilson 5. Swing kids soundtrack 6. Light out of darkness Shirley Home 7. Warm & tender Charlie Watts 8. Live at Monteux Miles Davis and Quincy Jones 9. A single woman Nina Simone 10. The Best of the songbooks Ella Fitzgerald rap singles 1. Getto Jam Domino 2. Chatta Man Salt a Pepa featuring in Vogue 3. U.n.i.t.y., Queen Latifah 4. Dunkle butt 12 gauge 5. Keep a head up 2pac 6. Whoop there it Stag team 7. I know i got ski Liz Shaquille o Neal 8. What s my name Snoop Doggy Dogg 9. Award tour a tribe called quest 10. Come clean. Jeru the Zomaja on disc Antenna Zzz top Ria ans might be Able to Tell the difference Between Zzz top s Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill and Frank Beard but to anyone else the band is just two Guys with beards and one Guy without. Likewise there will be some listeners who hear something special.,. And Many More for whom it will be just another Zzz top album. It s not As if the band has made any drastic changes in its approach for the songs Here Are neatly divided Between straight up rockers and techno tinged Boogie tunes including one Dusty Hill Deal Coin Down that boasts a u2-style intr with just enough Bluesy guitar bite to keep the sound real. And though it s hard to get excited Over Many of the songs Here Only Fuz Box voodoo stands out and then Only because the Groove is so hot it s just As hard to find any cause for complaint. . Cons done the Baltimore Sun no need for alarm Del the Funky Hom Sapien Street knowledge Arm Abandons the electric disco a Funk driven sound of Del s 1991 debut album for a starker rhythmic landscape allowing the 21 year old Oakland rapper s tumbling rhyme flow to Shine. While the first Effort was largely influenced by Del s Southland Cousin ice cube alarm employs the production skills of a variety of Oaktown artists whose use of brooding cellos jangly pianos and obscure samples make the new album More inventive. Heidi Stegmund the los Angeles times Dogma King s x Atlantic t its Best King s x suggests what hard Rock would sound like if it took As Many cues from the beatles As Black Sabbath. Not Only Are the songs resolutely tuneful but the Trio harmonizes with the same exhilarating ease As the fab four. Unfortunately those pop instincts have been played Down on the band s latest album so that most songs emphasize the crunch and Roar of the guitars instead of the angelic blend of voices. That s not to say the album is entirely without melodic allure for there s plenty of shimmering guitar and Lush singing on the likes of fool you and cigarettes. But most of the album s Energy is invested in heavier fare so that the ear catching choruses of Black the sky human behaviour and the title tune Are delivered with greater intensity and at ear crushing volume. . Considine the Baltimore Sun focus entertainment editor., Deedee  editorial assistant., Louis d. Pierce Send entertainment news tips Story ideas and listings to the stars and stripes entertainment. Unit 29480, Apo a 09211 or civilian Postrach 11 14 37, 64278 Darmstadt Germany. Telephone Dan 348-8350, Civ. 06155-601350. Tel fax og155-c01416 outside Germany the country code is 49. Drop the 0 from the prefix. 20 the stars and stripes Friday january 28,1994 the stars and stripes 21