European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Marvelous magnetic musicians a m people by Deedee Arrington Doke a staff writer f or an evening of dance pop music it s a cruel irony when the concert venue is so packed to the Gills that one can Only move an Inch or two to either Side. But that s the reality of a live performance by Britain s m people top 10 players in their Homeland and top 50 finishers elsewhere in Europe. If you be been to a european disco in the last year you be heard their sleek pulsing sound on dance floor mainstays such As one night in heaven Colour my life How can i love you More and moving on up. Live m people packs not Only the venue but the stage. Multiethnic percussionists flautist Horn players and other various and sundry singers and musicians joined the group s Core Trio of singers at the music Hall in Frankfurt Germany to reproduce the driving dance tunes. M people is actually Heather Small Mike Pickering and Paul heard with Small s voice providing the emotional soul Pickering the occasional a introduction and heard big smiles. They band Drew on its two albums the current elegant slumming and 1992 s Northern Sou for the bulk of its concert tunes but it also plucked a Small faces tune from the past during the hour plus show. Quot this is an old song done in a new style Quot Pickering said of itch Coo Park which it transformed from a Light trippy daydream of a song to an irresistibly insistent demand. Vocalist Mark Bell came on Board late in the evening for a soulful showdown a a duet with Small of the Dennis Edwards classic Don t look any further from elegant slumming a that s4s Dave Casey Heather Small flanked by Mike Pickering and Paul heard is the voice of m people promises to become a late night slow dance kind of hit. Their most infectious made for disco tune one night in heaven proved to be As Joyful and striking live As it is on a dance floor a frustrating Only in that there was t any room to really move to it. After the concert m people tour manager Kevin Hunter said the group s Quot next big thing Quot will be trying to repeat its european Success in the United a states the band played san Francisco within the last year Hunter said but the audience Quot just did t get surprising he this group has its serious Side a say for instance the obligatory song about a world without War or racism a but it s More about serious fun a night on the town feeling Good looking Good and Good dancing. See m people in concert for sparkling showmanship and a firsthand look at the mechanics of putting such a shimmering sound together. But if you want to dance you la have better Luck at the disco. % the proclaimers concert listings a see pages 20, 21, and 22 the duo behind the unlikely hit 500 Miles will play Europe in Lote Spring and Early summer. New faces it s All-40ne and one for All in band the carefully blended harmonies on Alt-4-one�?Ts hit single so much in love sound like the result of years of practice together. But the single which has gone Gold since its december release has been out nearly As Long As the clean Cut group has been together. Not a bad Way to kick off a career agrees Delious Kennedy who became the fourth and last member of Alf-4-one late last year. A it did All happen really Quick a said Kennedy 23, of the group s Success. A none of us really have a grip on it . Kennedy first caught the attention of All-4r ones Jamie Jones and Tony Borowiak at a Karaoke Competition at a county fair in California. Kennedy was performing a Billy Vera and the beaters song of this moment Jones and Borawiak were tackling Ebony end Ivory the Paul Mccartney Stevio wonder paean to interracial understanding Quot we were worried after he got done cause All the girls were screaming Quot recalled Jones 19, of Kennedy a performance. Kennedy lost that round but he went on to sing in the a flavor of the future Quot segment of Arsento h Al i s late night t Alk s How. H is f u to re b a n d m ate s spotted him once again. This time they asked , Quot As soon As we got Delious we started recording Quot Jones said. Since they released so much in love the band has also recorded a self titled album that s just been released. The sound is smooth but the beats and sentiments vary a which is just How Aii-4-one wants the music game. Quot we want to have some variety Quot Jones said. A we want to sing to the ladles and then come Back with the grooves a for Kennedy who studied Radlo to and film at the University of Maryland and the University of Bridgeport conn., music is much More rewarding than his previous jobs of data entry for an entertainment company and Selling perfumes on the Street Quot not the real stuff but the fake stuff Quot he laughed. His interest in performing goes Way Back to his childhood As an air Force brat who lived in Japan the Philippines and Canada. Quot i always wanted to be in tops in Blue but i was too Young Quot he said referring to the air Force Talent show that Tours installations around the world. As Quick As Fame and Fortune have arrived. Aii-4-one�?Ts members Are confident they can handle everything that goes with it. Quot we re All christians Quot Jamie said. A and All of our Heads Are a Dee Dee Arrington Doke aii4one, from left Tony Borowiak Jamie Jones Delious Kennedy and Alfred Nevares. Friday May 6, 1994 the stars and stripes
