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By Melanie Benson
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ile some 12-year-olds were
roller skating and wrapping
houses in toilet paper, guitarist
los Barbosa-Lima was performing
it a news conferenceTliBicerts and making appearances on
iis two sisters, his brotr;||zilian television stations.
t was then that Barbosa-Lima, who is
y effort must bemadetoRring at St. Thomas Aquinas Church
the truth." ICollege Station Saturday at 8p.m,
er the years, King said,’fcm-ted getting as many sounds as pos-
painful nature of this trag-Be out of classical guitar,
eluctantly ignored it,st3y £ B What I like to do is treat the guitar as
t." But now, with Raydyrwamber orchestra...You can use your
sis of the liver in a Nefters in certain ways to produce certain
prison, they want thef Mies, and apply different sonorities to
i. King said. Bance the tone,” Barbosa-Lima said,
was time to comefoiwarfeparbosa-Lima played in his 20s at the
tement about this. wh Aen Elizabeth Hall in London, and
ed us for years. If Mr. RcBr at the Tully Hall of New York’s Lin-
ill through, this will die v. oln Center.
aid. Brhe Brazos Valley Guitar Society is pre-
/, 68, pleaded guilty toBting Barbosa-Lima. Sarah Hors-
md was sentenced to9fl president of the Guitar So
;on but almost immedici|y> sa i c i Barbosa-Lima’s
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mances led him to worldwide fame,”
Horsfall said.
The Guitar Society said Barbosa-Lima’s
musical arrangements are unique and
colorful because they combine pop, jazz
and Latin music.
“Our goal is to bring good guitar music
to the community for those who love gui
tar, and the beautiful and varied sounds it
produces,” Horsfall said.
Horsfall chose Barbosa-Lima because
of his unique ability to integrate musical
styles, from classical and contemporary
to Brazilian and jazz.
“His innovative combinations of care
fully composed pieces appeal to a lot of
different guitarists,” said Horsfall.
Ranging from classical composers such
as Bach, to the swing music of Gershwin
from the ’40s, his repertoire is broad.
Many contemporary composers have
written music for him, including the Al
berto Ginastera Sonata, Operata 47.
Barbosa-Lima has also rearranged sev
eral Beatles songs for his album “From
Yesterday to Penny Lane.”
Barbosa-Lima was born
in Sao Paulo, Brazil in
1944. His music has kept
up with changes in
musical history. He
does not hesitate to use such new tech
niques as rubbing or slapping the
strings, tapping the body of the guitar in
various places, strumming over the fin
ger board or the nut or playing a note so
hard that the string hits the finger board.
His acclaimed 1991 version of “Music
of the Americas” gained him recognition
from Guitar Review magazine.
The magazine called him “one of the
important performers bringing guitar
music of the Americas to the public.”
He has written two books on polyphon
ic guitar techniques, made numerous
recordings and published six transcriptions
from Dave Brubeck classics, and similar
works of Aaron Copland.
He was a long-time resident of New
York, but now lives in Puerto Rico, where he
travels to and fr om between performances.
Horsfall said the reception following
Barbosa-Lima’s performance Saturday
night will provide an opportunity for au
dience members to meet the guitarist.
“He’s a really personable fellow who
enjoys these kind of visits,” she said.
Barbosa-Lima said there is an impor
tant aspect of guitar-playing.
“It is an amazing instrument that has
given me so many avenues to explore,”
he said.
Carlos Barbosa-Lima, a clas
sical guitarist originally from
Brazil, is performing tomorrow
night at St. Thomas Aquinas
Church in College Station. He
has been called "one of the
most important performers
bringing guitar music of the
Americas to the public" by
Guitar Review magazine.
"What I like to do is treat the
guitar as a chamber orchestra,"
Barbosa-Lima said. "You can
use your fingers in certain ways
to produce certain tones, and
apply different sonorities to
enhance the tone."
"My memories of College Station are kind of sordid. My
brother had a roommate once named Joe Bob, who I
accidentally flashed one time. We haven't seen him since."
— Monique, Mistress of Comedy
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Comedian tries 'raunchy'
approach to thrill crowds
By Michael Schaub
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N ot everyone appreciates Monique’s
frank comedy, but she under
stands.
“When you have a vagina and an opinion,
it scares people,” she said.
The Miami-based comedian, also known
as “The Mistress of Comedy,” will bring her
nationally-known act to Caffe’ Capri’s Com
edy Corner Saturday at 7 and 9 p.m.
“The show’s pretty rank. It’s low; it’s
raunchy,” Monique said. “The better the
audience, the crazier I get. I tend to ad-lib
a lot.”
Monique’s fondness for improvisation
and audience participation ensures she nev
er puts on the same show twice, she said.
“I write constantly,” she said. “Some of
these L.A. comics are like mental bonsais;
they’re still doing OJ. and Rodney King jokes.
That’s not me.”
Monique’s innovation has'paid off. The
comic has appeared on HBO, Showtime and
will soon be featured on Comedy Central.
She also is negotiating a book deal with Time
Warner Inc. and honing a one-woman, off-
Broadway show.
Her current tour takes her though middle
America, where her shows are popular but
controversial.
“This one lady in Albuquerque got in a
foam because I was telling her she had to
learn to give a better hand job,” she said.
“You ever been to New Mexico? Well, those
nuclear tests underground affected them,
though they’ll deny it ‘til the day they die.”
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