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June 2005: Reggae Vibes Review of
Badawi Presents the Bedouin Soundclash Featuring Honeychild

There has been quite a buzz surrounding the re-release of this very worthy ten year old album.

Most of the music on the album features very reasonable but unremarkable UK sounding dubwise tracks -- but -- what makes this an indispensible, essential purchase is the enigmatic vocals on four of the tracks by the under recorded, under rated Honeychild.

She has a beautiful voice which, though not a conventional female roots voice, fits the mystery of this music -- perfectly. Listen to the cloudy, smoky paranoia of "Suspicion" with the drizzle of a rain storm and muted thunder rolls underlying the entire rhythm structure.

Listen to the backward tape loops of her voice on the disorienting "Lack Of Dub To The Brain" over a dense backdrop of muted, hushed spoken samples, flutes and cries -- and it's clear that this is an original contribution to the reggae music canon.

On the track "Snake Charmer" Honeychild's vocal is not as unique or impressive, sounding more like a conventional lover's rock chanteuse. Think UK lovers styles meets Ari Up's "Some Love". It is reasonable -- but ordinary in comparasion with her other intriguing and captivating vocals on this album.

Honeychild -- unquestionably --deserves her own album.

These four Honeychild tracks are, overwhelmingly, reminiscent of Rhythm and Sound music -- They feature that same "roll off" sub low bass rumble and hiss. In this case though, there is a psychedelic loneliness and melancholy in the vocals. This is eerie dubwise at its best.

Grab this while it lasts for the Honeychild tracks -- Don't wait for it to delete and then be re-issued ten years from now.

AFROPUNK'D

Final issue of SUEDE Magazine : APRIL 2005

photo: Ophelia Wynne

Honeychild's Hometown paper, SNITCH (OCT 2003)

photo: Jane D'Arensbourg

ANTHEM photo by Ayana V. Jackson

anthem THE BIGGER PICTURE / ISSUE10
"ROCK!"  Anthem 10 - Chicago Underground, Fall Fashion, Black Punk, Struggle Inc.
 
Features the writings of Marco Villalobos accompanying the photo-essay "COLORPROOF" by Ayana V. Jackson of Honeychild, Maya (Mothergoddess), Apollo Hts., Moe (Cypher) and more..you can find anthem at Tower Video, Barnes & Nobles and other fine retailers on the East Coast and newstands on the West...
www.anthem-magazine.com

Fashion / Editorial

Honeychild (post Orchard Bar set) and DJ Delmar

URB April 2000 photo: Karen Levitt

I.D. Magazine New York Issue Aug. 1994

photo: Christian Witkin / cast: Andrew Dosuwmu

URB Issue No.# 43 June/July (ish) 1995 NYC

photo and styled by: Karen LeVitt

SINGER, SONGWRITER, GUITARIST, HONEYCHILD

wears Rude Girls t-shirt by BLUNT; Roxy shorts by Quicksilver; both available at Swish N.Y.C. (212.673.8629.)
Photo: Karen Levitt

URB Issue # 43: Cypress Hill. Trance, Mobb Deep, Mixmaster Morris, Towa Tei, Blackwatch, Channel Live, X-Men, Eve Gallagher, Jazz Lee Alston

DETAILS Magazine October 1994 (CBGB's)

p:Nitin Vadukul

Arcade Project :www.arcadeproject.com Summer 2003

photographer not known

Note regarding photos missing credits: If you know who shot these photos, please contact me so that I may credit them. Thank you.

 The Courier- Journal Magazine Friday Scene, SNITCH and the LEO all have articles on the AFROPUNK Screening from November 1st in Louisville KY and interviews with Honeychild.

Louisville Mojo Afropunk Listing October 2003

LINKS

Summer 2003: / past shows
www.tonicnyc.com/index.cfm?&sk=06ECE420-0AAA-41FC-9A6E-B601B68B7176&&idPage=39&idEvent=4035&dStartDa t



HERE:
www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/19e03.html
www.ink19.com/issues_F/99_02/wet_ink/music_fi/077_here_nf.html
www.paolofavati.net/dunerecords/brooklynbank.html
www.fringecore.com/music/here01.html
www.stradanove.net/news/testi/musica/mbmel0810980.html
www.rockit.it/pub/c.php?x=00000048 (live review )

ubl.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0%2C%2C863291%2C00.html
free download "Lay Lady, Lay"

Burnt Sugar:
www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=BURNTSUGAR

LINKS for 2003 and previous press:

www.louisvillemojo.com/story.cfm?STID=124

www.snitch.com/000572.html

www.scifi.com/goodvsevil/music117.html

www.louisvillescene.com/music/soundeffects/2003/se20031031.html

www.leoweekly.com/archives/100103/fg-concerts.shtml

www.solu.org/wooshi