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SAT., JULY 18,1381 THE CAROLINA TIMES 5 ' A, Ralph McDonald, What A Talent! Epic recording artist and star percussionist Ralph MacDonald has collected an incredible array of percus sion instruments from around the world, often us ing them on hit recording ses sions with stars tike Roberta Flack, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel and Grover-Washington Jr. (for whom Ralph co-wote the chart-topping singles, Jusi The Two of Us" and ''Mister Magic" with partner Bill Salter, and for whom Ralph produced the platinum album, Wmehght). The "shekere" RalRh Mac Donald holds in his arms m the photo is a .Nigerian i in strument - made from a calabash gourd covered with netted beades but Mat Donald didn't discover the percussion piece in i Africa, he first saw one during his childhood in New 'iorks Harlem. Cameras Televisions Typewriters Component Sets We Loan The Most Sam's Pawn Shop Phone 682-2573 ij;l22EastMainSt. Durham! NX. "There were these two guys in my neighborhood on 17th Street when I was growing up called Arnie and Albert," MacDonald recalls. "I was about 12 years old. and they were about 22. They used to hang out up on the roof and play drums, and we used to think they were strange because they played African-style. They used to paint on the skylights: Buy Black, Eat Black, Think Black, Sleep Black...' We all thought they were crazy, but as 1 grew up I discovered that they were ahead of their time. Well, they used to like to teach us about the African things that they had, which wa& where 1 first learned about the shekere." Those experiences on the roofs of 1 17th Street came in handy years later when Mac Donald was touring the world with Harry Belefonte, aiurstvt included songs in his show from the country he was playing. If the song didn't include the congas Ralph played for Belafonte, it was Ralph's job to find the instrument that fit the piece. So when Ralph played Nigeria with Belafonte, the songwriterproducerpercus- sionist bought a shekere to join - in on . Belafonte s African numbers. The next album you can hear Ralph MacDonald's sliekere on will be his solo LP Slur Qualiiv, due this sum mer on Epic Records. Pick it up and check out how well Ralph MacDonald. learned his rooftop lessons; from Ar nie and Albert. Tuesday Evening July 21. 1981 SSr-W mvo mm giij g iff CH. 2 CH.28 CH 11 CH.4 LJ M 7$ sr. T ?, 0 30 Flo m ,. SW I I a"7 -Vas'xm: mam mi wy Mywn 'g S 9 3 J: ' - 101 m: :: .MiJJLl - 1 J 15 "Widow" Action" I 30 " Tomorrow M j Wednesday Evening July 22, 1981 J5 Shadow People Shaoow Q J5 "A New Strokes A Mw 0n 27 jo Life" ftcts M ... - " 1 45 ule 1 r, Npws " TBS News n 00 " Oulhy Wews.. U Jo :: Stfco?? 1 - 11 11 Tales, Tonight -W 1 0 15 'The Power' . C. 30 " Tomorrow .. 45 I " I " ' ' L- " Thursday Evening July 23, 1981 -- -ioTi ton Allen News, M TBS News m 101 :: riW, " Req.Perrin " rf1 New! mm -7 S Tales' 01 Tonight Mary Tyler UrhanLeegue Odd Couple N,gh,lme TBS Theatre: Nighty l C 30 mentK" Tomorrow ' 45 " "
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