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Spring
Concert: Mix of Pop, R&B, Rap Appeals Widely
At
age 26, British singer-songwriter Jay Sean has built a fan
base known for its diversity, widespread throughout Europe
and south Asia. His Punjabi roots, weaving through his rhythm-and-blues
arrangements, appeal to Indian music fans and young people
looking for something different, while his sinewy vocals
and simple lyrics draw western pop fans.
One of the few places
Jay Sean has not achieved household-name status is in the
United States.
Perhaps his current tour, which
includes a stop at Smith as the headliner for the Recreation
Council Spring Concert on Thursday, April 8, will change
that. Sean will appear with guest Naughty by Nature, the
Grammy Award-winning hip hop trio, starting at 8 p.m. in
John M. Greene Hall (doors open at 7).
Tickets for the concert,
which is open to the public, are $15 for Smith students,
$20 for other Five College students, and $25 for non-students.
Tickets are available as of this week,
and will be sold at Smith in Campus Center 106, as well as
in the Campus Center lower level from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. March 25, 29, 30, and April 6 and 7 (also available
through , 413-586-8686.
Jay
Sean exploded onto the international pop scene with his first
album Me Against Myself, which scored two top-10
singles on the British charts and sold more than 2 million
copies in Asia. His second album, My Own Way, yielded
hits in the U.K., several eastern European countries,
and Japan. Still, Sean had yet to release an album in the
United States.
His third album, All
or Nothing,
is his first American release, and his tour is promoting
cuts from that effort, including his American debut single “Down,” as
well as the single “Do You Remember.”
The annual Spring Concert, always
a popular student event, is part of a series of Rec Council
events in the season leading toward the semester’s end.
“The Spring Concert is an opportunity to bring the college together,” says Katy
Frank ’10, chair of the concert planning committee. “Rec Council has been working
very hard on making this event happen and we cannot wait to share it with the
college.”
Rec Council seeks 40 volunteers
to work security at the concert. If interested, contact Meera
Khandkar, .
Rec Council will also
throw the Starlight Ball, a free outdoor event in the Quadrangle
on Saturday, April 10, 8 to 10:30 p.m., featuring live music
from Darlingside.
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