Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'gabriel'

Rock With A West African Twist

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:46:00 EST

When pop stars Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel and Ry Cooder collaborated with African musicians in the 1980s and '90s, they were stepping out of the familiar to embrace sounds once heard as foreign and exotic. Today, a new generation of American musicians is creating homegrown rock music with a West African twist.

Steve Lillywhite On Peter Gabriel's Third Album

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:02:00 EDT

On Peter Gabriel's third self-titled album, producer Steve Lillywhite made sense of the disparate elements that the sometimes-great second album could not. The 1980 release showcased a more song-oriented Gabriel, but also a more bleak side of the former Genesis frontman.

Gabriel Kahane: Leader Of Indie Lieder

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:05:00 EDT

The singer and composer blends wry personal stories with often-complex brass and string arrangements, and mixes it up with both classical musicians and indie rockers. He performs live from his forthcoming self-titled album.

Hill Harper, Gabrielle Union on Mentoring Young Girls

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:32:00 EDT

Besides acting in television and film, Hill Harper spends much of his free time mentoring young people. His newest book is aimed at young black women; it's titled Letters to a Young Sister. Actress Gabrielle Union wrote the book's forward.

Peter Gabriel's 'Big Blue' Musical Mashup

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT

For weeks at a time in the early '90s, musicians from around the world converged on the rocker's Real World Studios to meet, mingle and make music. Sixteen years later, the fruits of their experiments are now on record.

Gabrielle Aims at North Carolina Coast

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:19:00 EDT

Tropical Storm Gabrielle strengthens and heads toward North Carolina's Outer Banks, but its rain and winds aren't expected to inflict much punishment.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez Goes Home Again

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:00:00 EDT

The Nobel Prize-winning writer returns to his home village, Aracataca, Colombia, to mark his upcoming 80th birthday. It's the 40th anniversary of his masterwork, One Hundred Years of Solitude.

'Daddy's Little Girls' Actress Gabrielle Union

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:00:00 EST

Up-and-coming actress Gabrielle Union talks about her role in the film Daddy's Little Girls. Union plays Julia, a hard charging attorney who tries to help a mechanic regain custody of his three young daughters.

How 'Hosting' Katrina Morgue Changed St. Gabriel

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:00:00 EDT

The bodies of Hurricane Katrina victims from New Orleans and surrounding areas were initially brought to the Louisiana town of St. Gabriel, where a huge tent city was erected to house a morgue. "Hosting" that morgue affected the town in some unexpected ways.

Gabriel Byrne: A Hard Actor to Characterize

Sun, 07 May 2006 21:30:00 EDT

Gabriel Byrne's latest film, Wah-Wah, opens this week. Later this month he may win a Tony nomination for his role in the Broadway production of Eugene O'Neill's Touch of the Poet. He talks with Jacki Lyden about his career.