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<<
CHOLER PRESENTS DIAMANDA GALAS WEBCAST
November 16, 2000 -- 11:40 a.m. PDT
Choler is proud to announce that on Monday, November 20 at 10:00 a.m. PDT,
we will be presenting an exclusive Webcast interview with Diamanda Galas.
Choler editor Sean Flinn recently sat down with the dark diva of the avant
garde during her recent stint at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, Calif.,
to discuss her recent tours, La Serpenta Canta and Defixiones: Will and
Testament. We're presenting their chat on Choler's Radio Futurismo! and
running it on a continuous loop for 24 hours. More details can be found at
http://www.choler.com/articles/diamanda_webcast.shtml. Tell your friends!
>>

-garth

ps - I asked Diamanda how she thought the interview went and she said that
the interview was "divine".

Diamanda will be performing unique sets at Joe's Pub in NYC, January 3 and
5.  The performances will be a combination of Defixiones and Serpenta.  Tix
are $35.  Venue info to follow.

-g

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JASON ROSENBERG [mailto:hacione@...]
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 8:50 AM
> To: garth@...
> Subject: Fwd: garth info about pub
>
>
> hi garth
> please post that diamanda will be performing at joes pub in nyc
> on january 3 and january 5 at 8pm, $35
> it will be a preview for australia combining defixiones and la serpenta
> canta. could you also run the la weekly review with them?
> thanks a lot
> jason
>
> it is important to post these soon, as so far there is no advertising for
> the shows!
> _________________________________________________________________
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>

hello all ...

fabulous news!

Diamanda has collaborated with and will appear on Khan's upcoming (and as of
yet untitled) album.  tentative release date is may 2001.  Diamanda's track
on the album is called "aman".  other artists include Francoise Cactus, Kid
Congo Powers, Jon Spencer, Lenni Schipp, Julee Cruise, Hanin Elias, and
Andre Williams.

more info when i get it (probably four to eight weeks from now).

-garth

Hi all!

OK just a quick recap on Diamanda's tour dates in Australia (please note the
venue change in Adelaide!!)

January 15 - SYDNEY, AU
"DEFIXIONES, WILL AND TESTAMENT"
Sydney Opera House
www.soh.nsw.gov.au
Tickets:
A Reserve $55/$45 concession
B Reserve $45/$35 concession
Tel:  +61 2 9250 7777
or Ticketmaster: +61 136 166
www.ticketmaster.com.au

January 17 - SYDNEY, AU
"LA SERPENTA CANTA"
Sydney Opera House
www.soh.nsw.gov.au
Tickets:
A Reserve $55/$45 concession
B Reserve $45/$35 concession
Tel:  +61 2 9250 7777
or Ticketmaster: +61 136 166
www.ticketmaster.com.au

January 20 - MELBOURNE, AU
"LA SERPENTA CANTA"
VICTORIAN ARTS CENTRE
Tickets:
A Reserve $55/$45 concession
B Reserve $45/$35 concession
Ticketmaster +61 136 166
www.ticketmaster.com.au

January 23 - ADELAIDE, AU
"LA SERPENTA CANTA"
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE
Tickets:
A Reserve $48/$43 concession
B Reserve $38/$33 concession
tel: +61 131 246
www.bass.sa.com.au/events/canta.html

and here is an excerpt from the Jan 6/01 edition of Sydney Morning Herald

<<
Defixiones, as it turns outs, has a certain local poignancy in Australia
which Galas did not intend but is happy to acknowledge. "Defixiones" is the
Greek description of the hexes against desecrating and plundering, placed on
the graves of the dead in Greece and Asia Minor. It is dedicated to the
victims of ethnic cleansing in Turkey and Armenia in 1915 and 1922 but could
apply to savagery against Kosovars or even Aborigines.

"I wasn't aware of the parallels to the situation of the Aborigines, and
your Prime Minister's refusal to apologize, until it was pointed out to me,"
she says. "People found an interesting resonance in this work. This work is
about the Anatolian Greeks, and my father was one of them, and the Armenians
who were marched into the desert until they died and were buried without
record in mass graves."
>>

read the entire interview at
http://smh.com.au/news/0101/06/entertainment/entertain10.html#top

best to all in the new year!

-garth

hello all,

i'm currently updating diamandagalas.com (nothing big, just adding more
content to the flo kennedy page and fixing the ISO-direct page).

i want to know what you all think of the site ... what you like, what you
don't like, and what you would change or add to the site.

if you have any ideas, please submit them to me off the list at
garth@....

best,
-g

Hello!!

Diamanda Galás will return to Los Angeles to perform "Defixiones, Will and
Testament".  Here is the info:

November 29, 2001 @ 8pm

Royce Hall, UCLA

Tickets go on sale June 25.

Ticket info:
$40, 30, 25, 14* (*students with valid UCLA student ID)
UCLA Central Ticket Office 310-825-2101
325 Westwood Plaza (James West Alumni Center, UCLA Campus)
on-line purchase at www.performingarts.ucla.edu

Also, Diamanda will be returning to Italy as part of the Fano Festival
(Summer 2001).  Date of performance has not been confirmed.

There are more tour dates coming ... I will keep you all informed.

For more info on "Defixiones, Will and Testament" go to
www.diamandagalas.com/defixiones

-garth.

Hi all!

Khan's new album, "No Comprendo", is now available.  This album features the
vocals of Diamanda on "Aman".  Our american subscribers can also purchase a
direct download of the track "aman" from CDNOW for $1.49.  Go to the
following link (make sure the entire link is present in your browser's
address bar...everything from the http to 1357589, no spaces or breaks).

http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=219817331/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/alb
um.html/artistid=KHAN/itemid=1357589

"Aman" can be described as a dark electronic piece with Diamanda's vocals at
the forefront.

Diamanda will be performing in London (UK), Fano (IT), and Los Angeles (US).
Here is the info on the concerts:

FANO, IT
July 13
Defixiones, Will and Testament
estival Internazionale Il Violino E La Selce
Teatro della Fortuna
piazza XX settembre
(Ufficio Festival)
Tel. 0721/820509 - fax 0721/839420
(Botteghino del Teatro)
Tel. 0721/800750 - fax 0721/827443
(Ufficio Cultura)
Tel. 0721/887412-3 - fax 0721/825181
Internet: www.comune.fano.ps.it/cultura
e-mail: ilviolinoelaselce@...
e-mail: teatrodellafortuna@...
e-mail: cultura@...

LONDON, UK
September 20
La Serpenta Canta
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets: Ł22.50 / Ł20 / Ł17.50
On sale now
Tel. 0207 960 4242
http://www.sbc.org.uk/music/sub_music/performance/17906.html
(we certainly did NOT write the "PJ Harvey" blurb on their website!!)

Los Angeles, US
November 29
Defixiones, Will and Testament
Royce Hall, UCLA Campus
Tickets: $40, 30, 25, 14*
(*students w/valid UCLA student I.D.)
On sale June 25/01
Tel: (310) 825-2101
325 Westwood Plaza (James West Alumni Center)
http://www.cfpa.ucla.edu/event_calendar/events_detail.cfm?id_event=50994780

More tourdates are expected.

Best,

-Garth.

The following tourdates have all been confirmed (more are in the works):

September 20
Royal Festival Hall, London (UK)
LA SERPENTA CANTA

September 25
Vooruit Arts Centre, Ghent (BE)
DEFIXIONES

September 26-28
Workshop for David Moss' Institute of the Living Voice, Gent (BE)

November 12 and 14
Glasgow Center for Contemporary Art, Glasgow (UK)
DEFIXIONES

November 16
Munich (DE) - TBA

November 29
UCLA Royce Hall, Los Angeles
DEFIXIONES

Please note that DiamandaGalas.com may not be in service for the next few
days while we move to another server.

Also, my usual e-mail address (garth@...) may not be working
so if you require to contact me, please e-mail me at 6cancer9@...
until further notice.

-Garth.

hey all...

"birds of death" (live) will appear on the new brainwashed release.  it's
due sometime later this year.

go here for more info... http://brainwashed.com/recordings/catalogue.html


BRAIN IN THE WIRE
This is a 2xCD collection which is being given away to subscribers of The
Wire magazine. A special edition in a unique cover will include a booklet,
photos and other special goodies. It will be made exclusively through this
website in an individually numbered quantity of only 2,001 copies (in honor
of the year completed). For subscribers of The Wire, unnumbered editions of
the special casing will also be made vailable. Expect this package to be
completed some time early in 2001.
DISC A

Legendary Pink Dots, "Old Sparky"
V/Vm, "Cha-ha Meat skran-r the 15lb. Turkey"
Greater Than One, "Broadcast"
Twilight Circus Dub Soundsystem, "Slicer Dubplate" (version 2)
Fridge, "Harmonics"
Ruby Falls, "The Brave Ones"
Panacea, "Battle Stations" (dub version)
m2, "I-tuo"
Jessica Bailiff, "Shadow"
Cyclobe, "Replaced by His Constellation"
Windy & Carl, "Trembling"
Christoph Heemann & Andreas Martin, "Wires"
Little Annie, "Lullaby"
Aranos & Nurse With Wound, "Mary Jane" (marbles remix)
Current 93 & Pantaleimon, "The Magical Bird in the Magical Woods" (unused
mix from Sleep Has His House)
DISC B

Nurse With Wound, "Cold" (Miss Ticker mix)
Matmos, "You Can Never Win"
Bedhead, "Powder" (live)
Meat Beat Manifesto, "Structures" (version)
Stars of the Lid, "478-hate"
Diamanda Galas, "Birds of Death" (live in Toronto)
Gordon Mumma, "Stressed-Space Palindromes"
Coil (t.b.a.)
Kid 606 (t.b.a.)
Trans Am (t.b.a.)
Ku-Ling Bros. (t.b.a.)
Tortoise (t.b.a.)
Isotope 217 (t.b.a.)
Chicago Underground (t.b.a.)

Hi all

Diamanda will be performing a couple of shows at Joe's Pub.

Aug 30 & 31
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St
8:30pm
Tickets $30
Pub Hotline: 212-539-8777
Telecharge: 212-239-6200 or
800-432-7250
www.telecharge.com

hello all!

i finally have some information to give you re the next diamanda galas
album.

diamanda has told me that she will be releasing live discs of Defixiones,
Will and Testament and La Serpenta Canta on Mute Records.  These 2 albums
will be released simultaniously and will be seperate albums.

the release of these live discs will be followed up by the release of
Insekta (date TBA...probably a few months).

so, 3 albums are on the way!  at this point i do not have any release dates
(spring 2002?).

-garth

Below is the setlist for the Joe's Pub concerts (August 30 & 31, Concerts
start at 8:30pm, 425 Lafayette St, NYC, Tickets $30, Pub Hotline:
212-539-8777, Telecharge: 212-239-6200 or 800-432-7250, www.telecharge.com )

If you prefer to be surprised and don't want to know the set list, don't
read on.

For those who want to know, scroll down.

-g.

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<<
>Cherchez La Rose -Salvador
>Losing Hand- Little Milton
>Je Rame- words:Henri Michaux music:D.Galas
>Burning Hell-John Lee Hooker
>Lonely Woman-Ornette Coleman
>Dead Cat On a Line Tampa Red
>Dancing in the Dark-Dietz/Schwartz
>Dark End of the Street-Moman/Penn
>Ain't No Grave Gonna Keep My Body Down-Bosie Stuyvesant
>Try Me-anonymous
>Hastayim Yasiyorum- Udi Hrant
>Epistle of the Transients-words:Cesar Vallejo music:D.Galas
>Todesfugue-worlds:Paul Celan music:D.Galas
>I Put a Spell on You- Screamin' Jay Hawkins
>Keigome Keigome -Gatsos/Xarhakos
>San Pethano -anonymous
>25 Minutes To Go- Shel Silverstein
>Anoixe- Papaioannou
>Si La Muerte-words: Miguel Huezo Mixco music:D. Galas

As a result of the recent terrorist attacks on New York City, many people
are e-mailing concerns for Diamanda.  Please be aware that Diamanda, who is
in NYC, is fine.  Thank you all for your kind wishes.

My heart goes out to the passengers and crews of the 4 planes, the thousands
upon thousands of people who work in and around World Trade Center in NYC
and the thousands who work at the Pentagon and their families.

This message is also posted on DG.COM.

-Garth.

hello everyone!

this is just a quick note for you all ... no big news to report.
just keeping in touch.

diamanda's concert "defixiones, will and testament: orders from the
dead" (november 29, ucla) was absolutely brilliant.  it was a very
long concert (nearly 2 hours) and it left me speechless.

diamanda is currently on hiatus ... she's taking a few months off
from touring but will be working on the two albums "defixiones, will
and testament" and "la serpenta canta" (for mute records).  no
release date has been set but i expect the albums to be released (on
the same day) in the third quarter of next year.

if you have a diamanda website and you would like your site to be
listed at diamandagalas.com, please let me know!  there are some
lovely sites out there!

best to you all in the new year!

-garth.

Hi all!!

Diamanda will be returning to the stage in April.

DG will perform La Serpenta Canta at Joe's Pub (NYC) on April 5 & 12.  For
more info, contact Joe's Pub @ 212-539-8777.

Following those performances, Diamanda will return to Europe:

April 17 Munich (Cuvillie or Residenz Theatre)
April 21 St Petersburg (TUZ or Music Hall)
April 24 Moscow (Theatre Estrady)
April 27 Berlin (Spannwerk--private performance, invitation only)
May 11 Rome
May 14 Florence
May 18 Leipzig (Agra Hall)
June 25 Greece
June 28 Torino

Venues are mostly still to be determined however DG has decided to perform
La Serpenta Canta at these performances.  Please note that the Berlin show
is a special opening show and is invitation only.

Diamanda is currently at home, busy working on her two new albums ("La
Serpenta Canta" and "Defixiones, Will and Testament") due out later this
year.  It looks like a late fall/early winter release.

That's all for now.

Best,
-Garth.

for those of you who are going to see Diamanda at Joe's Pub (New York) ...

**Tickets on sale soon!
Tickets: $30.
Tele-charge 212-239-6200
Reservations: 212-539-8778

looks like the joe's pub tickets are on sale NOW...

-----Original Message-----
From: . G I O N .
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 7:01 PM
To: Garth@...
Subject: Re: [DG News] Joe's Pub


hey Garth... i dont know why the website says tickets on sale soon cause I
just bought two tix for he April 5th show 5 minutes ago online at
telecharge.com =)

Hello everyone!

We have 5 confirmed tour dates for you:

October 2
Dresden (DE)
Alter Schlachthof
Gothaer Straße
21:00 Uhr
Tickets: <http://www.zeitmusik.de/Veranst/Fest2002/programm.htm>

October 15, 21, & 24
New York (US)
Joe's Pub
The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street
7:00PM
Tickets: $30
Telecharge: 212-239-6200
www.telecharge.com

November 9
Vancouver (CA)
Vogue Theatre
as part of
The Vancouver New Music Festival (www.newmusic.org)
918 Granville St
Venue Tel: 604-331-7900
8:00pm
Tickets: $28.75
Charge-by-phone: 604-280-444
www.ticketmaster.ca

There is also the possibility of a performance at UCLA on October
31.  This has not been confirmed, I will let you all know as soon as
I hear of anything.  Also, it had been reported that Diamanda may
perform in Mexico City on October 31...unfortunately, this will not
happen at this time.

Diamanda will be releasing two new live albums titled "La Serpenta
Canta" and "Defixiones, Will and Testament" simultaneously.  We do
not have a release date yet however a winter release date is likely.
Again, you will be informed when more information is available.

And finally, there is some new Diamanda merchandise available at
www.arteto.com.

More soon,

-Garth.

Diamanda will be performing "La Serpenta Canta" at Joe's Pub (New
York) on
Halloween this year. For tickets, please contact the venue. This was
just
confirmed today so tickets may not be available yet however I would
assume
tickets for this particular show would go rather quickly.

Joe's Pub
The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street
Telecharge: 212-239-6200
www.telecharge.com

-garth.

> On October 9, 2002, the State of Florida executed Aileen Wuornos.
Diamanda
> Galás will give a special performance at Joe's Pub on October 15 dedicated
> to Wuornos.  This performance will include songs like "Iron Lady," "25
> Minutes To Go," among others.  The remainder of her performances at Joe's
> pub, October 21, 24, and 31, will include songs by Hank Williams, Frank
> Sinatra, Tracy Nelson and O.V. Wright, as well as Screamin' Jay Hawkins'
> "Frenzy". Galas will also sing selections from her upcoming album La
> Serpenta Canta and older songs from earlier in her career, which are
> constantly revised.   Tickets can be purchased through the venue's
website,
> www.publictheater.org or at www.telecharge.com.
>
> Also, I am forwarding a request for you all to send a quick e-mail to
> Governor Pataki to thank him for issuing the proclamation recognizing the
> burning of Smyrna and the persecution of the Greeks in Aisa Minor.  The
> proclamation is included at the end of this message.  The Governor's
> proclamation is extremely important ... proclamations such as these from
any
> part of the American Government are extremely rare and should be
recognized.
>
> The Governors message is directly related to Diamanda Galás' work,
> "Defixiones, Will and Testament."  Defixiones concerns genocide; that is
an
> attempt to brutally crush and erase a civilization by any means necessary
in
> its entirety.  Also, the work concerns those who must live in exile as a
> means to escape persecution and, also, the desire to document one's
> existence -- to leave behind proof of life.  The work is dedicated to the
> forgotten and erased of the Armenian, Assyrian, and Anatolian Greek
> genocides which occurred between 1914 and 1923.
>
> See www.theforgoten.org for details of the genocide.  I must warn you that
> theforgotten.org contains photos which illustrate brutality at its
fiercest.
>
> "Who still talks nowadays of the extermination of the Armenians?" - Adolf
> Hitler (spoken on August 22, 1939; one week before the invasion of Poland
> and the start of World War II)
>
> Please take two minutes to e-mail Gov Pataki, a sample letter is included
> below.
>
> -Garth.
>
>
> > >ACTION ALERT
> > >
> > >
> > >To: AHI Chapter Presidents, Congressional Contact Team Leaders,
Members,
> > >and Friends
> > >
> > >From: Nick Larigakis, Executive Director
> > >
> > >Date: October 10, 2002
> > >
> > >Re: Take Action to Thank New York Governor George E. Pataki for His
> > >Proclamation on the
> > >
> > >80th Anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe
> > >
> >
>
>___________________________________________________________________________
> ___
> > >
> > >ISSUE:
> > >
> > >On Sunday, October 6, 2002, the Governor of New York State, George E.
> > >Pataki, issued a proclamation in commemoration of the 80th Anniversary
of
> > >the Asia Minor Catastrophe, which was presented to the Holocaust
Memorial
> > >Observance Committee of Asia Minor (full text of proclamation follows).
> > >
> > >The Governor's Office has received an major influx of criticism from
> > >sources who believe that the Smyrna tragedy did not occur as entailed
in
> > >Governor Pataki's Proclamation. The American Hellenic Institute urges
its
> > >members and friends to send a letter of thanks and appreciation to
> Governor
> > >Pataki for setting the historical record straight on a tragedy that
> cannot
> > >be denied or forgotten.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >ACTION ITEM
> > >
> > >Call and write to Governor Pataki to thank him for his important
> > >proclamation that works to uphold human rights and tolerance.
> > >
> > >**It is especially important that Governor's constituents in the State
of
> > >New York take action.
> > >
> > >BY TELEPHONE:
> > >
> > >Call the Governor's Citizen's Assistance Office at (518) 474-1047 to
> > >express your appreciation.
> > >
> > >**PLEASE ASK THAT YOUR COMMENTS BE RECORDED. This will help to ensure
> that
> > >your opinion contributes to the permanent record of positive responses
> > >towards the Governor's proclamation.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >BY EMAIL:
> > >
> > >Step 1 -- Link to Governor Pataki's website at
> > >http://www.state.ny.us/governor
> > >
> > >Step 2 -- Click on "Contact the Governor"
> > >
> > >Step 3 -- Click on "Click here to email the Governor"
> > >
> > >Step 4 -- Fill out the online comments form.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >BY REGULAR MAIL:
> > >
> > >Please address your letter of thanks and congratulations to --
> > >
> > >Governor George E. Pataki
> > >
> > >State Capitol
> > >
> > >Albany, NY 12224
> > >
> > >
> > >SAMPLE FORM LETTER TO GOVERNOR GEORGE E. PATAKI
> > >
> > >Dear Governor Pataki:
> > >
> > >I, [INSERT YOUR NAME], applaud you for your bold and important
> proclamation
> > >designating October 6, 2002 as the "80th Anniversary of the
Commemoration
> > >of the Burning of Smyrna and the Persecution of the Greeks of Asia
> Minor".
> > >Your initiative increases awareness of the violence and genocide
> > >perpetrated against the Greek population of Asia Minor at the hands of
> the
> > >Turkish government during the early part of the twentieth century. Also
> > >critical is your remembrance of the tragedies that befell the Armenian
> and
> > >Assyrian populations of the region during that turbulent time period.
> > >
> > >
> > >Recognition of these tragic events is crucial in preventing their
> > >repetition in that region and elsewhere. Your proclamation is
significant
> > >especially based on this reason, and I thank you for your very
important
> > >initiative.
> > >
> > >
> > >Sincerely,
> > >
> > >
> > >[YOUR NAME]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > >
> > >
> > >PROCLAMATION
> > >
> > >Whereas, the Empire State is home to many ethnic communities whose
> members
> > >benefit from the freedom and democracy upon which our Nation was
founded;
> > >as a global leader in many areas of basic human and social rights, New
> York
> > >State has a prominent role in acknowledging events in history -- many
of
> > >them tragic and distressing -- that teach valuable lessons from which
our
> > >greater society benefits; such events are the destruction of the city
of
> > >Smyrna and the Genocide of the Greeks of Pontus and Asia Minor,
tragedies
> > >that took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Greek civilians during
> > >World War I; and
> > >
> > >Whereas, these Greeks, whose ancestors had lived in communities along
> > >present-day northern Turkey near the Black Sea for three millennia,
were
> > >singled out by the Turkish authorities for expulsion from their
ancestral
> > >lands along with Armenians and Assyrians; from 1915-1923, Greeks of
Asia
> > >Minor endured immeasurable cruelty during a Turkish
Government-sanctioned
> > >systematic campaign to displace them; destroying Greek towns and
villages
> > >and slaughtering additional hundreds of thousands of civilians in areas
> > >where Greeks composed a majority, as on the Black Sea coast, Pontus,
and
> > >areas around Smyrna; those who survived were exiled from Turkey and
today
> > >they and their descendants live throughout the Greek diaspora; and
> > >
> > >Whereas, in 1922, Smyrna, the largest city in Asia Minor called "the
> jewel
> > >of the Mediterranean", a cosmopolitan hub populated by a highly
educated
> > >Greek community and flourishing commercial and middle-classes, was
sacked
> > >and burned and its inhabitants massacred by the Turkish forces; the
pier
> of
> > >Smyrna became a scene of final desperation as the approaching flames
> forced
> > >many thousands to jump to their death, rather than be consumed by
flame;
> > >George Horton, the Consul General of the United States in Smyrna at the
> > >time of the catastrophe, is quoted as saying, "...the destruction of
> Smyrna
> > >happened, however, in 1922, and no act ever perpetrated by the Turkish
> race
> > >in all its bloodstained history has been characterized by more brutal
and
> > >lustful features, nor more productive of the worst of human sufferings
> > >inflicted on the defenseless and unarmed. It was a fittingly lurid and
> > >Satanic finale to the whole dreadful tragedy..."; and
> > >
> > >Whereas, it is believed by many that acknowledgment and awareness of
this
> > >shameful event will not only teach future generations, but also will
help
> > >mankind prevent such crimes from being repeated; this concept is
> > >particularly important as our State works to instill in youth, a
> universal
> > >respect for other cultures, races, religions and viewpoints; and
> > >
> > >Whereas, it is fitting that all freedom-loving people worldwide and New
> > >Yorkers alike, share in the solemn commemoration of the of Great
> > >Catastrophe of Asia Minor of 1915-23, and join with the Greek-American
> > >community and its many religious, communal and philanthropic
> organizations
> > >as they honor the sacrifices and memory of their noble ancestors;
> > >
> > >Now, Therefore, I, George E. Pataki, Governor of the State of New York,
> do
> > >hereby proclaim October 6th, 2002 as the
> > >
> > >
> > >80th Anniversary of the Commemoration of the Burning of Smyrna and the
> > >Persecution of the Greeks of Asia Minor
> > >
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Hi all,

Here's some news about La Serpenta Canta.

La Serpenta Canta is now recorded and mixed and is on its way to London for
mastering.

The 83 min double-album contains the songs Burning Hell (John Lee Hooker),
Lonely Woman (Ornette Coleman), Baby’s Insane (Galás), I’m So Lonesome I
Could Cry (Hank Williams),At the Dark End of the Street(Dan Penn), Blue
Spirit Blues, Be Sure That My Grave Is Kept Clean (trad), My World Is Empty
(Without You There),  Dead Cat on the Line (Tampa Red Mississippi Fred Mac
Dowell), Dancing in the Dark (Schwartz/Dietz)), Frenzy (Screamin' Jay Hawkins),
and I Put A Spell on You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins), and Burning Hell(Reprise).

No word yet on the official track listing for Defixiones: Will and Testament but
it looks like Defixiones will also be a double album.  Don't quote me on that,
but it is quite possible.

And before you ask ... we still don't have a release date.  We'll know more once
Defixiones is sent for mastering.

The Biography at www.diamandagalas.com has been updated.  It includes a tiny
little statement about Diamanda's work in progress Nekropolis.

Tour dates are expected soon.  Diamanda will be returning to Italy.  Some venues
have already begun advertising shows however I can't post any dates or release
any info until it's all confirmed.

More soon,

-Garth.