Charlie’s Records is a classic immigration story turned personal. Director Tina Charles is a Wnba all star, Olympic gold medalist and first-time filmmaker. Her documentary follows her father Rawlston Charles, who came to New York from Trinidad in the 70’s, opened a calypso record shop in BedStuy (subject of a 2013 NYTimes article), then turned his store into a record studio where he produced for all the calypso greats including early rappers like Slick Rick and Kurtis Blow. Rawlston is responsible for producing megahits like “La Di Da Di” by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh, and “Hot Hot Hot” by Arrow.…...
- 5/14/2019
- by Dylan Kai Dempsey
- IONCINEMA.com
After being in the music industry for 50 years and causing many a pelvic thrust, British Indian composer Biddu has now switched to writing. He is now penning his autobiography and two novels.'I've come over (to India) basically to talk to Harper Collins, to discuss the little aspects of the promotion of my autobiography, which is coming out in January next year,' Biddu told Ians in a phone interview from Mumbai.'I've called it 'Made In India'. It's almost like an adventure story about my life and, when you read it, it's quite incredible and hard to believe. It's also humorous because I have written it in that style,' he added.Initially the sexagenarian was apprehensive about penning his autobiography.'I wanted to remain private. But the publishers said my life's been an adventure and no one knows about, not even my wife. So why don't I write one?...
- 11/24/2009
- Filmicafe
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