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Dance around
the world
A WORLD of dance is brought to-
gether for one fantastic evening of
entertainment.
The Lailat Al Raqs 4 which translates
to Night of Dance in Arabic, is a com-
munity dance and cultural arts show-
case which will be performed at the
Dane Bank Theatre in Crewe this Friday.
It features several acts which covers all
cultures of dance from African and Ar-
abic to Indian and Flamenco.
There will be a whole host of dancers
as well as live Greek and Arabic music,
an Asian fashion show and several stalls
supporting businesses in the area and
Indian food from Crewes Passage to In-
dia.
The evening has been organised to
help in support the Just Help Found-
ation who support people in poverty
stricken situations in Bangladesh and
the UK.
Tickets are available on 07931 830905
or visit www.majentaaljamilah.com.
Creative
Crewe in park
CREATIVE Crewe are holding a Pic-
nic in the Park this Sunday with fun
planned for all the family.
The event will run between 2-6pm
with a varied programme of music,
dance and other attractions.
There will be artists and craft work-
ers also in the park and spokesperson
Ann Gaffney said: We are so pleased
to be running our next ig event after
the success of our last one in the Mu-
nicipal Square.
Hopefully the sun will be shining
so bring a picnic, a rug or even a
chair and we will entertain you.
Champers
from singers
HOLMES Chapel singers will tickle
the village taste buds with a spot of
pink bubbly as they recreate an even-
ing in Old Vienna.
The singers will perform Pink
Champagne at Holmes Chapel Leisure
Centre on Saturday.
The full length musical drama set in
the 19th century tells the story of a
champagne party hosted by Prince
Orlovsky.
Tickets are available from 01477
534928, routsdc@supanet.com. Altern-
atively you can buy them from choir
members at the door on the evening of
the concert.
ARABIC DELIGHT: Lailat Al Raqs
4 at Dane Bank Theatre
They are the
Champions
LEGENDS: Long standing Queen tribute QEII. Right: Justin Gilbody as Freddie Mercury.
KILLER Queen tribute band
QEII have been part of the
magic for more than 20 years.
They have recreated the style
and excitement of one of the
countrys most iconic bands with
their breath-taking accuracy.
This Friday they come to the
Studio in Nantwich to do it all
again.
Along with the many fans who
mourn the loss of Freddie Mer-
cury, QEII aim to celebrate the
wealth of talent that came togeth-
er in Queen.
Their aim is simple, to give the
audience the experience of a live
Queen concert, which, sadly, will
never be seen or experienced
again.
QEII were formed back in 1993,
to pay tribute to the World's
Number one band.
The arduous task of co-ordin-
ating lighting, image, clothes,
make-up, mannerisms and not
least, by any means the harmon-
ies and music of the greatest
band in the world, began.
The Stoke-based band which
currently consists of Justin Gil-
body (Freddie Mercury), Phil
Teague (Brian May), Alan Wall-
banks (John Deacon), Mick
Durber (Roger Taylor) and Steve
Thompson (Spike Edney) re-
hearsed behind closed doors for
12 months to perfect their re-en-
actment of what is considered to
be Queens finest hour the 1986
Magic tour.
The band have been together
ever since, touring across the
country to earn themselves the
title of The UK's top Tribute to
Freddie Mercury and Queen.
Being staunch Queen fans
themselves, they dedicate their
time to making sure they pay
homage to their idols by aiming
to replicate a live performance,
with all its charm and charisma,
and where possible, adding the
studio harmonies aiming to
please and impress as many
people as possible.
Lead singer Justin is said to
exude the strength and character
of Freddie Mercury with every
action.
His three-octave range allows
him to achieve all of the nuances
and vocal acrobatics required
to do justice to Queen's amazing
repertoire, which includes Bo-
hemian Rhapsody, Another One
Bites the Dust, Fat Bottomed Girls
and Dont Stop Me Now.
Phil Teague (May) has
mastered the precision that is re-
quired to perform a live 'Queen'
performance.
Not happy with 'off-the-shelf'
copies, he commissioned his own
'Red Special' guitar to get that
authentic Brian May sound.
Alan's attention to detail while
performing as bass player John
Deacon is second to none, except
to Deacons of course, and he
spends every spare moment
learning the intricacies of his
playing style and ability, which
he describes as no mean feat.
One of the band's long-standing,
original members, Mick, per-
forms as Roger Taylor.
He provides the 'rock-solid' base
required for Queen songs, allow-
ing for as 'tight' a performance as
possible from the whole band.
Lastly session musician Steve
performs as Spike Edney, often
described as the fifth member of
Queen and adds the musical dy-
namism and finesse required to
allow QEII to play Queen's stu-
dio songs live before the audi-
ences eyes.
Tickets for the gig on Friday
are priced at 10 on the door or
from Harrisons in Nantwich.
They are also available online
from www.seetickets.com (small
booking fee is included)
by Leanne Palin
Acclaimed tribute to
Queen to play in town