Singing for herself (Time, March 1099)
By Richard Stengel, Time, March 12, 1990
La messagère (Best, Février 1990)
Par Francesco Adinolfi-Sin, Best, Février 1990
1989 / 1990 – Crossroads Tour
The Crossroads tour visited Europe, Japan, Australia and The USA in 1989-1990…
Tracy Chapman @ III Bridge Benefit concert (October 28, 1989)
The III Bridge Benefit Concert on October 28, 1989 was Tracy Chapman’s second participation in the concert. That year she shared the headline with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tom Petty, and Sammy Hagar.
La femme forte, Tracy Chapman (Musicien, 1989)
Par Yves Bigot, Traduction de Christophe Rossi, Musicien #16, 1989
1989 – In concert against AIDS
In Concert Against Aids was a ground breaking which took place at the Oakland Stadium in the Bay Area on May 27, 1989. Conceived and organized by Bill Graham and billed as a “… total community effort …”, the concert lined-up the Grateful Dead, John Fogerty, Los Lobos, Tracy CHapman…
Tracy Chapman @ II Bridge Benefit Concert (Dec 4, 1988) in Oakland, CA
The II Bridge Benefit Concert on December 4, 1988 was Tracy Chapman’s first participation in the concert. That year she shared the headline with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Nils Lofgren, Billy Idol, Bob Dylan, G. E. Smith, Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
Austere and Direct, Tracy Chapman Mixes Musical Worlds (New York Times, November 1988)
By Jon Pareles, New York Times, November 30, 1988
À propos d’une révolution (Novembre 1988)
Par François Ducray, Best #244 November 1988 (Page 49)
1988 – Human Rights Now Tour
The year 1988 marked the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The aim of the Concerts for Human Rights Foundation World Tour, featuring performances by Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel and Youssou N’Dour at venues in 19 cities from London to Buenos Aires, was to raise world consciousness of human rights and of the plight of political prisoners world-wide.
On Her Own Terms (Rolling Stone, September 1988)
By Steve Pond, Rolling Stone #535, September 22nd, 1988 (p.54-63)
Fast forward (Q Magazine, September 1988)
By Marc Cooper, Q Magazine, September 1988 (p. 72-77)
Solo girl (Best, Août 1988)
Par Bruno BLUM, Best #242, August 1988 (page 54-55)
Tracy Chapman’s black and white world (Rolling Stone, June 30, 1988)
By Anthony De Curtis, Rolling Stone #529 , June 30th, 1988 (p.44-46)
1988 – Nelson Mandela 70th Tribute Concert
The Nelson Mandela 70th Tribute Concert is a concert event held on June 11, 1988 at the Wembley Stadium, London. To celebrate Nelson Mandela, the biggest stars performed songs of freedom, hope and love in front of 72,000 people at the Wembley Stadium and more than 600 million television viewers from 60 countries who watched the broadcast.
The Pop Life (New York Times, April 1988)
By Stephen Holden, New York Times, April 06, 1988
Tracy Chapman: ‘I sing because I like it’ (The Tufts Daily, Nov. 1982)
This article originally appeared in the Nov. 18, 1982, edition of The Tufts Daily. Tracy…