DANCE MUSIC
Sir,-At last the dance music sessions by New Zealand studio bands are being given some publicity, but why so halfheartedly? In your last issue you have photos of three North Island artists and only one South Island artist. You have not even mentioned the leader of "Fashions in Melody." Why not give us a full-page article on all these bands and programmes and photos of all the bands? I might mention that I am a constant listener to all these programmes and I think they compare favourably with some of the recorded dance music. But why should we not havea. studio band or a relay from every station? There are bands in the small centres just as proficient and capable as those in the large centres-in fact the majority. of soloists and leaders of the «main. YA bands received their tuition and grounding in the small centres. I appreciate very much the classical programmes from our studios, but after all, variety
1S the spice Of life:-
ONE WHO
KNOWS
(Invercargill).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 268, 11 August 1944, Page 7
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172DANCE MUSIC New Zealand Listener, Volume 11, Issue 268, 11 August 1944, Page 7
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