Canadian quartet weaves ABBA magic

KUALA LAMPUR, JUNE 19, 2002 - Canadian group ABBA Cadabra thrilled the audience at Holiday Villa Subang at the recent magic of ABBA concert. In a packed vintage ballroom, ABBA-Cadabra payed tribute to the original ABBA by performing a string of their hits.

With their powerful vocals, Frida (Jeanette O’Keeffe) and Agnetha (Shannon Storozinski) energetically belted out evergreen classics like, Voulez Vous, Mama Mia, Waterloo, Knowing me, Knowing You, Money, Money and Super Trouper with many among the audience clapping and singing along. In between, the group slowed down with such popular hits as The Winner Takes It All, SOS, Fernando and I Have a Dream.

The evening fittingly ended with the group’s SUPERB rendition of Thank-you For the Music. The group repeated Dancing Queen after the audience called out for an encore. This is the first time the group is performing in Asia

Jasmine Kaur, New Day Times

KUCHING CITY, BORNEO,JUNE 14, 2002 - It will be a trip down memory lane to the magical nostalgia of the 70’s for a lot of Kuchingites. Crowne Plaza, Riverside Kuching presents An evening with ABBA Cadabra at it’s Sarawak Chamber Ballroom on Friday, June 21, where you will re-live the music and magic of sensational legendary Swedish pop group ABBA. ABBA-Cadabra are talented musicians and recording artists, flown-in all the way from Canada.

Shannon Storozinski as Agnetha, Jeanette O’Keeffe as Frida, Sylvain Boucher as Benny and Jonas Falle as Bjorn, will render popular hits such as, Dancing Queen, Fernando, Money, Money, Money and the song list goes on and on, in this one and a half hour spectacular show.

THE BORNEO POST

WHITE ROCK, BRITISH COLUUMBIA CANADA, November 5 2003 - ABBA Cadabra began two and a half years ago. We started because we were such big fans of ABBA’s music and there was nobody doing it locally then. We didn’t know what to expect. We were optimistic, but not presumptuous. We never anticipated that it would be so well received, says O’Keeffe. A highlight for her was a recent performance in Malaysia, doing a fundraiser for an abused women and children’s shelter.

It has always been a dream of mine to start a centre like that, and to be able to perform for such a great cause, in such a beautiful country was incredible, she said. I can’t believe how popular ABBA is around the world. Their music seems timeless it appeals to children, teenagers and to people 80 years old. The act is founded in respect to the original artists, rather than an impersonation. We feel it’s almost disrespectful to say you’re them, or pretend to be them down to the last stitch of clothing or speaking voice, and we don’t try to do that, O’Keeffe said. It’s a tribute to a band that will never tour again. They turned down a billion-dollar offer to tour. ABBA will never perform this material again.

Alex Browne, Peace Arch News

WHISTLER BC, CANADA - AYou’d be surprised how many ABBA songs sit in the recesses of your mind. Audiences can expect a great tribute in the music and magic of ABBA. The show is about a Zen-like ABBA, rather than a cookie-cutter copy tribute to the girl with golden hair among other Sewish idols. We’re not impersonators, but rather think of the show in terms of how ABBA would great the audience of the new millennium. The show, which played for 600 at the 2001 Halloween bash at the Hyatt Hotel in Vancouver, includes two sets with costume changes and choreography.

ABBA Cadabra, a tribute show that brings ABBA songs into the new millennium, will belt-out Gimme Gimme, Dancing Queen and Fernando, but consider your requests from a group whose last show included four encores. We’re excited to be performing in Whistler. They’re a laid back crowd up here, and they always want to have a good time

Nancy Hyndman, PIQUE TO VALLEY TIMES