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Tunisia’s Testour to host traditional Arab music festival
Tunisian ‘Malouf' troupes with counterparts from Libya, Algeria to feature in Testour’s 42nd festival.
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Mann, what a smile!
The title of alt-pop singer-songwriter Aimee Mann's latest album, @#%&! Smilers, is a nod to those really irritating people who walk down the street and tell you to "turn that frown upside down," when you just don't feel like it.
winnipegsun.com |
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Symphony plans wide music mix for season
The Augusta Symphony has built its 2008-09 season around the ideas of tradition, transition and finding new ways to present music to its audience.
The Augusta Chronicle |
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Church notes
Amesbury Days Prayer Service tomorrow The Amesbury Clergy Association will be holding the Annual Amesbury Days Prayer Service tomorrow at 5 p.m. at the Rocky Hill Meeting House, Elm Street, Amesbury. This service will be held in the oldest house of worship in Amesbury. This service will be in thanksgiving for the many blessings that Amesbury has received over the many years since our ancestors ...
The Daily News of Newburyport |
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Summer Jam will display big air, music
STOCKTON - Troy Gotschall and Peter Koulouris were looking for a way to combine music and fast-paced sports in one place.
The Record |
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Anti-gang resources hand in hand with fun at family festival in Modesto
Three Latino community groups are hoping families will come together Sunday at Tuolumne River Regional Park in the airport neighborhood to discover helpful resources and alternatives to criminal gang activity.
Modesto Bee |
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Showbits
In 1986, 75,000 fans flocked to Wham!'s soldout farewell concert at London's Wembley Stadium. Elton John duetted with Wham! singer George Michael on Candle in the Wind. By then, Wham! had sold more than 38 million records. Michael said he wanted to concentrate on songwriting and pursue a solo career, while the other half of the duo, Andrew Ridgeley, planned to be a professional race car driver.
Winnipeg Free Press |
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'Singing Office' isn't music to our ears
Every office has someone, and usually more than one someone, who's a closet singer. It's someone who used to have a radio at his or her desk and now is hooked up to the computer or an iPod all the time.
New York Daily News |
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Oak Cliff/South Dallas news brief
Friends of Fair Park will present the Dr Pepper Snapple Group Fair Park Fourth on Friday at Fair Park. Festivities include free admission to museums from 5 to 8 p.m., a patriotic program featuring the Dallas Wind Symphony and the U.S. Army Brass Quintet at 8:15 p.m., and fireworks synchronized to choreographed music at about 9:30 p.m. with live broadcast on WRR-FM (101.1).
Dallas Morning News |
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School of hard rock
HICKORY -- Playing music comes easy. Naming a band is hard. At least that's what the members of Anxiety and (Insert Name Here) will tell you. [Watch the video] Along with Equilibrium and It Starts From Here, they're the groups formed in Hickory's inaugural Rock Camp, the weeklong program that mixes lessons in theory, songwriting, showmanship, music history, problem solving and practice skills ...
Hickory Daily Record |
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Kuselans Incredible Music Launch [Gallery]
The much awaited Kuselan audio launch is slated to happen on the 30th of June at the Le Royal Meridien in Chennai. An attractive, booklet style invitation has been sent out to all the guests. Big names of the Tamil and Telugu film industries are expected to be part of the occasion.A big moment in the life of music director G. V. Prakash, the event will have bigwigs talk about their experiences ...
IndiaGlitz |
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Cumberland Co. Fair returns: Organizers are 'pulling out all of the stops' for event
MILLVILLE -- Terry Pangburn promises area residents a cheaper alternative to the Shore with the Cumberland County Fair, which kicks off Monday.
Daily Journal |
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North Little Rock crime report
Address: 307 Wilson St. Summary: A residential burglary was reported in which $1,800 worth of furniture and electronics equipment were taken. No sign of forced entry was found. The victim told police that an ex-girlfriend had been seen near his residence the past couple of days.
Maumelle Monitor |
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Uncle Dave's legacy lives on DVD
The film documentary "Uncle Dave Macon Days: A Tribute to Old-time Music and Dance" drew more than 300 people at a premiere party Friday at Oaklands Historic House and Museum.
Daily News Journal |
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2008 Patriotic Spectacular ready to dazzle, fire away
Celebrating country, community, heroes and God — as well as stroking the night sky with a sensational array of fireworks — the crowd showing up for 7th Annual Patriotic Spectacular at Jacksonville High School’s Jan Crow Stadium are expected to be wowed sometime during the night’s festivities beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 3.
Maumelle Monitor |
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Spears could return to show
MTV isn't ruling out giving viewers more Britney Spears at this year's Video Music Awards on Sept. 7.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Fears over three-day music festival
BADBOY rocker Pete Doherty and his band Babyshambles are due to headline the first Moonfest music festival in Westbury this summer.
Wiltshire Times |
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Oak Cliff community calendar
MARRIAGE CHECKUP , a seminar presented by Church on the Rock Community Fellowship, is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Selena's, 2734 E. Ledbetter Drive. Topics include putting the joy back in marriage, getting marriage on track with God's purpose and ending spouse bashing. Lunch will be served.
Dallas Morning News |
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Osbourne is Glastonbury 'virgin'
Kelly Osbourne has talked of her joy at being at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Dick Jerardi: Race Day in America
A LOOK AT the important races around the country today: Donald Levine Memorial Handicap Philadelphia Park (Race 8) - Post 3:22 p.m. $200,000, 7 fur., 3YO and up
Philly.com |
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Senior gets Rockette moment
The dream has been 52 years in the making. Today, at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, Carol Cutrone finally will see her long-elusive wish come true.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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What's so bad about being popular?
In the mysterious credibility hierarchy that somehow attaches itself to the orchestral realm, there's one wide, approachable swath of the repertoire that has acquired the reputation of being lower in quality or artistically less worthy than others. Except with audiences, who are smart enough to gravitate toward a good tune when they hear it.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Susan Christian Goulding: Readers tell their tales
If my recent mail from readers represented a scientific poll, I could safely say that 96 percent of Americans are fed up with overconsumption and hungry for a concerted revolution to save the world.
Daily Breeze |
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Meningitis kills festival goer
The Daily Journal A 23-year-old out-of-county man died Wednesday from a form of meningitis that killed him in a matter of days.
The Ukiah Daily Journal |
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Math + music = mariachi
The first clue that this isn't your average math class comes when instructor Skyler Shenk breaks out the violin and starts playing "Viva Mexico" in feisty, lilting mariachi strains, the students whooping and applauding the faster he goes.
Arizona Daily Star |
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