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Songs of hope
Artistes from Malaysia, China and Hong Kong join hands in A Caring Society, A Boundless Love: 815 Genting Charity Concert in Genting Highlands aimed at raising funds for the earthquake victims in China.
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City Watch
“Let's Go Mamak!”, a musical featuring the flavours of contemporary ethnic Malaysia music will be staged at the Kuala Lum-pur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) at 8.30pm from Aug 1 to 3. For details, visit www.klpac.com or call box office at 03-4047 9000 (KLPac) or 03-2094 9400 (Actors Studio @ BSC).
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Thousands gather in Quebec for McCartney concert
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec July 20, 2008, 06:23 pm ET · Tens of thousands of fans gathered on Quebec City's historic site, the Plains of Abraham, in hopes of securing a good spot to watch Paul McCartney's free concert Sunday night as part of the city's 400th anniversary celebrations.
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Video game companies unveil hot new games at E3
You may have missed it, but the most important entertainment festival in the world was held this week. Nope, not the Toronto Film Festival, or Cannes, or Lollapalooza, but the E3 Media and Business Summit -- the weeklong expo devoted to the US$57 billion a year in revenues video game industry.
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Questions/Answers
Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. LA VERNE - The Hafif home in Live Oak Canyon is going to be invaded by up to 2,000 people every Saturday night for the next five weeks, during the annual Concerts Under the Stars series.
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Thousands gather in Quebec for McCartney concert
Tens of thousands of fans gathered on Quebec City's historic site, the Plains of Abraham, in hopes of securing a good spot to watch Paul McCartney's free concert Sunday night as part of the city's 400th anniversary celebrations.
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Artistes stage shows at The Mall
CHILDREN and adults enjoyed games and fun at The Mall where a number of artistes performed yesterday in connection with the Doha Summer Festival. The performers included a unicyclist and a juggler of sticks.
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Video game companies unveil hot new games at E3
You may have missed it, but the most important entertainment festival in the world was held this week. Nope, not the Toronto Film Festival, or Cannes, or Lollapalooza but the E3 Media and Business Summit.
CTV.ca |
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The shindig begins with nerves and half-naked dancers
The 14th Lambeth Conference had everything befitting a party that has been ten years in the planning: bouncers, paparazzi, an international guest list of thousands, in Canterbury Cathedral the most well-established venue in the city, world-renowned musicians and even half-naked dancers.
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Dealing with the heat
COMMERCE CITY - The first ever Mile High Music Festival featured many big name bands. Headlining along with them this weekend was the heat. Hot and dry weather forced many concertgoers and organizers to take precautions against heat related problems.
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School Spectacular a classy affair
IF you’ve taken part in the School Spectacular event in Sydney with your school any time over the last 25 years, the organisers want to hear from you.
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Grammy-Nominated African Artist in Ironton on Monday, Tuesday
World-class and Grammy-nominated West African artist Mamadou Diabate makes a rare visit into the area at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22 as he is in concert at the Riffe Rotunda at Ohio University Southern. The concert is free and open to the public.
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Bring Maine West Band Into Parade
Thoughts and squawks about people, places and things in and around Des Plaines... Every year when the number of bands that perform in Des Plaines' annual 4th of July parade is fewer than expected or hoped for, the comments roll in about how nice it would be if there was more music.
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One Community Makes a Difference with Rock & Roll
The usual calm of country living was put on hold for a while on Saturday night. At Circle Drive Marina in DeSoto Parish, it was a non-stop party with music, revelers, and lots of fun, but the hip-shaking was all for a good cause.
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Cultural fusion at Cultivaria
From 25-28 September, the historic Boland town of Paarl will be transformed into the centre of the South African entertainment industry for the third annual Cultivaria arts festival.
South African Wine News |
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Filipino talent gives dose of good music, healing
MANILA, Philippines—Seventy-year-old Joanne Good was growing anxious. Trapped in her hospital bed the past three months, the leukemia patient was looking forward to only one thing each day—a “jamming” session with her music therapist Rita “Rich” Antonia Abante.
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Indie band emerges from Dragon’s Den with the cash - and a rock revolution
Once it was the dream of every new band to be signed to a big record label and secure a fast track to huge album sales and the celebrity firmament. But now it appears that such “stardust deals” don’t make sense.
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Analysis: Ready for another new wave?
Hamfatter have done well getting on TV. They’ll get good publicity, and good luck to them, but the beneficiaries of the changing music industry have not been small bands.
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Mumbai Cutting at Osian
Mumbai Cutting A City Unfolds, a medley of vignettes by 11 top directors of the country dealing with the modern day life in the entertainment and financial capital as it alternates between the comical and the cynical provided a perfect ending to the 10th Osian's Cinefan festival in New Delhi that showcased a motley of films from the Arab and Asian world.
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Value-added services business may touch $2 billion: PwC
Backed by young Indians, music and gaming are going to be cherry on the pie for the telecom sector growth, with value-added services estimated to reach about $2 bn this year, says consultancy firm PwC.
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"Mamma Mia!" Is Second Highest-Grossing Film of Weekend
The vocals of Meryl Streep were no match for the antics of the Caped Crusader. Although the latest Batman adventure, "The Dark Knight," was easily the big draw of the July 18-20 weekend, the new movie musical "Mamma Mia!" did take in in nearly $30 million at the box office.
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Jazz in the Cathedral: local roots, world-class sounds
The crowd in front of the stage edged closer and closer Friday night at the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, climbing first one step, then another, until they stood, swaying and shouting, only a few feet from hometown hero Curtis Salgado.
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Colombians take to streets to protest kidnappings
Hundreds of thousands of shouting, weeping and flag-waving Colombians marched on Sunday, calling for an end to the kidnappings that have plagued the country during its 44-year-old guerrilla war.
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Palo Alto Online's Master Community Calendar
Showing listings from July 20, 2008 to July 26, 2008 in all categories. Music@Menlo (Carte Blanche 1) Carte Blanche Concert I: Stephen Prutsman: Bach and Forth. Pianist, composer and arranger Stephen Prutsman celebrates Johann Sebastian Bach's music.
Palo Alto Weekly |
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Big day for festivals in Centennial Park
Chris Smith put out a wake-up call to Sarnia and thousands responded Sunday. The organizer of the city’s first wakeboarding event said he was blown away by the reaction to Sarnia’s first Wake Up Call, held simultaneously in Sarnia Bay and on land in Centennial [...]
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