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Farm Aid's New England Concert to Broadcast Live in HD and Commercial Free Exclusively on DIRECTV's The 101 Network
SOMERVILLE, Mass.----Farm Aid today announced that its Sept. 20 New England music festival will be broadcast live on DIRECTV’s The 101 Network, which reaches more than 17 million viewers.
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Nigeria: Anita Baker Comes to Town
Anita Baker was one of the definitive quiet storm singers of the '80s, with her classy, refined brand of romantic soul. Baker's voice gifted with a strong, supple alto was influenced not only by R&B, but jazz, gospel, and traditional pop, which gave her music a distinctly adult sophistication.
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Nigeria: Ibo Musicians Unite for Education
Top Ibo born music artistes Obiora aka Obiwon , Mr Kool, Dat Nig.g.a Raw, and Illbliss (aka Dat Ibo Boy) are pooling talents for a good cause.
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Nigeria: MTV, Zain Bring Mama to African Musicians
Alex Okosi, helsmanman for the Pan African entertainment network, MTV Networks Africa, has never been happier. Right before his eyes, one of the most sagacious projects embarked upon by his company is unfolding.
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Nigeria: Why There is Re-Newed Interest in NMVA'08
It is true that American crooner Mario was not at the first ever Nigeria Music Video Awards. It is true also that the plans to bring one of Bobo Marley's children to the even didn't succeed.
AllAfrica.com |
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South Africa: Madiba, Local Artists Rock Johannesburg
Johannesburg Stadium was rocked by South African artists and Gauteng locals who gathered on Saturday to celebrate Madiba's 90th birthday.
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Games close with bang
The Summer Olympics closed last night in a display of tightly scripted merriment and lavish fireworks, a final burst of pomp ending 17 days of sports and celebration that Chinese authorities organized with precision.
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Buddy Harman, Nashville drummer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Buddy Harman, one of Nashville's most-recorded drummers, has died. He was 79.
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Angola: Luanda Governor Donates Musical, Sports Material to Promaica
The governor of Luanda province, Francisca do Espírito Santo on Saturday handed over to the Promotion of Angolan Women in the Catholic Church (Promaica) material for literacy and creation of cooperatives, sports equipment, musical instruments and library books.
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FESTIVAL AIMS FOR THE SWEET SPOT
In the Jewish tradition, children are sometimes taught by appealing directly to their taste buds, using baked bread formed into letters and honey-doused pages, according to Rabbi Bruce Greenbaum of Carmel Valley's Congregation Beth Israel.
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She's tackled the worlds of song, stage and screen and is now balancing her new marriage with impending motherhood, but Ashlee Simpson has designs on taking on yet another job.
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QUEBEC–Céline Dion rocked the cradle of French Quebec Friday night, shaking the Plains of Abraham with resounding music and illuminating the night sky with a brilliant light show.
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Versatile Dylan reshapes his classics
A few months ago, Bob Dylan received a Pulitzer Prize. Not in the music category, where he'd have joined previous winners like Charles Ives and Ornette Coleman. Nor in poetry, where he'd have been listed alongside William Carlos Williams and Marianne Moore.
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Luis Palaus hometown Cityfest draws throngs to hear Gospel
Global evangelist Luis Palau has brought the Good News to more than eight million people since his festival format of outreach made its debut nine years ago in his hometown of Portland Oregon
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Daniel Boone event will be held in September
DEFIANCE — Lindenwood University's Daniel Boone Home and Boonesfield Village will host Pioneer Days, a pre-1840s folkways festival and living history encampment, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sept. 20 and 21. The event will feature artisans, music and a historic encampment.
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Political conventions next big thing on television
UPDATED: 04 :44 a.m. EDT, August 25, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes an Akron Blackstockings player. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Nine Inch Nails in Toledo tonight
"...as human beings we are capable of making sense of situations based on the thinnest slice of experience." — Malcolm Gladwell , author of Blink and The Tipping Point . MONDAY, AUGUST 25 WHAT, YOU GOT A HOLE IN YOUR HEAD?: Nine Inch Nails is in Toledo tonight, bringing Trent Reznor's dark vibe, ferocious and brutal rock and roll, and a live show that rivals Pink Floyd's in ...
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Take Pink's music with a pinch of salt
Singer Pink has come out in defence of her latest music video. [VIDEO]
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Lager and laughs
To rolling guitar riffs and the steady wail of a blues harp, about 1,700 beer fans sipped multiple styles of their favorite beverage at the Nevada County Fairgrounds Saturday at the Sierra Brewfest.
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Are Nokia Exploring a 'Comes with Games' Strategy?
It might be flagged up heavily as a mix of rumour and speculation, but Stuart Dredge's column over on Pocket Gamer makes a certain amount of sense. In it he puts forward the idea that Nokia will launch a 'Comes With Games' service, similar to 'Comes With Music' that we know is coming.
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Uganda: Omega's Jazz for Charity
JAZZ music becoming more popular with Ugandan music aficionados. Gone are the days when great Ugandan jazz musicians were starved for work.
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Rock melange proves heady mix
MANSFIELD - Rebel flags and Run DMC. Southern rock royalty and hip-hop history. Slide guitar solos and turntable scratching. Confederate ghosts and Compton toasts. Saturday evening's Rock & Rebels Tour double bill of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock made for a double-dose boilermaker of high spirits and lowlifes - 30 years of motley musical traditions that shot all the way from Jacksonville and ...
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Hanover blasts to the past with Platters, Harry James
WORCESTER - Close to 500 music fans got a chance to bask in nostalgia Saturday night at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts as the Harry James Orchestra took the crowd for a trip back in time to the swing era. The latest incarnation of The Platters, one of the most successful doo-wop groups of the early 1950s, also performed, getting the nostalgiafest in gear with a well-received opening ...
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Social club to offer family pizza party
The Social and Travel Club of Simi Valley will host a family night pizza party from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 27 at St. Peter Claver Parish Hall. Along with pizza, drinks, salad and dessert, the event will feature music, door prizes and games.
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Festival at mall to feature lemon theme
Ventura County's lemon groves will be acknowledged when the Pacific View mall hosts its Lemon Fest on Sept. 6 and 7.
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