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Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony to warm response
The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor - shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall.
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Dennis Gonzalez Jnaana Septet - The Gift of Discernment (Not Two, 2008) ****1/2
On the first, 15-minute long track, small percussion and gong sounds lead you into a hypnotic African-tinged music, a great bass vamp, with the piano playing some inviting chords, a female voice rejoicing after some ten minutes, accompanied by a background trumpet of twice 10 seconds.
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Tiger bites trainer during rap video shoot
LOXAHATCHEE — An animal trainer is recovering after his white tiger bit him during a rap music video taping in Miami. Mark McCarthy suffered puncture wounds on his calf down to the bone.
Florida Today |
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Honda Robot Conducts Detroit Symphony To Warm Response
The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor _ shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall.
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Vanessa Carlton promotes her album "Heroes and Thieves" in Manila
Vanessa Carlton jumpstarted her three-day Manila mall tour at the Cinema 7 of the TriNoma Mall in Quezon City. Last May 9, the American singer-songwriter performed before an enthusiastic audience made up mostly of young teenagers.
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Honda's robot conducts Detroit Symphony
A robot designed by Honda has met its latest challenge -- conducting the Detroit Symphony. The four-foot, three-inches-tall robot, named ASIMO, mimicked the
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Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony to warm response
The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor - shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall. ASIMO, a robot designed by Honda Motor Co., met its latest challenge Tuesday evening: Conducting the Detroit Symphony in a performance of "The Impossible Dream" from "Man of La Mancha." "Hello, everyone," ASIMO said to the audience in a childlike voice, then waved to the ...
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Family & Self Digest
TODAY GONZALES POLICE DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY COMMUNITY POLICING MEETING, 6:30 to 9 p.m., La Gloria School, 220 Elko St., Gonzales. Gang presentation by Monterey County Joint Gang Task Force and presentations by Police Department. 675-5010.
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Women Support Cervical Cancer Prevention by Joining Walk in West Potomac Park
Women whose lives have somehow been touched by cervical cancer will walk around Washington D.C.'s West Potomac Park on Saturday, May 17, for a fundraising event organized by local non-profit organization Tamika & Friends, Inc.
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Biography
CD, Hilario Durán, Pianist, Composer, Bandleader and Arranger of the first order, is one of the greatest virtuoso Jazz pianists emerging from Havana, Cuba.
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'Dancing With The Stars' Cameron Mathison Kicks off Hallmark's Search for America's No. 1 Dancing Dad
Hallmark is inviting dads across the country to participate in its "Daddy of All Dance-Offs," a light-hearted competition aimed at "moving Dad" through music this Father's Day. The online and multi-city contests give dads of all ages a platform to show off their best moves, rocking out to MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This," as featured in one of Hallmark's popular Cards with Sound.
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Qatar Foundation Presents 'Qatar Symphony'
DOHA, Qatar, May 14, 2008 -- Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development announced yesterday, in a press conference at its headquarters, the premiere of the "Qatar Symphony" on June 1st and 2nd at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Doha.
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra Presents Yo-Yo Ma with Its Highest Achievement Award
DETROIT----Prior to a sold-out concert by Yo-Yo Ma and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra last night, the renowned cellist was presented with the Orchestra's "Changing Lives through Music" Highest Achievement Award.
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Samsung i450 - Part 2 - Let The Music Ring Out
It's the second part of Ewan's detailed look at Samsung's oddball but strangely impressive music smartphone, the i450.
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Music Monster - the Samsung i450
In the second part of his review of the Samsung i450, Ewan explores the music functionality of this unashamedly music-focussed smartphone. How do the dual slide and rubber music 'arc' work out in practice? And what about the fancy Bang and Olufsen '3D' equalisation electronics?
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Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony to warm response
The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor — shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall.
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Free Stereophonics
Stereophonics are to headline a free rock party at the Millennium Stadium to celebrate the Welsh rugby teams' recent grand slam.
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Hilario Duran Trio: Tour Canada 2008
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - Cuban-Canadian pianist/ALMA Records recording artist Hilario Duran will lead the Hilario Duran Trio on a cross Canada tour, summer and fall of 2008. The Hilario Duran Trio will perform at this country's major jazz festivals and venues from coast to coast.
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Teasing song-and-dance number heats up "Coverboys Uncovered" concert
Past 8 pm na nang mag-start ang first night concert ng grupong Coverboys kagabi, May 9, sa Music Museum, San Juan, Manila. Sa labas pa lamang ay marami na ang mga taong nag-aabang or nakikiusyoso.
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Frank talk from Marty
He's done the Mafia. He's done biography. He's done music. Is it time for Scorsese to combine the three?
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Akon - Akon Plans Country Music Career
AKON is set to go country using a pseudonym, so no one knows it's him behind the heartbreak songs. The R+B sensation has been trying to keep his country music plans ...
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Academic Team story, video: Lengas exposed to music early
PESHTIGO Senior Matt Lengas started listening to Mozart before he was born.
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Patrick Stewart - Stewart Fishburne Compete For Prestigious Tony Award
PATRICK STEWART and LAURENCE FISHBURNE will go head-to-head for the Best Actor award at the annual Tony Awards in New York next month (Jun08). The ceremony will see ...
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Trainer OK after rap video tiger bite
(AP) -- An animal trainer is recovering after his white tiger bit him during a rap music video taping in Miami. Mark McCarthy suffered puncture wounds on his calf down to the bone. The Loxahatchee wildlife sanctuary owner says his tiger, Sabi, panicked Monday when her chain got tangled during the video shoot.
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Weekend
A fundraising performance featuring literary readings, live music, belly dancing and more on Friday will benefit Hidden Voices, a local organization that specializes in bringing into the light, and onto the stage, the stories of those who usually dwell outside the brightly lit avenues of mainstream society.
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