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The top act at this festival is Rajasthan
When Rudyard Kipling described Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort as "the work of giants and angels", he was almost certainly alluding to the monument's grandeur and breathtaking radiance.
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Weather with a jazz beat
Kiwis can expect a little bit of everything when it comes to the weather this summer. Conditions are usually determined by the dominant weather in spring, but MetService weather ambassador Bob McDavitt said the pattern until November would be neutral, between El Nino and La Nina.
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Andris Nelsons/CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham Maestro, Proms in the Park, BBC2
With a guest-conducting diary that includes the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Vienna Staatsoper and forthcoming engagements at Covent Garden and Bayreuth, Andris Nelsons is a serious catch for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In white tie and tails, the 29-year-old pupil of Mariss Jansons looks ...
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Album: Ra Ra Riot, The Rhumb Line (V2/Cooperative Music)
The fact that they write jaunty songs about death is the least surprising thing about Ra Ra Riot, a band from upstate New York who make very little effort to sound like their name.
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Album: Zoe & Idris Rahman, Where Rivers Meet (Manushi)
Inspired by their father's songs of his native Bengal and the poetry of Tagore, siblings Zoe (piano) and Idris (clarinets and flute) Rahman have produced a marvellously rich and evocative suite whose exotic colours derive as much from Tyner and Coltrane as they do from India.
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Album: Chiwoniso, Rebel Woman (Cumbancha)
This Zimbabwean singer does a fine job of integrating the sound of her instrument, the mbira (traditional thumb piano), with the requirements of making a contemporary pop record.
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Festival celebrates the carousel
The 21st annual Carousel Festival at Burlington City Park Saturday meant some firsts for a few folks. For some of the little ones, it was the first time riding the 98-year-old carousel or sampling the sugary yet doughy taste of funnel cake.
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32GB iPhone On The Way?
Ah the iPhone, a device that causes a lot of division of opinion between people. Currently you can buy the iPhone in 8GB and 16GB capacities, which if you like to carry around a lot of music with you might seem a little small. The Apple rumour mill is just about the most active the industry, and apparently "multiple sources" are pointing to a capacity bump for the top-end model sometime in ...
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This Weekends Events
Until 27 Sep 2008 A production of the musical Oklahoma. A love story about a cowboy and a farm girl set in the pioneering days of the 1900s.... more details
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Musical Pavement in Lancaster Needs to Hit the Road
Advertisers will do just about anything to create a cool ad spot that will get their product noticed. That kind of thinking is probably what led American Honda to take over a stretch of Avenue K in Lancaster and set it up so that cars driving on it pass over grooves tuned to emit the notes of the "William Tell Overture." According to cbs2.com , "the road is tuned to a car just exactly the ...
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Flowery Branch festival draws crowds
FLOWERY BRANCH - Crowds gathered Saturday on historic Main Street for the Fifth annual Car Show and Chili Cook Off.
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20:29 (BST), 19/09/2008 Luminous Arc 2 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS September 19, 2008 Atlus today released ...
Atlus today released the official full trailer for Luminous Arc 2 on Nintendo DS™. Prepare to experience a wealth of new characters (and the return of a few favorites), beautiful hand drawn graphics, a stunning score from famed composer Yasunori Mitsuda‘s Procyon Studio, local and online multiplayer support, and multiple endings.
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Henleyfield Fall Festival: November 7 - 9
Henleyfield — Mark your calendars! November 7, 8, and 9 are the dates for the second annual Henleyfield Fall Festival on the grounds of our community center, located on Hwy 43S just south of Henleyfield-McNeill Road.
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Hundreds flock to Rum Village for Fall Family Fun Fair
With fall just a couple days away, families got the opportunity to enjoy activities like horse-drawn wagon rides and pumpkin decorating. Kids also got a chance to listen to some music and try their hand at a few craft projects.
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Metallica's New Album Sounds Better in Guitar Hero than CD
Metallica's latest album, Death Magnetic , was finally released to the world on September 10 -- including to Guitar Hero III players, as the album was also released in-full as downloadable content. But according to keen-eared fans who've heard both versions, it turns out the sound quality in the Guitar Hero DLC is actually better than the quality of the retail CD. And according ...
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Ider Mule Day is Monday
As it does every Labor Day, Ider Mule Day returns to the area this upcoming Monday. The event, which is entering its 21st year of existence, will feature Teddy Gentry, a well-known member of the country music group Alabama. as the grand marshal of the parade.
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‘Boos’ from Weekley fans bug Westwood
LOUISVILLE: The boos that rained down on the back nine at Valhalla were like music to Americans' ears, but Lee Westwood enjoyed the silence at 18 after Europe halved the match to end Friday's Ryder Cup play.
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Plane Crash Kills 4; Injures Travis Barker, DJ AM
Officials say a Learjet crashed while departing from a Columbia, S.C., airport, killing four people on board and critically injuring two others -- ex-Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and "DJ AM" Adam Goldstein. All six people on board either lived in or had ties to Southern California. The plane was en route to Van Nuys.
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Eddie Vedder pens song for Chicago Cubs die-hards
A note from Eddie Vedder: The Cubs are still alive.
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Farm Aid to help those devastated by Ike
Farm Aid President Willie Nelson said his organization is set to donate more than $30,000 to families in Texas and Louisiana hit hard by Hurricane Ike.The country music singer said Thursday that the immediate emergency assistance funds will be used to help those individuals whose lives were devastated by Ike and Hurricane Gustav, a Farm Aid news release said.We might not know the full extent of ...
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Photo Gallery from the Pecan Street Festival
The 27th annual Old Pecan Street Fall Festival brings more than 250 artists and vendors to the 6th Street area along with live music and performance. Admission is free and the event lasts through the entire weekend of the 20th and 21st.
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Blink 182 - Blink-182 Star Dj Am In Critical Condition After Plane Crash
Former BLINK-182 rocker TRAVIS BARKER and NICOLE RICHIE's ex-fiance ADAM 'DJ AM' GOLDSTEIN have been hospitalised in South Carolina following a plane crash that left ...
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New film explodes Lennon myths
owed his interest in music not to early American rock and rollers, as popularly believed, but to British music-hall entertainer George Formby and to his mum, according to a new feature film that will shoot next spring.
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Farm Aid to help those devastated by Ike
SOMERVILLE, Mass., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Farm Aid President Willie Nelson said his organization is set to donate more than $30,000 to families in Texas and Louisiana hit hard by Hurricane Ike.
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Homes of America's billionaires
Where the country's wealthiest--including Gates, Buffett and Ellison-- wind down
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