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Official Womad 2008 Line Up Announced
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - From the USA comes Santa Fe’s prodigious Balkan/Folk act Beirut and all the way from Georgia – birthplace of the Godfather of Soul James Brown, Sharon Jones … |
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Beirut – gig preview
The List, UK - After holing up in Paris and discovering Balkan gypsy music, he returned to his Stateside bedroom in 2006 and crafted an album under the moniker Beirut: … |
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Beirut: Conch shells sound better than guitars
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - And their music: not Middle-Eastern but a heady mix of Balkan gipsy flavours and French chanson. Condon might be the most outré young North American … |
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Russian history, 1855–1892 [en]
Co W Mieście Piszczy, Poland - After the Crimean War, Russia pursued cautious and well-calculated foreign policies until nationalist passions and another Balkan crisis almost caused a … |
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Sale of Serbian department store marks the end for socialist shopping
Independent, UK - The top floor was for home appliances, furniture and musical instruments. Food halls were located in the basement and each floor had a playground for … |
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DOUGLAS Alexander, the International Development Secretary, faced calls for his resignation last night after being heavily criticised in the official report into this year’s Holyrood voting fiasco.
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Spooky, Unusual Events in Celebration of Halloween
Berkeley Daily Planet, CA - Closer to home, Ashkenaz complements the theme with a Balkan Halloween, featuring Greek folk music and Rebetika by the Disciples of Markos and Yalozis, … |
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Contrary to the Armenian allegations, in fact, there is no consensus among the historians and legal experts to qualify the events of 1915 as “genocide”.
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SEVILLE, SPAIN–Canada’s most ancient vocal tradition took the stage alongside one of the country’s newest sounds here at the world-music industry’s biggest annual gathering.
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Inuit performer's heart in her throat
Toronto Star, Canada - Frenetic New York collective Balkan Beat Box proved a festival hit and picked up three BBC Radio 3 award nominations during closing ceremonies yesterday, … |
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