 Exclaim! |
Beirut Announce New EP, New Side-Project
Exclaim!, Canada - Via Pitchfork, the Balkan-loving troubadour has announced that he will package up a pair of new EPs as a single release, which will hit shops early next … |
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Recent UBC Media Releases
University of British Columbia, Canada - For more information, visit www.ubc.ca/2010. Some of UBC’s 2008 Cultural Olympiad events included The Wailin’ Jennys, Ornette Coleman, and Balkan Beat Box. |
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James Bond: Profile of the spy least likely to be a success
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - In Ian Fleming's novels, he smokes 60 untipped, oval-profile cigarettes a day – a blend of Balkan and Turkish tobaccos mixed specially for him by Morland's. … |
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READINGS AND LECTURES
Berkeley Daily Planet, CA - Balkan dance lesson at 7:30 pm Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com Kami Nixon, Americana, at 7 pm at 33 Revolutions, 10086 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. … |
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What's on in Sweden: October 31 – November 6
The Local, Sweden - Keane and Balkan ecstasy in Stockholm; Nortec Collective and international fashion exhibition in Gothenburg; Aimee Mann in Malmö. … |
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Zeljko Joksimovic writes music for Eleftheria Arvanitaki
oikotimes.com, Greece - "Balkan Routes Vol. 01: Nikola Tesla" was also recently released, a compilation of 15 modern Balcanic songs. The CD is dedicated to N. Tesla (1856 – 1943), … |
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Abdullah Ibrahim jazzes with young talent
Tonight, South Africa - comes Balkanfest2008 showcasing Playing With Fire (featuring Matthew Reid and Dragana Jevtovic), Ajsa Samia, the Balkan Chochek Dancers, … Artscape News (29 October to 12 November 2008) |
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It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the …
PopMatters, IL - This trend is not unique to America—in older wayfaring communities, like those along the Silk Road or the Balkan trail, people traveled, traded, … |
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Are you a ‘Cool Jew’? New book helps figure out the answer
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle - … 28-year-old founder of JDub Records, which launched Matisyahu and currently represents Balkan Beat Box, Golem and the new Sephardic rock group Delion. … |
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Community Calendar
Redwood Times, CA - Balkan/Gypsy meeting of the musical tribes: opa Cupa from Italy with members of Fishtank Ensemble & Slavic Soul Party. Dinner at 7 pm, music at 8 pm, … |
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