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World cooking: What does your head of state eat?
GlobalPost Typical of Machaneyuda's cuisine, the meal was a wild ride of local ingredients infused, in the words of Vaussion, with "spices, aromas and color," served up with raucous blasts of Balkan music. Asked if he'd enjoy being chef to a head of state, … |
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Egypt brings new fusion culture package to India
Times of India We are trying to bring world cultures together through music. Our sounds are influenced by Indian culture, North African music, Balkan music and local Egyptian music," said Salah, the director of the Cairo Jazz Festival. His six-member troupe, however, … |
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A guide to February's live music
Austin 360 10) and the Minor Mishap Marching Band's night of "Balkan vs. Bollywood" (late show Feb. 10). A few days later, Eric Johnson, Jimmie Vaughan, Omar Dykes and many others come together to celebrate Billy Maddox's birthday (Feb. 15). |
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Ellen Lease + Pat Moriarty + New Talents = Resurrection, February 4th at Studio Z
Jazz Police (blog) A graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Music, pianist/educator Ellen Lease has received McKnight (twice) and Bush Fellowships. Performing across classical and jazz idioms, she co-led the Ellen Lease/Pat Moriarty Quintet for more than a … |
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Jeff Mangum @ Lincoln Theatre
DCist.com Capping the main set (and showing where Beirut's Zach Condon probably learned a few of his tricks), Koster and the rest of The Music Tapes paraded out to add trumpet, marching drum, and accordion to Aeroplane's Balkan-flavored “The Fool,” drawing a … |
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Congratulations, Kosovo
TransConflict The music of Johann Sebastian Bach, particularly his organ music, redresses the balance from a bleak view of human affairs to a saner and more hopeful perspective. By Reverend Donald Reeves MBE During ten years of peace-building in the Balkans, … |
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Serbia grabs European title of waterpolo
China.org.cn Serbia became European champions in men's waterpolo by defeating fellow Balkan state Montenegro 9-8 in the final on Sunday in Eindhoven. The Serbians were 3-4 behind after the first two quarters, but took command in the third 3-1. |
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Music, dance and a job at the zoo
U-T San Diego I was in a Balkan dance group that was part of an international parade for the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games. We rehearsed for three weeks at the LA Coliseum, where we were fed Snickers bars and apples for dinner but got to watch the … |
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Business digest
STLtoday.com US Steel Serbia, which employs some 5400 workers, is the Balkan country's largest single exporter. But it made some $100 million in losses last year and its Pittsburgh-based management was mulling turning off the second of its two blast furnaces. |
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Old themes, new tellings
Kincardineshire Today It will play at Woodend Barn in Banchory on Monday February 13 at 7.30pm Moishe's Bagel are an eclectic band who have taken their influences from an intoxicating mix of Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms, Balkan, klezmer and tango. |
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