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Leading World Fusion Band Zoobazar Announces Spanish Tour
World Music Central … Jones on drums and percussion; and Hector Tellini on bass. Zoobazar's music straddles various Mediterranean genres (Iberian folk music, Turkish, Balkan, Greek, Middle Eastern, North African) fusing it with western elements such as funk, rock and jazz. |
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 Haaretz |
Basketball / Super League / Yivzori redeems himself for Gilboa in nail-biting …
Haaretz Elsewhere in the league, Ashkelon edged Hapoel Holon 73-71 to improve its position for the post-season semifinals; Netanya routed Maccabi Haifa 96-75 to leap into eighth place; and Bnei Hasharon beat Habikaa 95-92. Yivzori made a sloppy turnover in the … |
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GondwanaSound's Album of the Week: Rangarang
World Music Central Other highlights this week include another fascinating comp on the Honest Jon's label, Delta Dandies, Balkan Tango with Alejandro and the Magic Tombelinos's Full Attack with Sudden Defences, a Finnish Waltz by Lepisto and Lehti from the album Radio … |
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World Cinema: Emir Kusturica's 'realized utopia'
Los Angeles Times Korean director Kim Ki-Duk, with a smile on his face, carries an intricate carving of a tree, the "Award for the Future Movie," back to his cabin, and American director Abel Ferrara, after screening "4:44 Last Day on Earth," dances to Balkan music till … |
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Winnipeg Free Press – PRINT EDITION
Winnipeg Free Press This really is 100-proof hurtin' country music just like Tammy, Loretta and Dolly used to make. Four stars — Bruce Leperre JAZZ DEJAN RAFAJLOVIC TRIO Balkan Folk Tales (Independent) GUITARIST Dejan Rafajlovic jazzes up his heritage on this disc … |
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New Music
Winnipeg Free Press This really is 100-proof hurtin' country music just like Tammy, Loretta and Dolly used to make. 'Ö'Ö'Ö'Ö — Bruce Leperre JAZZ DEJAN RAFAJLOVIC TRIO Balkan Folk Tales (Independent) GUITARIST Dejan Rafajlovic jazzes up his heritage on this disc recorded … |
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Classic Polish street drama at world theatre fest
Manoramaonline The Polish alternative theatre group's production is based on interviews with victims of Balkan wars, first developed in 1993-94 has since shown in over 40 countries. "We always contemporarise our shows that are almost always done in the outdoors. |
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Somerville Symphony Orkestar
Monadnock Ledger Transcript Six-piece instrumental gypsy punk band, combining Balkan, Klezmer and traditional Russian music with modern reggae, rock, funk and punk. More squabbles over lowering tax bills and keeping budgets lean while still providing public services. |
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 HitFix |
This Week in Music Festivals: SXSW, Rock on the Range, Wireless and more
HitFix … Zeds Dead, Big Gigantic, Datsik, Steve Aoki, Reggie Watts, Battles, Pictureplane, EOTO, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, 12th Planet, Glass Candy, Gramatik, Chromatics, Balkan Beat Box, Paper Diamond, Borgore, and Chali 2na & the House of Vibe. |
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Five is the magic number for Tombolinos
This is Hull and East Riding The Magic Tombolinos, who were recently seen on the Rob Brydon Christmas Special Show, will play Pave in Princes Avenue, Hull, this weekend, when they'll perform their "frenzied mix of gypsy, klezmer, tango and Balkan music". |
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