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Singer dropped from another music festival

The Maseru Jazz Festival has announced it has dropped Afro-pop singer Kelly Khumalo, stating that it is putting her “on hold”. “As Maseru Park we’re here to inform you that we have seen comments about one of our guest performers which came to [our] attention… we need to inform our public and society that we are putting Kelly Khumalo on hold,” read the short statement on Wednesday. The vague and confusing statement goes on to say that they respect the […]

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Cindystock brings 2 days of music and charity to North Hills

A special two day event will commemorate 20 years of Cindystock, the annual outdoor music festival at the Wexford home of founders Cindy and Ted Yates. At 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18, Cindystock favorite and veteran singer songwriter Dan Navarro will play a set of songs featured on numerous album covers by Woodstock photographer Henry Diltz. Then, Grammy Trustee Awardee and Californian Henry Diltz will host a slide show featuring his many covers and portraits of artists over 55 years, including […]

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Las Vegas music festival guide

You want music fests? Las Vegas has got ‘em. In the past decade, this city has become a destination market for some of the biggest and best fests the country has to offer. There’s something for pretty much everyone nowadays. What fest is best for you? Here’s a festival-goers guide to help you figure it out. (Note: festival dates are subject to change) Viva Las Vegas, Orleans, April What is it: What’s bigger? The hair or the hot rods at […]

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Today’s Cache | Tesla eyes favourable opening in India; Musk plans chat with Tim Cook about Apple tax; Meta’s open-source AI music tool 

A file photo of the Tesla logo. | Photo Credit: AP (This article is part of Today’s Cache, The Hindu’s newsletter on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, innovation and policy. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.)Tesla eyes favourable opening in India Tesla is eyeing a favourable entry in India as the company received a warm welcome for its proposal to invest in the country. Meanwhile, its largest rival, China’s BYD, has faced increased scrutiny. This could be […]

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Life Beer is salvaging the Dearth of Female highlife musicians through Hi-Life fest

Highlife music is now sung worldwide and has over time been infused with other genres such as Hip-Hop, Afrobeat and Rock. In Nigeria, the Igbo people of the East have wholly embraced the music genre so much that the unique sound is not a scarce commodity in homes, at weddings, funerals, festivals and other celebrations. Notable musicians like Flavour and Phyno amongst others, have developed a niche using a fusion of highlife to create chart-topping masterpieces that are globally loved. […]

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Japanese musicians and dancers gearing up for The Homecoming

The Japan full-set ladies dancing at Féile Tokyo. They will be competing at the set dancing competition in Loreto College on Friday. By Shane King Previous Next Image 1 of 3 The Japan full-set ladies dancing at Féile Tokyo. They will be competing at the set dancing competition in Loreto College on Friday. Image 2 of 3 Japan CCÉ members pictured at Féile Tokyo. Photos Taishu Saito Image 3 of 3 Sumire Yamashiro playing the harp at Féile Tokyo. She […]

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The Perfect ‘O.C.’ Soundtrack Made Indie Music Mainstream

There’s an old cliché in musical theater that when you’re too emotional to talk, you sing. A proposed corollary for the peak aughts teen soap opera might be: When you’re too emotional to talk—because you just shot your boyfriend’s brother, or you hooked up with your daughter’s ex-boyfriend, or you found out that your girlfriend is your grandfather’s long-lost love child, or you’ve been suddenly reunited with your fugitive college girlfriend who burned down a nuclear laboratory and then faked […]

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Canadian singer Kathleen Edwards is part of this year’s Outlaw Music Festival | Sights & Sounds

Kathleen Edwards is part of this year's traveling Outlaw Music Festival, but you will most definitely not find her on a tour bus."I think they're awful," Edwards explained on the phone last week, in the midst of running errands before hitting the road. Rather than take her chances with a bus, Edwards is instead going from gig to gig in her own pickup truck, getting behind the wheel and hooking up her own trailer."I'm just driving myself to shows because […]

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Chamber music concert held as part of Gabala Music Festival [PHOTOS]

Chamber music concert has been held within the 13th Gabala International Music Festival. People's Artists Ulviyya Hajibayova (piano), Gulnaz Ismayilova (soprano), laureates of republican and international competitions Saida Taghizade (piano), Umida Abasova (violin) and Presidential scholarship holder Vurgun Vakilov (piano) delighted the audience with works by European and Azerbaijani composers, Azernews reports. The concert program included Farhad Badalbayli's "Memories of Shusha", "Vocaliz", Niyazi's "Rast" symphonic mugam, Gara Garayev's "Sonatina", Sevda Mammadli's "Lachin Ballad", Sergey Rachmaninov's "Fugue in D minor", Emin […]

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