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South Bank goes Brazilian for the summerMonday, 08 February 2010
As Jude Kelly put it today, the Southbank Centre’s Festival Brazil this summer is about a country "living its future now" (link here for the initial programme). That is certainly exciting for a city like London trying to live down its last decade (... Read more... |
Lhasa de Sela 1972-2010Tuesday, 05 January 2010
The singer Lhasa de Sela passed away from breast cancer in her Montreal home on 1 January just before midnight, at the age of 37. Since this news emerged my email box has had numerous messages about this tragic loss, including from theartsdesk... Read more... |
Garifuna Blues: Aurelio Martinez and Andy PalacioTuesday, 08 December 2009
The new album of Honduran singer Aurelio Martinez hasn’t got a title yet, or a record label, and will probably come out next year. But already there’s enough buzz about him and it for his UK debut to bring out the great and good from the world music... Read more... |
Film: BirdwatchersWednesday, 16 September 2009The tourist cruise boat chugging up the Amazon pauses for another photo opportunity. A dozen or so tribesman with clay-daubed faces and loincloths are discovered posed like a tableau: a colourful addition to the rainforest fauna. The boat marks time... Read more... |
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