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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Boston Herald
Saxophonist Danny Mekonnen was surprised when he realized after settling in Boston five years ago that New England might be where he’d find his musical roots.
“I didn’t expect it,” said the 27-year-old Paris, Texas, native. “It was really exciting.”
The roots? Ethiopian. And while Ethiopian music isn’t exactly bumping up ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
NY TIMES
Women squealed as the headliner took the stage at S.O.B.’s late on Friday night, elegant in a dark suit with a yellow necktie. He started an anthemic ballad, and within moments, the audience was joyfully singing along and waving its arms overhead. The pop star onstage was Gossaye Tesfaye, ...
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Screen Actors Guild on Friday said nearly all its members will refuse to cross striking writers' picket lines at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards, throwing Hollywood's award season deeper into doubt.
Award nominees such as Julia Roberts and Johnny Depp would be key draws for audiences ...
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Matthew Williamson has sparked outrage in the Ethiopia's online community over two outfits based on traditional Ethiopian dresses in his Spring-Summer 2008 latest collection. According to the independent UK the government of the African country is investigating how it can protect its national costume.
The dresses are reportedly replicas of those ...
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
Cameroon's celebrated musician and lord of soul makossa, Manu Dibango, who began celebrating the Golden Jubilee of his musical career last week, was December 18 crowned Yaounde's honorary citizen.
The Government Delegate to the Yaounde Urban Council, Gilbert Tsimi Evouna, crowned the artist in a solemn ceremony he organised in his ...
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
The newly crowned Miss Botswana, Itseng Kgomotso, describes herself as a recluse who prefers to remain indoors.
Kgomotso says she is a shy girl and winning Miss Botswana is a big challenge for her.
Kgomotso hates drinking and she is not a party animal. "I hate drinking. I do not like what ...
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
LATEST news out of Nigeria is that BBA 2 housemate Ofunneka has been made an ambassador for a project called the 'Heart of Africa'.
It follows a meeting with her country's Minister of Information.She is also working hard on setting up a non-governmental organisation.
This was reported on ofunneka.com and also in ...
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