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Richard Wright, founding Pink Floyd member, dies
Richard Wright, keyboard player of the British rock group Pink Floyd, has died at the age of 65 after battling cancer. He was a founding member of the band and was credited for writing and singing both music and songs on some of Pink Floyd's albums.
FRANCE 24 CULTURE MAGAZINE
A tribute to Pavarotti
A little over a year ago, opera legend Luciano Pavarotti passed away. This month, many concerts around the world will pay tribute to the Italian tenor. The French town of St Cloud hosts Béatrice Uria Monzon and numerous other singers.
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Barbara Hendricks sings the blues
In her latest release, "Barbara Sings the Blues", soprano Barbara Hendricks swings from opera classics to blues standards. She speaks to Elisabeth Tchoungui on FRANCE 24's culture magazine.
MUSIC - UNITED STATES
Apple unveils new iPod models
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, showed off new products including new iPod models. He also reassured iPhone users that any bugs will be taken care of with an update to be released on Friday.
MUSIC - INTERNET
The Beatles, an antidepressant?
3,000 people from 69 different countries participated in an Internet survey about memories linked to The Beatles' music. Researchers concluded that their music mostly generates positive memories and could be used against depression.
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Heavy metal fans are delicate, says report
British research reveals heavy-metal fans tend to lack self-belief while classical music fans have high self-esteem and are creative, unlike pop music lovers who are not. Country listeners are hard-working; hip hop fans have outgoing personalities.
MUSIC - Tour
Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar in Paris on farewell concert
India's best-known musician and sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, who promoted Indian music in the West, resumes his European farewell tour in France Tuesday where he is giving a masterclass at the Salle Pleyel in Paris.
MUSIC - FRANCE
Winehouse skips Paris gig, again
Britain's Amy Winehouse let her French fans down for a second year in a row as she cancelled her appearance at the Paris "Rock en Seine" festival just two hours before the gig was scheduled to start, leaving furious organisers vowing to sue.
MUSIC - ROCK
Beach Boys front man back on track
Brian Wilson's latest album is full of the Californian flavour that cemented the Beach Boys' legendary status throughout the world. Released 40 years after the band's first recording, "That lucky old sun" is in many ways an autobiography.
MUSIC - INTERNET
Guns'N'Roses get US blogger arrested
Kevin Cogill, a US blogger, has been arrested by the FBI for putting songs, from the long-awaited next Guns'N'Roses album "Chinese Democracy", online. Known on the web as "Skerwl", he faces a five-year jail sentence.
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