Friday 18 July 2008
Tracking down music made in the Nazi death camps
An Italian Jew aims to find every piece of music written in the Nazi death camps. Since 1991, his quest had led him to discover enough material to make 32 albums he hopes will be ready by 2012.
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- MUSIC
- Tracking down music made in the Nazi death camps
- Friday 18 July 2008
- An Italian Jew aims to find every piece of music written in the Nazi death camps. Since 1991, his quest had led him to discover enough material to make 32 albums he hopes will be ready by 2012.
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- MUSIC - FRANCE
- Carla Bruni's new album ranks third on music charts
- Friday 18 July 2008
- French first lady Carla Bruni's new album took the third spot on the music charts, behind British rock group Coldplay and French entertainer Laurent Voulzy, after its release in France last week.
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- MUSIC - SERBIA
- Bob Marley will have his statue in Serbia
- Friday 18 July 2008
- The little Serbian town of Banatski Sokolac, host of the "Rock Village" festival, will erect the first European statue in honour of Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley. Another Serbian village inaugurated a 'Rocky' statue last year.
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- FASHION - LEBANON
- Lebanese designers compete with Paris
- Thursday 17 July 2008
- Lebanese haute couture emerged at the beginning of the XXIst century, in a region of never-ending conflicts. But Lebanon has always been a glittering showcase for the Arab world.
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- CINEMA - JAPAN
- World awaits Miyazaki's 10th animated film
- Thursday 17 July 2008
- After four years without a movie, the 10th animated film of Oscar-winner Hayao Miyazaki, "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea", is about to be released. It is an occasion for Japan to show its admiration for the master of animation.
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- MUSIC - ENTERTAINMENT
- Paris Opera on first Japan tour
- Thursday 17 July 2008
- The Paris National Opera company is embarking on a tour of Japan to mark the 150th anniversary of bilateral relations between the two countries. Starting Saturday, the venerable Paris company will give nine performances through to July 31.
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- WORLD UNESCO PATRIMONY
- Mont Saint-Michel celebrates its 1,300th birthday
- Wednesday 16 July 2008
- The most-visited site in all of France, Mont Saint-Michel celebrates its 13th century of life this year. Many festivities, including a photo exhibition honouring pilgrimage to sacred monuments, are planned for the occasion.
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- MUSIC - ROYALTIES
- Brussels ends national music royalty monopolies
- Wednesday 16 July 2008
- Music royalty societies used to make authors and composers buy an exclusive licence to the national royalty society of their own country. But the Commission ended the restrictive clauses on Wednesday, opening up a European market.
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