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From ‘Urban Circus’ to JOMBA!, theatregoers will be spoilt for choice

Independent online (SA) 10 Sep 2024
Stories are accompanied by an assortment of well-known pop music hits that all will enjoy, beats and melodies rooted firmly in African soil that will get the audience members up on their feet.
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Nikka Lorak: Headliner in the spotlight: Stepping Behind the Decks

GetNews 05 Sep 2024
From the Silver Screen to the Global Stage ... Each of her DJ sets is a narrative, a story told through rhythm, inspired by the beats of the African drums, the melodies of Eastern Europe, and the trance-inducing harmonies of Southeast Asia ... Instagram ... ....
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Emerging soulful artist Mizamo from Tsolo roots to chasing Joburg dreams

Independent online (SA) 27 Aug 2024
“I have always been a huge fan of Afro-pop because it is a genre that has catchy and memorable melodies often inspired by African music and amapiano provides a solid foundation and adds depth to the sound,” says the singer.
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Bimbo Ogundipe Rebirths with Afro Asia Genre

This Day 17 Aug 2024
It was this love that inspired me to incorporate some of the instruments that create these beautiful and soulful melodies into my song that is already laden with traditional African instruments.”.
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African-American Singer-Actress Mary Millben Wishes PM Modi, India On I-Day

MENA FN 15 Aug 2024
(MENAFN - IANS) Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) African-American singer-actress Mary Millben, who joined the virtual global celebration with a melodious rendition of the National Anthem on India's 74th ... .
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The trio Khruangbin started as a weekly dinner club. Now they’re headlining the Hollywood Bowl

Press Telegram 31 Jul 2024
Khruangbin incorporates elements of dub, West African funk, Ethiopian instrumentation, Middle Eastern melodies, surf rock, R&B and several other sounds from around the world.
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Lakecia Benjamin Is Getting The Push

Stereogum 23 Jul 2024
Rhythms from North African, Turkish, and Spanish music, among others, are combined with American jazz, and the saxophone melodies Allam writes draw from African pentatonic scales and Andalusian maqams.
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Cardinal Gregory honors Father Clarence Rivers

The Cincinnati Herald 22 Jul 2024
... Cardinal Gregory called “the sacred music that emanates from the hearts and spirits of African Americans…The words and melodies (that) belong to our heritage as much as does the color of our skin.”.
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Discovering the richness of African classical music with Rebeca Omordia

Mail Guardian South Africa 20 Jul 2024
It is reflected in the sound the piano produces, sometimes imitating African drums, using melodies inspired by chants, dances on complex rhythms — resulting in a sound world inspired by the music of our ancestors.
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Bay Area arts: 11 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend

East Bay Times 17 Jul 2024
The music draws on the metropolis’ deep well of talent, and in her only Bay Area performance she brings the infectious rhythms and beguiling melodies of her West African sound to Freight & Salvage.
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Feature: A national anthem testifies to China-Guinea-Bissau friendship

People Daily 12 Jul 2024
Drawing inspiration from African music and set to a 1963 poem by Cabral, Xiao composed a song which later became the national anthem of the western African country. Powerful and heroic in melody, the ...
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Babbling scouse youngster shows babies can have accents, say scientists

AOL 06 Jul 2024
... University in Germany, found that French infants tend to wail on a rising note and German babies favour a falling melody and other patterns have been seen for Mandarin, Swedish and African languages.
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Mass at National Shrine celebrates life and legacy of Father Clarence Rivers

Catholic Standard 03 Jul 2024
... Cardinal Gregory called “the sacred music that emanates from the hearts and spirits of African-AmericansThe words and melodies (that) belong to our heritage as much as does the color of our skin.”.
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Concert review: ‘Art of Joy’ shows how Waigwa’s direction helps One Voice Mixed Chorus to thrive

Pioneer Press 24 Jun 2024
The show culminated the choir’s 35th season ... with a melody by Ja Jahannes, weaving together sounds of Gospel and African American spiritual music together in a powerhouse delivery ... (Lou RR Zurn / One Voice Mixed Chorus) ... Related Articles. Things to Do ..
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Colombia’s Most Popular Dances

Colombia One 19 Jun 2024
Blending African and Caribbean melodies, Champeta is a highly rhythmic dance, characterized by its rapid hopping and movements ... Indeed, its melody is based on three instruments. the African drum (the ...

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