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Robin Denselow meets Cape Verde singer Cesária Évora

guardian.co.uk
3 hrs ago
        

Projected above the stage at the Sao Jorge theatre in Lisbon's main avenue is a picture of a young girl with black hair, a pink dress, and an expression that manages to look simultaneously thoughtful, contented, and mysterious...

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Sally Martin sing... - Wilmette, IL

brownpapertickets.com
Dec 2, 2008
        

LilFest presents Sally Martin Friday, December 5, 2008 6:30 Doors and Holiday Pot Luck supper starts, 7:30 Concert. Singer and actress Sally Martin is a favorite of audiences and critics alike for her vocal range and...

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Live Review: Martha Wainwright in Edmonton

canoe.ca
Dec 2, 2008 1 related
        

EDMONTON - Oh, to be a fly on the wall in Martha Wainwright's childhood home. There's mom and dad - folk stars Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III, respectively - arguing again, mainly by writing quirky songs about each...

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TRAVEL: A taste of France in Canada

nst.com.my
Nov 28, 2008
        

If you’re into French culture but want to venture outside the republic for a change, Quebec City is a great place to start with, writes DAVID LAVOIE. The only fortified city in North America, Quebec owes its charm to its long...

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A bear’s service

radio.cz
Nov 29, 2008
        

Hello and welcome to another edition of SoundCzech, Radio Prague’s Czech language course, helping you learn new idioms and key phrases through song lyrics. Today we’re listening to a song by Hana Hegerová – the Czech queen of...

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Chanson musicians bring a little warmth to a Japanese winter

japantimes.co.jp
Nov 27, 2008
        

As a genre, chanson is difficult to pin down. In French, it simply means "song," and for most of France's history the word described anything from madrigals to romantic poetry. Since the end of World War II, it has come to...

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The Wisdom Of Chansonnier Charles Aznavour

usc.edu
Nov 26, 2008
        

THE WISDOM OF CHANSONNIER CHARLES AZNAVOUR Ben Kaplan Weekend Post Friday, November 21, 2008 In July, Charles Aznavour was named an honorary officer of the Order of Canada, one of a select few non-Canadians to receive the...

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Dec 20, 2008: Allison Crowe's "Tidings" on Whistler Mountain w. special guest Billie Woods at...

yahoo.com
Nov 25, 2008
        

Expect plenty of holiday cheer, laced with overtones of Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, jazz and Broadway, as Canada’s popular bicoastal singer-songwriter Allison Crowe, with special guest, Billie Woods, brings...

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Universal's first French movie to be Serge Gainsbourg biopic

guardian.co.uk
Nov 25, 2008 2 related
        

Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin in 1977. Photograph: AFP He was the singer who was personally criticised by the Vatican but was reportedly terrified of Brigitte Bardot's breasts, who scandalised France with his duet about...

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Come to Paris and Leave Your Laptop Behind

webworkerdaily.com
Nov 24, 2008 1 related
        

I did it once, three years ago, for 10 whole days! I was coming to Paris and knew it was going to be one of those out and about all day and half the night and with a side trip to another country kind of vacations. And it was...

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