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Latest News For 17-Aug-2008
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Trumpeter for pioneering Jamaican ska band dies
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17-Aug-2008
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AP - Johnny Moore, a trumpeter and founding member of the pioneering Jamaican ska and reggae band The Skatalites, died of cancer on Saturday. He was 70.
NBC's likely hit its peak with Phelps leaving
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17-Aug-2008
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 AP - Can't Michael Phelps stay? Please?
Famous Peruvian writer applauds Obama's candidacy
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17-Aug-2008
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 AP - Peruvian novelist and politician Mario Vargas Llosa says Barack Obama would make a "magnificent" U.S. president.
Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man
(AP)
17-Aug-2008
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 AP - Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker.
Influential Brazilian singer-songwriter Caymmi dies
(Reuters)
17-Aug-2008
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 Reuters - Brazilian singer-songwriter Dorival
Caymmi, who rose to fame in the 1930s by writing a hit song for
Carmen Miranda and became known as the grandfather of bossa
nova, died on Saturday. He was 94.
Music: Together Again in Different Time Zones
17-Aug-2008
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David Byrne and Brian Eno come back with some major chords.
Music: Puccini at 150, Still Capable of Revelations
17-Aug-2008
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Puccini’s popularity continues to grow, and this year is no different, with releases of new CDs of “La Bohème” and an eye-opening new film.
Music: A Taste for the Natural, and Celestial
17-Aug-2008
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In honor of the Olivier Messiaen centenary, a new box set includes recordings of works from different periods of his life.
Off the Stage, What’s Behind the Music
17-Aug-2008
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Virtually all musicals of any vintage or scale have long been dependent on orchestrators for their aural color and character.
Playlist: Heartbreak and Harmony, From Norway to Mississippi
17-Aug-2008
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Reviews of new releases by Juliana Hatfield, Mathias Eick, Apollo Sunshine, the Duhks and more.
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