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Loggins, Counting Crows top Festival lineup - Bonner County Daily Bee

Loggins, Counting Crows top Festival lineup
Bonner County Daily Bee
Add in top headliners Alison Krauss and Union Station, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Johnny Clegg and rising stars LeRoy Bell & His Only Friends, Kasey Musgraves, Sugarcane Collins and Stephen Ashbrook, the summer concert series will shine brighter than ...
Alison Krauss, Barenaked Ladies on tap for Festival at Sandpoint The Spokesman Review

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Big song and dance over old African songs - Independent Online


Independent Online
Big song and dance over old African songs
Independent Online
SONG STRIFE: Joseph Shabalala, second from left, of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, is seen in the Johannesburg High Court, where he had to testify on behalf of Gallo Music in a legal battle with Sting Music over a song called Unomathemba.

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Copyright claims over songs go to court - Sowetan


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Copyright claims over songs go to court
Sowetan
A MAJOR battle is raging in the high court in Johannesburg between musical Umoja and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, together with a supporting cast, to determine traditional and copyrighted songs. The legal battle is over three songs - Nomathemba, ...

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Coming Up: Sustainable Street Meat, Petting Zoo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Tribeca Citizen


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Coming Up: Sustainable Street Meat, Petting Zoo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tribeca Citizen
He grew up in a musical family rooted in the traditional black gospel church where he attributes his soulful sound. Aaron is also a contestant in this season's 'American Idol' and an accomplished tap dancer. Burlesque performances by Essence Revealed ...

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Peace finally emerges after minefield of Graceland - The Age


The Age
Peace finally emerges after minefield of Graceland
The Age
In one room, Masekela was rehearsing a female chorus that included Makeba, his former wife, while in another studio, Ladysmith Black Mambazo were practising their spine-chilling harmonies, backed by members of another South African band, Stimela, ...

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Lib at Large: The enduring grace of Paul Simon's 'Graceland' - Marin Independent-Journal


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Lib at Large: The enduring grace of Paul Simon's 'Graceland'
Marin Independent-Journal
By Paul Liberatore Paul Simon (second right) performs with members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo. 'Under African Skies,' a new documentary about the controversial making of Paul Simon's legendary album 'Graceland,' will open the Sausalito Film Festival on ...
Back to 'Graceland' After 25 Years New York Times

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Grace notes at last for boycott buster - The Age


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Grace notes at last for boycott buster
The Age
Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Joseph Shablala, Makeba, Okyerema Asante, Simon and Ray Phiri. Photo: Luise Gibb Those who did were accused of breaking a UN-approved cultural boycott, in effect since December 1980. Resolution 35/206 was enthusiastically ...

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'Under African Skies,' About the Paul Simon Album 'Graceland' - New York Times


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'Under African Skies,' About the Paul Simon Album 'Graceland'
New York Times
We meet many of the principal musicians, including Joseph Shabalala, the leader of the a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Ray Phiri, whose skittering guitar is heard all over the album. The film reveals the degree to which “Graceland” was an ...
The story of Paul Simon's 'Graceland' is a compelling tale in documentary ... New York Daily News

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The Walker's provocative lineup; Accordo returns; poetry and pirates - MinnPost.com


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The Walker's provocative lineup; Accordo returns; poetry and pirates
MinnPost.com
Imagine the sounds of Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Paul Simon's “Graceland” and you'll have some idea of this music. 7:30 pm at Roseville Area High School. Free. Saturday is Minnesota Music Day at the Current. Midnight to midnight, all day long.

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'Under African Skies' is a moving look at 'Graceland' artists - Kansas City Star

'Under African Skies' is a moving look at 'Graceland' artists
Kansas City Star
Particularly touching is Joseph Shabalala of the a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, so unforgettable in their "Saturday Night Live" performance with Simon before the album was released. Shabalala remembers hugging Simon at one point during their ...

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