Donovan, an artist who has influenced generations of musicians and music fans alike, will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at BBC Radio 2′s Folk Awards 2011 on Monday 7 February. Donovan will be performing an acoustic version of one of his classic songs at the Awards ceremony which celebrates the UK’s vibrant folk... Read More

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Nominated in two categories of the 2010 Metro FM Awards, including Best Female Artist, 2011 year promises to be another stellar year for Afro-soul star Nomfusi. Bookings are flooding in from Europe and North America, and soon she’ll be embarking on her seventh international tour. Not bad for an artist who launched her debut just... Read More

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Kaiser Chiefs and Tinchy Stryder, as well as a host of specialist musicians, music industry executives and BBC DJs, have all signed up to the first ever BBC Introducing Musicians’ Masterclass on Thursday 3 February. Held across two legendary music studios – Abbey Road and Maida Vale – the exciting event will connect under-the-radar musicians... Read More

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The start of 2011 has been quite a stellar one for the internationally renowned hard rock/metal group CHROMIUM. Just having completed the crowd vocals for their upcoming third release, CHROMIUM are on a path for great things this year. Fans got a first glimpse and listen to the new album this past week and the... Read More

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This is a glorious photographic essay focusing on India, land of a billion people, a nation for a billion reasons. India continues to mesmerise and surprise the rest of the world as much as she enchants and bewilders her own people. An ancient civilisation and a young nation at once, modern India is a thriving... Read More

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BBC TV Crew On Montserrat Filming Sir George Martin Documentary A two-man crew from Arena, an arts and culture programme on British Broadcasting Corporation TV (BBC TV) is presently on island to finalize work on a documentary about the legendary music producer and former manager of the Beatles, Sir George Martin.Sir Martin and his wife... Read More

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Tickets are now on sale for Canberra’s exciting new event, ENLIGHTEN: See Canberra in a whole new light, which premiers in March 2011. “I encourage people to buy their tickets early to avoid missing out on what promises to be an exciting event that will showcase the nation’s capital in a whole new light and,... Read More

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Frock Up, Jazz Up, Come Up To The Blue Mountains Region For A Festival To Celebrate ‘The Roaring 20s…And All That Jazz Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can. F.Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby. During February 2011 you could be forgiven for thinking the past was being repeated in the Blue Mountains region... Read More

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They belong to different generations, so much so that they could be father and son. Two Britons have set up an exhibition in Rome under the same roof, in the context of a spate of autumn-winter events at Macro. CONTEMPORARY GRAND TOUR Roma, Macro The body, this unknown. In his research spanning a period of... Read More

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Virtual worlds and used soap to describe the drama of postmodernism man. But also to search for a dialogue between past and present. In Turin you breathe China… CHINA AT THE LINGOTTO Until 27.Feb.2011 TURIN, Pinacoteca Agnelli China Power Station: Part II arises from the collaboration between Ginevra Elkann and the owners of the Astrup... Read More

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