Pop musik: the sound of the charts in … Puerto Rico The Guardian (blog) From Brazilian funk carioca to Angolan kuduro, Britain's various flirtations with foreign-language street sounds have tended to be short lived. In the months following Daddy Yankee's fearsome 2005 single Gasolina, reggaeton, Puerto Rico's electric …
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The Guardian (blog) New band of the day – No 1209: Gaby Amarantos The Guardian (blog) Hometown: Jurunas, Brazil . The lineup: Gaby Amarantos (vocals). The background: It may be winter outside, to paraphrase Barry White, but in Brazil it's carnival. And the new queen of carnival, of music that is brassy and brash, colourful, …
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The Guardian Gaby Amarantos (No 1209) The Guardian Hometown: Jurunas, Brazil . The lineup: Gaby Amarantos (vocals). The background: It may be winter outside, to paraphrase Barry White, but in Brazil it's carnival. And the new queen of carnival, of music that is brassy and brash, colourful, …
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The Guardian Forró for all at Lisbon's carnival of Brazilian music The Guardian In this musical mix are European guitar styles, African poetry traditions and Enrique's own instrument of choice, Brazil's home-grown zabumba drum. The defining sound of forró is in the accordion, an instrument favoured the world over by travellers and …
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Business Recorder Opposition leader enamoured with Brazilian model Business Recorder CARACAS: Despite his relatively young age, 39-year-old Governor Henrique Capriles, who won Venezuela's opposition primaries on Sunday, is an experienced and tireless politician, who wants to apply the Brazilian economic model to his country. Venezuela's Capriles wins primary, seeks to beat Chavez Reuters International news in brief STLtoday.com Henrique Capriles to face Hugo Chávez in Venezuela presidential election The Guardian Chicago Tribune
The Guardian Whitney Houston: 6 performances from the legendary singer Los Angeles Times As of 2010, Houston had won the most awards of any female artist ever–415–according to Guinness World Records, including two Emmys, six Grammys, 30 Billboard Music Awards and 22 American Music Awards. Here are a few of the performances from the … Whitney Houston 1963-2012 | 02.11.12 News & Observer Whitney Houston, regal superstar of records, movies whose career was ravaged … Newser Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies Houston Chronicle all 5,415 news articles
The Guardian Brazilian soccer star Adriano ordered to go on a diet, 'locked' at hotel Salt Lake Tribune AP Sao Paulo • Corinthians is keeping former Brazil star Adriano at the team's hotel and is ordering him to go on a strict diet to try to get the forward back in shape. The team said Wednesday that Adriano will have to stay inside the hotel at the … Striker Adriano locked up in hotel to lose weight IBNLive.com Star locked in hotel on diet order Adelaide Now all 56 news articles
The Guardian Rio 2016 committee confident despite police strike The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio Olympic organizers say they are confident preparations for the 2016 Games won't be affected by the police strike that is threatening to disrupt Carnival celebrations in the city. Rio's Olympic committee said in a statement to … Rio de Janeiro's police strike exposes marred institution, experts say, hurts … Washington Post Rio police go on strike a week before Carnival CBS News all 713 news articles
Nite Trax: DJ Rekha brings the 'Basement' beats to Non Stop Bhangra San Francisco Bay Guardian “The biggest gig was definitely the White House. I have played all over the US and in Brazil , Sweden, New Zealand. I've done a bunch of music festivals and performed at cultural spaces including the Kennedy Center in DC.” Rekha brings her Basement … and more
The Guardian Brazil May Become Fourth Biggest Market for Wind Farms in 2012 Bloomberg Brazil may become the world's fourth largest installer of wind farms in 2012, up from 11th last year, as some developed nations cut subsidies for renewable energy. South America's largest economy may build wind farms with as much as 2000 megawatts of … Led By China, Global Wind Energy Installations Top 41 GW In 2011 North American Windpower all 127 news articles