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Pop dives into new 'sonic sea'; 'Dance Mania' full of 50-yr-old …Arab Times, KuwaitSix months on, the 25-strong choir's debut album, “Spirit of Africa,'' is set for global release June 29 on Decca/Universal — and Lewis is convinced it can be one of the feel-good albums of 2009. “African music is the basis of everything from […]

Denis Handlin To Receive Ted Albert AwardUndercover Music News, AustraliaHis driving leadership and unstinting support of Australian music artists has helped shape our modern music landscape. A true advocate for Australian music, it is fitting that his influence is recognised in this way. On behalf of the APRA Board, …

Banksy: The graffitist goes straightguardian.co.uk, UK… piece certainly bore a resemblance to the artist who had shared a minibus from London to Leeds with the Observer team who had enlisted him to create the cover art, alongside the band Blur, for the launch issue of our monthly music magazine in 2003. …

Pop review: Various artists: Ze 30: Ze Records 1979-2009guardian.co.uk, UKCompared with 2003's definitive Mutant Disco comp, this 30th anniversary retrospective makes some strange choices but it's still a treasure trove of wildly original art-house party music. Was (Not Was) and Material take disco inspiration from Ronald …

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Pop review: Jack Penate, Everything is Newguardian.co.uk, UKSkins have been shed, batteries recharged and the traditionally difficult second album dashed out with apparent ease. Of all the young artists that might have managed that feat, who'd have thought it would be this one?

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World music review: Geoffrrey Gurrumul: Yunupinguguardian.co.uk, UKCompared to the grittier music I favour from West Africa or eastern Europe, it sounded irredeemably middle of the road. I filed it away under "maybe sometime later". Events have hotted up, to the point where the album is now due for UK release and the …

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It's all a Blur: An AZ of Britpop's returning heroesIndependent, UKIn 2002, he made an album of collaborations with local artists. Mali Music was released on Albarn's label, Honest Jon's, which has subsequently produced work by musicians from Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East. …Paul Weller Bags Album of the Year albumvote.co.ukall 163 […]

Cashing in on singing talentTimes of India, IndiaTwo years down the line, with training in sugam sangeet, Maheshwari recently brought out a devotional music album that has hit the stands in New Delhi and cities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. "I couldn't have chosen a better time for this as both my sons …

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Music Review Band Spits Out Bubble Gum, Turns Up HeatNew York Times, United StatesOn Tuesday the boys from Wyckoff, NJ, will release “Lines, Vines and Trying Times” (Hollywood), their fourth and most relaxed album, and this summer they will tour arenas. But for the opportunity to see their stage show compressed into a relatively […]

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Weekend Showdown: JoBros vs. the Tiz vs. the TapE! OnlineAlmost 20 years after their last album, Heavy Metal rockers Spinal Tap return with the aptly titled Back From the Dead. Expect lots of finally released suppression on new and old tracks, an attached DVD and even guest spots from artists like John Mayer …