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    Places to enjoy nature's beauty around Asia

    Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 14/03/2024

    » To celebrate the launch of Eco Deals 2024, which will contribute US$1 million (35.6 million baht) to World Wide Fund for Nature, Agoda has revealed Asia's Top 9 Nature Destinations based on searches conducted on its platform in January and is offering savings of up to 15%.

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    Womad festival returns in style

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 30/08/2022

    » In 1982, the first Womad music festival was held in Shepton Mallet, UK. The organisation, which stands for World Of Music Arts And Dance, was set up in 1980 by English rock star Peter Gabriel (Genesis), Thomas Brooman, Bob Hooton, Mark Kidel, Stephen Pritchard, Martin Elbourne and Jonathan Arthur.

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    Return of Doumbia

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 20/07/2021

    » Over the past half-century, the land-locked West African nation Mali has produced some terrific singers and bands.

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    Forest loss slowing in Indonesia and Malaysia

    Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 03/05/2021

    » The pandemic prevented major countries and corporations from achieving environmental goals last year as they diverted resources toward economic recovery. Global rainforest conservation took one of its largest hits in almost two decades, with primary forest loss increasing by 12% from 2019, according to satellite data from Global Forest Watch.

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    Mighty Malagasy grooves

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 18/08/2020

    » Madagascar, which lies just off the coast of East Africa, is in the furthest western part of the Indian Ocean. It's important to understand how contemporary Malagasy (the name for all things from Madagascar, including the language) music was shaped by the cultural flows from the Indian Ocean and from continental Africa.

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    End on a high

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 24/12/2019

    » The entertainment business is in full swing as we come to the end of 2019 with lots of concerts and end-of-year parties not only in Bangkok but also around the country. Word Beat has been out and about to join in the fun. Here are some recent highlights.

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    Twenty-five years of musical magic

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 19/03/2019

    » This year is the 25th anniversary of the World Beat column. It began all the way back in February 1994. That's right, in the last century. We survived the millennium and have forged ahead into the 21st century.

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    Siam Winery is committed to creative and responsible growth

    By prnews, Created on: 24/08/2018, Last updated on: 24/08/2018

    » [attachment=2:31vhmml7]highlight.jpg[/attachment:31vhmml7][b:31vhmml7]Siam Winery is committed to creative and responsible growth through preservation of the delicate balance of the ecosystem and sustainable conservation of hornbills and forests[/b:31vhmml7] The Siam Winery group is committed to...

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    Three is the magic number

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 30/01/2018

    » This week World Beat considers three stringed instruments from Africa: the valiha from Madagascar, kora from West Africa and oud from North Africa (which may have originated in what was Persia). All these instruments are plucked and 10 years ago, a bright spark in the music business thought it would be a good idea to bring together three master pluckers of these three instruments to see what music they might create. The result was the 3MA project release back in 2008.

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    African roots, Latin rhythms

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 20/06/2017

    » West African bands and artists dominate the European Broadcast Union's World Music Chart for June, with one of West Africa's most loved dance bands, Senegal's Orchestra Baobab, riding high at top spot, with their first studio album for a decade, Tribute To Ndiouga Dieng.

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