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The sound of the Balkans
Life, John Clewley, Published on 28/02/2023
» One of the Balkan's best-known bands is Mostar Sevdah Reunion, whose 12th studio album Lady Sings The Balkan Blues (Snail Records, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is currently riding high on the World Music charts. The band is something of a Bosnian institution, carrying the torch for updated versions of folk music, in this case, sevdalinka music of Bosnian Muslims.
BBC Arabic Radio airs final broadcast after 85 years
New York Times, Published on 31/01/2023
» The BBC’s Arabic Radio aired its last broadcast Friday, ending 85 years of programming on the network’s first foreign-language service — one depended on by millions of listeners.
Moscow to shut down Deutsche Welle bureau in Russia
AFP, Published on 04/02/2022
» MOSCOW - Russia said Thursday it is closing the Moscow bureau of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and revoking staff accreditations in Russia, in response to Berlin's ban on the German-language channel of Russian state TV network RT.
Ambuya!'s back baby!
Life, John Clewley, Published on 16/03/2021
» Piranha Records, a Berlin-based independent record label, was founded in 1987 to produce and distribute mainly African, Gypsy and Jewish music. The label expanded its roster to include various projects by 3 Mustaphas 3 bass player and crooner Colin Bass. His work with Sundanese (West Javan) musicians, under his Asian moniker Sabah Habas Mustapha, produced several excellent albums and one much-covered popular love song, Denpasar Moon.
Police probe deadly rampage in Belgian city
AFP, Published on 30/05/2018
» LIEGE, Belgium: Belgian police were Wednesday investigating how a gunman known for contacts with Islamist extremists came to launch a brazen suspected terror attack, shooting dead two female officers with their own weapons before killing a bystander.
BBC World Service to add more languages
Business, Reuters, Published on 17/11/2016
» LONDON: The BBC said yesterday that its World Service would begin broadcasting in 11 additional languages in a drive to reach millions more people, including in places like North Korea where impartial news is hard to get.
BBC makes first broadcast from new centre -- in Burmese
AFP, Published on 12/03/2012
» The BBC on Sunday made the first broadcast from its new London news centre, one of the world's largest journalistic hubs, with a transmission by the Burmese section of the World Service.