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  • LIFE

    Get the party going

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 03/01/2012

    » In 1987, I bought a Charley label reissue called Soul Mine, a double vinyl LP that featured some of the hits of the New Orleans-born R'n'B and soul singer Lee Dorsey. I was interested in the album because I'd read in John Broven's wonderful book, Walking to New Orleans: The Story of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues (Flyright, UK/Blues Unlimited, USA, 1974), that Dorsey recorded many of his best tracks not only with my favourite New Orleans funk band, The Meters, but also with producer and piano virtuoso Alan Toussaint.

  • LIFESTYLE

    When in Siam…

    Guru, Published on 27/01/2012

    » As the old saying goes, "When in Thailand, do as the Thais do"; but with a million different guidebooks and angry expats all telling you how to navigate Thainess - and even the locals giving contradicting accounts of what Thai culture really is - it's easy to get confused.

  • LIFE

    Musicians for president?

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 17/01/2012

    » One of Africa's most well-known musicians, Youssou N'Dour, announced recently that he would run in Senegal's presidential elections next month. N'Dour was one of the first African musicians to ride the "world music" boom that started in the mid-1980s and his first international release, Immigres (Earthworks, UK), remains one of the standout albums of that period.

  • TECH

    ABBA dance videogame to hit in November

    AFP, Published on 01/10/2011

    » Ubisoft in November will release a dance videogame based on the music of ABBA, a Swedish band that rocketed to fame in the 1970s and became one of the most successful pop groups in history.

  • TECH

    Facebook, Twitter oust Myspace for music fans: experts

    AFP, Published on 25/01/2011

    » Facebook and Twitter have ousted Myspace as the hot new spaces for fans to connect with their favourite artists and acts, industry insiders say.

  • TECH

    Millions take to floor in 'Just Dance' videogame

    AFP, Published on 12/01/2011

    » Ubisoft on Tuesday announced that it had sold more than five million copies of the latest version of a "Just Dance" video game tailored for play on Nintendo's motion-sensing Wii consoles.

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