Topic: Ska
Reuters Life! Online Report | 2009-07-11 15:56:29
<div><p>MONTREUX (Reuters) - Baaba Maal and Angelique Kidjo were among the headliners in a tribute to Island Records founder Chris Blackwell that rocked into the early hours at the Montreux Festival on Saturday.</p><p>"Without Mr Chris Blackwell you wouldn't have me before you tonight. That's all I ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-06-26 23:00:20
<div><p>The death of Michael Jackson cast a shadow over the world-famous Glastonbury music festival on Friday but his music rang out across the fields of the site in southwest England.</p><p>Although there was no official tribute, many of the 140,000 crowd took part in impromptu mass sing-alongs ...
Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News | 2009-06-09 12:42:02
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - The Specials, whose ska music heyday 30 years ago coincided with a grimly familiar backdrop of economic hardship and unemployment in Britain, are to embark on a 13-date reunion tour of the country.</p><p>The band says on its website the tour will start in November, after ...
WENN | 2008-09-11 18:05:35
<div><p>AMY WINEHOUSE played her last scheduled gig of the year (08) at British music festival Bestival this weekend (beg05Sep08) - despite torrential rain that forced several other acts to cancel.</p><p> The troubled star showed up 40 minutes late and was welcomed by a mixture of cheers and boos from ...
