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Black Eyed Peas Light Up Chambord Castle to Kick Off French Tour

This is Beirut, 23/06 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Black Eyed Peas, the American group with over 35 million albums sold, kicked off their French tour on Sunday night with a sold-out concert at the Château de Chambord (Loir-et-Cher), performing for more than 30,000 fans. Wearing straw hats and waving hand fans, Carole and Patrick Atline grabbed front-row spots by 4 p.m. despite the intense ...

Nine Weeks of Music and Emotion Light Up Paris

This is Beirut, 21/06 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A massive free concert will celebrate World Music Day in Paris this Saturday, with a major highlight: the return of the Olympic cauldron. It will rise into the night sky to the sound of a new version of a classic Daniel Balavoine song, all under sweltering summer temperatures. Forty years after its release, Sauver l’amour—a beloved French ...

Strauss’s ‘Blue Danube’ Waltz to Beamed Beyond Stars

This is Beirut, 01/06 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's The Blue Danube has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi film classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. But the world-famous waltz will truly travel among the stars on Saturday, when the European Space Agency's (ESA) antenna will broadcast a live ...

Eurovision Sparks Creativity in Swiss Classrooms Through Song

This is Beirut, 09/05 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Swiss schoolchildren are drawing inspiration from Eurovision and creating their own songs, to be performed before an audience of thousands in the build-up to this year's extravaganza in Basel. "It's exciting to see that we're all going to sing together" on stage on the sidelines of the Eurovision Song Contest, said Tessa Cajani, a pupil at a ...

Lady Gaga Stuns Rio with Historic Copacabana Beach Concert

This is Beirut, 04/05 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lady Gaga rocked Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on Saturday with a free mega-concert that the Brazilian city said drew about two million fans. "Brazil, I missed you so much," screamed the American pop star — in her first Brazil gig since 2012 — before launching into Poker Face on a monumental chessboard, one of many grandiose backdrops in ...

Lady Gaga Ignites Copacabana, Rio Overflows with Fans

This is Beirut, 02/05 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Behind his oversized black studded sunglasses, Victor Faro keeps his eyes fixed on the windows of the hotel where Lady Gaga is staying in Rio de Janeiro. He’s hoping to catch a glimpse of his idol before her massive free concert set for Saturday on Copacabana Beach. Wearing plastic goat horns on his head and a curled Dali-style mustache, the ...

Lady Gaga Brings ‘Mayhem on the Beach’ to Copacabana

Madeleine Cadoux, 29/04 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The golden sands of Copacabana Beach are about to become the world’s biggest dance floor as Lady Gaga prepares to headline a historic free concert on May 3. The performance, titled Mayhem on the Beach, marks her long-awaited return to Brazil and is expected to draw more than 1.5 million fans for what could be one of the largest live music events ...

Carlos Santana Postpones Shows After Testing Positive for Covid-19

This is Beirut, 24/04 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Celebrated rocker Carlos Santana was forced to postpone several tour dates after testing positive for Covid-19, his manager said Wednesday. The 77-year-old guitar icon "experienced dehydration" before canceling Tuesday's show in San Antonio, and "out of an abundance of caution" is doing the same for Wednesday's performance in Sugar Land, Texas, ...

Pianist Igor Levit to Perform Marathon 16-Hour Concert in London

This is Beirut, 22/04 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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This Thursday and Friday, acclaimed pianist Igor Levit will undertake an extraordinary feat in London: a solo performance of Vexations by French composer Erik Satie, a piece intended to last over 16 hours. The event, directed by renowned performance artist Marina Abramović, will take place at the Southbank Centre and is being billed as "a test of ...

Souad Massi Urges Paris and Algiers to Reconnect

This is Beirut, 30/03 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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She is one of the artists who best embodies the deep bond—and tensions—between France and Algeria. Souad Massi says she feels "sad" about the current diplomatic crisis between the two countries, which, according to her, "should talk things through like a couple," as she told AFP in an interview. Performing at the Berlin Philharmonie on ...

Shakira Concerts Bring Major Economic Boom to Mexico City

This is Beirut, 25/03 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Shakira fans flocking to see the Colombian star in concert are generating tens of millions of dollars for Mexico, according to the local chamber of commerce, underscoring the economic significance of major musical events. Home to around nine million people, Mexico City is a magnet for Latin and other international musicians who attract fans from ...

Tony Yike Yang, a Chopinian Soul

Alain E. Andrea, 26/02 18:35 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The Church of Our Lady of the Seeds at the Antonine University was bathed in perfect tranquility on February 24. The serenity of the place seemed immutable, until the arrival of Tony Yike Yang, whose presence immediately commanded a concentration that would not ease until the very end of the recital. This concert marked the inauguration of the 7th ...

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