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Nandu’s passing marks the end of an era in local Indian music - Stabroek News

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The passing of Mohan Nandu (3/9/1936 – 8/2/1924), the iconic Guyanese Indian singer, marks the end of an era in local “Indian” music.

The article Nandu’s passing marks the end of an era in local Indian music appeared first on Stabroek News.

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Mathis, Johnny (1935 - )
John “Johnny” Royce Mathis, singer, was born in Gilmer, Texas on September 30, 1935, the fourth of seven children born to Clem, a chauffeur and handyman, and Mildred, a maid.  The Mathis family moved to San Francisco, Californias Fillmore District when Mathis was a young child.  When
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Source: Black Past
Sep
30
1935
Africa: Mauritian Parliament Imposes Tougher Regulations On Broadcast Media
Press Release - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the president of Mauritius not to promulgate the law imposing much tougher regulations on radio stations that the national assembly passed yesterday despite opposition from the media. This law threatens journalistic independence, RSF says.
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Source: allAfrica.com
KOYO Media Project a ‘light in the community,’ fighting against broadcast inequity
In downtown Atlanta, there sits a small brick building that was the home to the first black-owned radio station – WERD – in the United States in the 1950s. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders used the broadcast to spread their messages, encourage black citizens to vote
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Source: The Orion -; Chico State's independent student newspaper
OUR defends anti-theft campaign
THE Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has defended its anti-theft advertising campaign, as it responded to social media criticisms yesterday of an online post.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Botswana
Languages: Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English (official) 2.1%, other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001
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Source: Fact Monster - Black History
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Hip-hop Violinist Ezinma Is Giving Children of Color Access to Classical Music
Ezinma, the classically-trained violinist who became a viral sensation after her video covers of trap music went viral, is sharing her gift of music with inner-city
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Lambert, Charles Lucièn, Sr. (1828-1896)
Charles Lucièn Lambert, Sr., also known as Lucièn Lambert, Sr., was an internationally prominent classical musician and composer, and part of the middle generation of acclaimed Lambert musical artists.  Both his father, Charles-Richard Lambert, and his son, Lucièn-Léon Guillaume Lambert, had
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Source: Black Past
Nigeria: #TwitterBan - SERAP to Nigerian Govt - Ordering TV, Radio Stations to Deactivate Twitter Accounts Illegal
[Premium Times] The NBC also threatened to prosecute citizens who still use the social media platform despite the ban.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Over 50 Radio Stations Played Breonna Taylor's Favorite Song To Mark Fifth Month Since Her Killing - Blavity
Radio stations played "Everything" by Mary J. Blige in honor of Breonna Taylor.
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Source: Blavity News
Lambert, Lucien-Leon Guillaume (1858-1945)
Lucien-Leon Guillaume Lambert was a pianist, composer, arranger, and music teacher. Born in 1858 in Vernouillet, France, a then-small village near Paris, he was the son of Charles Lucien Lambert, an American, and an unknown French mother. Guillaume Lambert was one of several renowned musicians in
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Source: Black Past
Apr
19
1885
South Africa: A Successful Chase As the Semis Loom!
[Scrolla] As the focus shifts to the knockout stages, the Proteas will be glad to have won their final league game batting second.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Steelpan
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Source: ThoughtCo
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Happy Birthday, Hazel Scott!
Hazel Dorothy Scott was an internationally-known jazz and classical pianist and
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Source: Black Then
E. Dale Abel calls for UWI graduates to stand on values
Professor Evan Dale Abel, who was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree, has challenged the 2023 graduates of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, to uphold their core beliefs and values as they pursue their professional endeavours...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Isaivani using songs to address inequality | New Pittsburgh Courier
As dusk descends on Pulicat Lake—a large saltwater lagoon on the border of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in South India—Isaivani starts singing a rousing “gaana” song. She is the only female singer of this particular genre of funeral music that originated in northern region of Chennai — the capital
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Walker, George Theophilus (1922- )
Winning the Pulitzer Prize for Music is one of the multitude of richly deserved tributes to composer, pianist, and educator George TheophilusWalker. His prolific career continues into his 90s with his commissioned SinfoniaNo. 4 (Strands), premiered in 2012 by the New Jersey Symphony
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
Jun
27
1922
Hammonds House Museum presents Black Classical Muse virtual concert
Hammonds House Museum, through their new Hammonds House Digital programming, is creating and curating rich arts and cultural experiences that reach audiences beyond the walls of the
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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media
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Rapping about love and sorrow? AKA is back in the studio
AKA gets vocal: The troubled rapper has reportedly hit the studio again after the 11 April death of his fiancée.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Djibouti
National name: Jumhouriyya Djibouti
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Source: Fact Monster - Black History
Introduction to Jazz Music: A Brief History
Born in America, jazz can be seen as a reflection of the cultural diversity and individualism of this country. At its core are an openness to all influences, and personal expression through improvisation. Throughout its history, jazz has straddled the worlds of popular music and art music, and it
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Source: ThoughtCo
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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte , byname of Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927, New York City, New York, U.S.), American singer, actor, producer, and activist who was a key figure in the folk music scene of the 1950s, especially known for popularizing the Caribbean folk songs known as calypsos. He
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Source: Brittanica
Mar
1
1927
India’s Dhoni quits international cricket, to play IPL - Stabroek News
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni quit international cricket yesterday, drawing curtains on an illustrious, trophy-laden career with a cryptic Instagram message. The article India’s Dhoni quits international cricket, to play IPL appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Mauritania
National name: Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah
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Source: Fact Monster - Black History
Freeman, Paul (1936- )
Paul Douglas Freeman has conducted outstanding classical orchestras in many countries during his long career. One of the few African American conductors in the field of classical music, he is best known for his founding of the Chicago Sinfonietta, a classical orchestra widely recognized during the
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Source: Black Past
Jan
2
1936
Nigeria orders broadcasters not to use Twitter to gather information | News24
Nigerian television and radio stations should not use Twitter to gather information and have to de-activate their accounts, the broadcast authority said following the move to suspend the US social media giant in Africa's most populous country.
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Source: https://www.news24.com
Gordone, Charles (1925- )
Charles Gordone was born Charles Edward Fleming on October 12, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio to parents William and Camille Fleming.  He took his stepfather’s surname of Gordon when his mother remarried when he was five years old.  The family moved to Elkhart, Indiana, his mother’s hometown, when Charles
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Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Nov
13
1995
Q-Tip Tapped As Music Producer For Muhammad Ali Broadway Musical
There's a musical based on the life and achievements of boxing legend Muhammad Ali on its way to Broadway in fall 2024, and one of the artists tapped to work on the music for the stage play is none other than rapper, producer, songwriter and Hip-Hop legend Q-Tip. According to Deadline, Richard
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Source: The Urban Daily
Nigeria: Channels TV, Others - SERAP Sues Govt, Wants NBC Broadcasting Code Quashed
[Vanguard] Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and 24 concerned Nigerians have sued the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja over "arbitrary" use of the NBC Act and broadcasting
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Source: allAfrica.com
Smith, E. June (1900-1982)
E. June Smith, a prominent leader in Seattle’s civil rights movement, was born in Cairo, Illinois in 1900 and worked as a secretary in St. Louis.  Smith came to Seattle with her husband Roscoe O. Smith, a railroad porter, in 1941.  Soon after her arrival, she worked as an insurance agent and, in
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Source: Black Past
Nelson Mandela is released
Nelson Mandelas greatest pleasure, his most private moment, is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky
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