The News Review:
- Diana ‘booed’ Billy cean reigns supreme on jazz festival'…
- Kenya: Corporates Support Local Music Festival
- Lack of cash threatens festival
- CHINA BATTLES WEATHER CHAS DURING SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL PEAK.
- Black dance festival features performances both witty and winsome
- Riverside King High troupe lands on Dickens Festival stage
Diana ‘booed’ Billy cean reigns supreme on jazz festival'…
Jamaica bserver – Jan 28, 2008
“People were expecting too much I enjoyed myself” said patron dessa Chambers who told the bserver that Ross’ stipulations were not unique. “If you go to some shows in Madison Square Garden (New York) or Wembley Stadium (United Kingdom) sometimes there are no screens and you gotta squint to see the performers. Notwithstanding others complained that festival organiser Turnkey Productions president Walter Elmore should have informed the people what kind of show they should have expected since what Ross did seemed more like contract agreement rather than just ‘diva-esque’ behaviour. Elmore however in an interview with the bserver last night defended his production company’s integrity. “What we signed was a standard contract. It wasn’t until the eleventh hour that we were advised that she (Diana Ross) would not allow her image to be shown on the big screens” he said. The Turnkey Productions president defined eleventh hour as “a day before the show” adding that he could have invoked the signed contract which did not stipulate that her performance could not be shown on the screens in the venue “but the diva that she is she probably would not have performed and we could not afford that… The sounds of gospel singing sisters Mary Mary were also pleasing to the ear. They brought southern-flavoured church music mixed in with modern-day funk on tracks like Heaven Shackles and a cover of Stevie Wonder’s You Will Know among others. Though the 11th staging of the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival can be considered a success perhaps in terms of headcount (arguably 80000 patrons over three days) the Diana Ross incident somewhat marred the festival’s overall presentation. – Additional reporting by Garfene Grandison Talk Back No comments have been posted.
Kenya: Corporates Support Local Music Festival
AllAfrica.com – Jan 28, 2008
ver 30 international artists joining the campaign say they will perform at the annual edition of Kijani Music Festival in the capital Nairobi and coastal city of Mombasa next month to support the same cause. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );ver 250000 people from various parts of the country including Nairobi have been dislodged from their homes following clashes that have claimed close to 1000 lives. Michael Joseph patron of the festival said half of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Kenya Red Cross for support of displaced Kenyans affected by post-election violence.
Lack of cash threatens festival
BBC News – Jan 28, 2008
Thousands of people normally attend the Looe Festival of the Sea which celebrates the historic town’s fishing industry and maritime links. But organisers have said they are struggling to raise enough money to put on the biennial event in June. A festival entrance fee cannot be monitored because the harbour and quayside are open to the public. In previous years the festival costs have been met by local fund-raising sponsorship and grant funding but the organisers are concerned the total amount will not be met in time to put on this year’s event.
CHINA BATTLES WEATHER CHAS DURING SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL PEAK.
Free with registration – AsiaPulse News – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 28, 2008
BEIJING Jan 28 Asia Pulse – Chinese travelers continued to struggle with the transport havoc caused by bad weather on Sunday as snow and sleet in central eastern and southern regions threaten to paralyze air rail and highway traffic. The Spring Festival the most important Chinese holiday is only days away and millions of passengers are struggling to make the once-a-year trip home. Almost 150000 passengers were stranded at Guangzhou Railway Station on Saturday night after a power failure caused by snow ice and sleet stopped more.
Black dance festival features performances both witty and winsome
Dallas Morning News – Jan 28, 2008
net Margaret Putnam is a Richardson-based writer who covers dance. A blitz of dance descended on the Majestic Theatre on Friday and Saturday nights when the 20th International Association of Blacks in Dance Festival brought companies and solo artists from around the country to downtown Dallas.
Riverside King High troupe lands on Dickens Festival stage
Press-Enterprise – Jan 28, 2008
In the end the troupe representing Martin Luther King High won the Riverside Dickens Festival’s inaugural drama competition held Jan. 12 at Riverside’s Poly High School. Pipitone’s cast of 16 players will get to perform the 30-minute play next Saturday and Sunday in front of the general public during the second and third days of the 2008 Riverside Dickens Festival. n both days they will hit the Grant family’s outdoor stage on Mission Inn Avenue from 11:45 a.