The News Review:
- Lionel Richie joined by Commodores at Essence fest
- Madison Early Music Festival starts Saturday
- Miloš Forman stars at 44th Karlovy Vary film festival
- En Vogue marks 20 years with Essence Fest concert
Lionel Richie joined by Commodores at Essence fest
The Associated Press
“The crowd remained on their feet through the nearly two-hour set and Richie’s encore of “All Night Long. “The final night of the festival stretched well into early Monday at the Superdome with performances by Richie En Vogue Teena Marie Al Green and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. Beverly and Maze have closed out the event each of the past 15 years. New rleans Mayor Ray Nagin presented Beverly with the city’s crystal star award.
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Madison Early Music Festival starts Saturday
Chicago Tribune
- Long for the melancholy tune of the lute orthe majestic sound of the sackbut?A weeklong festival featuring early music will be held on the. Paul Rowe is a professor at UW-Madison’s School of Music and theevent’s co-artistic director. He says the opportunity to studyattend concerts and perform sets the Madison Early Music Festivalevent apart from similar festivals. Some early instruments include the sackbut shawm lute violade gamba or crumhorn.
Miloš Forman stars at 44th Karlovy Vary film festival
Aktuálně.cz
addData( ‘a-3′ { server : ‘aktualne’ section: ‘hp’ place : ‘produkt2′ size : ‘produkt2′ ‘search’:'grafik’ } ); Aktu??otogalerie Milo¹ Forman stars at 44th Karlovy Vary film festival 5. | 16:13 The 44th International film festival in Karlovy Vary kicked off last week with Czech-born director Milo¹ Forman being the major star. Speaking at a press conference marking the world premiere of his latest movie – A Walk Worthwhile – he said Czech film making is in a good shape and he is “amazed by the professionalism of the industry. ” A Walk Worthwhile is a re-creation of 1966 television version of the Gershwin-style musical by Ji?uch?d late Ji?litr.
En Vogue marks 20 years with Essence Fest concert
The Associated Press
“It’s like we never missed a beat. It feels normal again. “Known for their hits “Free Your Mind” “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) and “Don’t Let Go” the group opened the final night of the festival. They performed a medley of tunes by female artists who inspired them including Gladys Knight Anita Ward and Aretha Franklin. Because of time constraints however they were unable to sing some fan favorites such as “Giving Him Something” and “Whatta Man” or close the show with “Hold n” and its signature a capella intro of “Who’s Loving You” one of their hits that paid tribute to Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5. “He’s the reason why we stand here together” Ellis said of Jackson who died June 25. “He was the most phenomenal entertainer ever.