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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Commentary: In a divided Venezuela, National Children’s Symphony, with Dudamel’s help, shows how to get along

LA Times

Imagine a television station’s simultaneous live broadcast from downtown Caracas, Venezuela, and downtown L.A. on Monday night. The Disney jubilation was for the National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel on the first leg of a U.S. tour. This stupefyingly great orchestra of young musicians between the ages of 10 and 17, who need to be seen and …

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9 months ago

Ten years after Chibok, agony of abductions plagues Nigeria

New Indian Express

CHIBOK: Ten years have passed but whenever Mary Shettima hears footsteps at the door, she thinks her kidnapped daughter has come home. A decade after Nigeria's most infamous mass abduction, almost 100 of the 276 Chibok girls seized from their school by Islamist Boko Haram militants are still thought to be held captive. Sitting in the quiet town of Chibok …

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1 year ago

Coast Guard rescues 34 Venezuelans, including a 2-year-old, en route to Curaçao

NL Times

The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard working off the coast of Curaçao found a small wooden boat at sea containing 34 Venezuelans, including a two-year-old child. All 34 people were safely brought to shore, the Coast Guard said on Wednesday. The boat first appeared on radar on Tuesday night, local time, the Coast Guard said on social media. "The DASH flew …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Authorities in Nigeria’s Adamawa Imposes Curfew to Stop Looting of Food Stores

News 18

Authorities in Nigeria’s northeastern Adamawa state on Sunday imposed a statewide round-the-clock curfew to stop widespread looting of food stores in the state capital Yola. “The Governor of Adamawa State… Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has declared a 24-hour curfew on the state, effective immediately Sunday 30th July, 2023,” Humwashi Wonosikou, the governor’s spokesman, said in a statement. Last month Nigeria — …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Janet Jackson performs alongside YOLA at sold-out concert in Los Angeles on tour stop with Ludacris

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Janet Jackson inserted some youthful spirit into her normally mature concert during a Saturday night tour stop in Los Angeles. In a show filled with nostalgic hits, Jackson took a moment to perform her 1993 ballad “ Again ” alongside the LA Phil’s Youth Orchestra Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl. “Tonight is very special to me …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Janet Jackson performs alongside YOLA at sold-out concert in Los Angeles with special guest Ludacris

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a show filled with nostalgic hits, Jackson took …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Brandi Carlile, Yola, Allison Russell lead Americana noms

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell and Yola are the leading nominees for the 2022 Americana Honors and Awards, with each one up for album of the year, artist of the year and song of the year. She is nominated for album of the year for “In These Silent Days” and song of the year for “Right On Time.” …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Mickey Guyton, Jhené Aiko, Mary Mary to sing at Super Bowl

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Country music star Mickey Guyton will hit this …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Yola embraces wide musical range on empowering new record

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — British-born singer Yola broke through in 2019 with her critically acclaimed solo record “Walk Through Fire” that earned her four Grammy nominations after decades working as a singer and songwriter. And they’re like, “Oh, but it’s so weird because you’re English.” AP: The new album starts with a song, “Barely Alive,” co-written with Oladokun, that is the …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Yola embraces wide musical range on empowering new record

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That was a lot of my life: ‘Put up, …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Gustavo Dudamel and Frank Gehry give YOLA’s new Inglewood concert hall a sound check

LA Times

Gustavo Dudamel plays with young musicians during a sneak peek and early test of the sound inside the Frank Gehry-designed Beckmen YOLA Center, the future home of the L.A. Phil’s Youth Orchestra Los Angeles. For the record: A previous version of this story said the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles string players performed Bach’s Fourth “Brandenburg” Concerto. Musicians from Youth Orchestra …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Commentary: Black music matters, and classical companies are misfiring on diversity

LA Times

Last month, architect Frank Gehry and Los Angeles Philharmonic CEO Chad Smith gave me a masked hard-hat tour of the nearly finished Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center at Inglewood. Gehry’s reimagining of an abandoned bank building may not be able to satisfy all the demands for systemic change that have been directed toward classical music privilege. Youth Orchestra …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Will Grammy voters take the ‘Old Town Road’ on Sunday?

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The 2020 Grammy Awards are shaping up to be the night of the new kids, with Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X leading in nominations. _____ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: “I,I,” Bon Iver; “Norman Rockwell!,” Lana Del Rey; “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” Billie Eilish; “Thank U, Next,” Ariana Grande; “I Used …

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5 years, 1 month ago

British, black and bold, Yola is shaking up American roots music

LA Times

Singer-songwriter Yola, seen performing in Italy in November, is nominated for four Grammys. “Walk Through Fire,” Yola’s warmly received full-length debut released in February, is Americana painted in broad, pastoral strokes, the kind of record meant to be played from start to finish. “Come to find out, she’d been coming to Nashville for years, trying to get a break from …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Newport Folk Festival Preview 2019

NPR

Newport Folk Festival Preview 2019 Enlarge this image toggle caption Douglas Mason/Getty Images Douglas Mason/Getty Images This month marks 60 years since the very first Newport Folk Festival. Jay Sweet, now the executive producer, was mostly responsible for the festival's revival, booking unexpected bands and reinvigorating the spirit of the annual gathering. On this Newport Folk Festival preview edition of …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Dolly-loving Brit Yola explores fusion of country and soul

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When singer-songwriter Yola was growing up in Bristol, England, her mother’s vinyl records were just about the only form of amusement the family could afford. “We didn’t have like toys or anything so everything that I focused on was musical,” said Yola, whose given name is Yolanda Quartey but now just goes by Yola. So yeah, it …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Scattered violence as Nigerian voters go to the polls

LA Times

Electoral commission officers and voters hold a discussion while votes are counted at the Shagari Primary School polling station in Yola, Nigeria, after the polls closed Saturday. In addition to the deaths reported by the Situation Room, a network of civil society organizations monitoring the vote, the group also reported problems at several polling stations around the country, including ballot …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Boko Haram Will Never Break Them: Photographing Nigeria's Schoolgirls

NPR

Boko Haram Will Never Break Them: Photographing Nigeria's Schoolgirls Enlarge this image toggle caption Rahima Gambo Rahima Gambo In April of 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped more than 276 girls who were attending schools in the northeastern region of Chibok, Nigeria. Enlarge this image toggle caption Rahima Gambo Rahima Gambo Enlarge this image toggle caption Rahima Gambo Rahima Gambo Originally from …

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5 years, 10 months ago

In Nigeria’s tight election, Christian vote is seen as key

Associated Press

YOLA, Nigeria — Ask worshippers at St. Charles Catholic Church what they want most from Nigeria’s presidential election, and the answer is peace. “We don’t want any more bloodshed in Nigeria,” said Everistus Suburu, vice chairman of the church in the northern state of Kano. “We are tired of Boko Haram.” The presidential campaign has been largely free of the …

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5 years, 10 months ago

The Latest: Extremist attack in Nigeria kills 4 civilians

Associated Press

YOLA, Nigeria — The Latest on Nigeria’s postponed presidential election : 6 p.m. Nigeria’s military says four civilians are dead in an extremist attack in the northeast that targeted a mosque during morning prayers. Mahmood Yakubu tells election observers and others in the capital, Abuja, that the delay is due to “very trying circumstances” including bad weather affecting flights in …

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5 years, 11 months ago

On Her Mighty Debut, Yola Pushes Through To 'Walk Through Fire'

NPR

On Her Mighty Debut, Yola Pushes Through To 'Walk Through Fire' Enlarge this image toggle caption Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. What initially drew AmericanaFest fans and critics to Yola — her sonic palette, which spans country, folk, classic soul and '70s-era Britpop; …

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6 years, 5 months ago

Frank Gehry unveils designs for L.A. Phil’s youth concert hall in Inglewood

LA Times

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Frank Gehry on Wednesday unveiled designs for its YOLA Center, a former bank building that the architect will remake into a 25,000-square-foot youth orchestra hall and performance space in Inglewood. THE CRITIC’S TAKE: Why YOLA Center is so much more than a concert hall » L.A. Phil centennial: Unprecedented plans for new music, plus more …

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6 years, 5 months ago

L.A. Phil’s new YOLA Center: Why a youth concert hall in Inglewood has global implications

LA Times

At right, Gustavo Dudamel embraces architect Frank Gehry as they view Gehry’s model for the new YOLA Center. But this new home for the L.A. Philharmonic’s signature music education program, Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, he said, “is what has me most excited and proud.” Gustavo Dudamel proposed training young musicians in underserved communities when he was appointed the L.A. Phil’s …

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6 years, 6 months ago

Yolanda Hadid, 54, looks fit in bikini bottoms as she's no longer worrying about 'judgement'

Daily Mail

Yolanda Hadid wants to remind her nearly 3M Instagram followers that she's still in great shape even though she's 54-years-old. The mother to models Gigi, Bella and Anwar posted a photo where she wore a tight top and bikini bottoms, proving she is just getting better as the years roll by. No slowing her down: Yolanda Hadid wants to remind …

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Commentary: In a divided Venezuela, National Children’s Symphony, with Dudamel’s help, shows how to get along

Ten years after Chibok, agony of abductions plagues Nigeria

Coast Guard rescues 34 Venezuelans, including a 2-year-old, en route to Curaçao

Authorities in Nigeria’s Adamawa Imposes Curfew to Stop Looting of Food Stores

Janet Jackson performs alongside YOLA at sold-out concert in Los Angeles on tour stop with Ludacris

Janet Jackson performs alongside YOLA at sold-out concert in Los Angeles with special guest Ludacris

Brandi Carlile, Yola, Allison Russell lead Americana noms

Mickey Guyton, Jhené Aiko, Mary Mary to sing at Super Bowl

Yola embraces wide musical range on empowering new record

Yola embraces wide musical range on empowering new record

Gustavo Dudamel and Frank Gehry give YOLA’s new Inglewood concert hall a sound check

Commentary: Black music matters, and classical companies are misfiring on diversity

Will Grammy voters take the ‘Old Town Road’ on Sunday?

British, black and bold, Yola is shaking up American roots music

Newport Folk Festival Preview 2019

Dolly-loving Brit Yola explores fusion of country and soul

Scattered violence as Nigerian voters go to the polls

Boko Haram Will Never Break Them: Photographing Nigeria's Schoolgirls

In Nigeria’s tight election, Christian vote is seen as key

The Latest: Extremist attack in Nigeria kills 4 civilians

On Her Mighty Debut, Yola Pushes Through To 'Walk Through Fire'

Frank Gehry unveils designs for L.A. Phil’s youth concert hall in Inglewood

L.A. Phil’s new YOLA Center: Why a youth concert hall in Inglewood has global implications

Yolanda Hadid, 54, looks fit in bikini bottoms as she's no longer worrying about 'judgement'