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Shawndeya

   
Artist: Shawndeya

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New Age
   

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 The Great Mother

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 13


   
 Shining Angel Of The Diamond Mind

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 8


   
 Surfing The Alpha Wave

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Tracks: 12

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Amy Winehouse 'Set For Glastonbury And Mandela Event'

Amy Winehouse is still expected to perform at the Glastonbury Festival and the Nelson Mandela Concert, her spokesperson has said.



The singer is currently being treated in a London Clinic after she fainted whilst “doing admin”at her home on Monday (June 16th).



Initial tests carried on on the singer proved “inconclusive”.



Speaking to the BBC, her spokesperson said that Winehouse “till intends to perform at her two scheduled dates next week."



Winehouse is due to perform on behalf of Nelson Mandela next Friday (June 27th), and ahead of Jay-Z at Glastonbury on the following day.



Addressing the singer's current condition, her spokesperson said she had undergone more tests and was “awaiting the verdict of her doctors."

 

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Stevie Wonder calls Barack Obama 'a cross between JFK and Martin Luther King'

Stevie Wonder had words of praise for Barack Obama and Amy Winehouse as he launched his European tour in London today with an intimate show (June 5).

The superstar, who
[url= http://www.nme.com/news/stevie-wonder/37120]who will be performing in Europe for the first time in over a decade[/url], took part in a question and answer session with journalists at the Hard Rock Caf� in central London's Piccadilly before playing a short set of hits.

Asked what he thought of Democratic US presidential nominee Obama, Wonder said: "He's a combination of JFK [John F Kennedy, former US President, assassinated in 1963], and Martin Luther King. With that he can't lose."

Later, when asked what he thought about Winehouse, Wonder admitted: "She reminds me of a young Etta James. 'Rehab' is a very good song. The CD ['Back To Black'] was good, my daughter turned me onto it."

The star then went on to play a short set, although the opening 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' ground to a halt due to technical problems.

Wonder took requests, the majority of which were for 'Superstition', which he closed the eight-song set with.

Stevie Wonder played:

'Signed, Sealed, Delivered'
'It Ain't No Use'
'Bird Of Beauty'
'Higher Ground'
'Happy Birthday'
'All I Do'
'Masterblaster (Jammin')'
'Superstition'

Belgian cinema flexes its muscles at Cannes

Plenty of Belgians getting attention on the Croisette

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CANNES -- Belgian cinema is flexing its muscles at this year's fest and market.


Two-time Palme d'Or winners Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, whose quiet drama "Lorna's Silence" unspooled Monday In Competition, are undoubtedly the highest-profile Belgian filmmakers in Cannes, but their compatriots are enjoying an unprecendented presence.


The Belgian industry can boast two films in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar, Bouli Lanners' "Eldorado" and Joachim Lafosse's "Eleve Libre," plus three in Critics Week, namely Ursula Meier's "Home," Gregory Lecocq's "Harragas" and Bruno Romy, Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel's "Rumba."


Compared to just one Belgian production selected for 2006's Cannes Competition and one in the 2007 Critics Week, a total of 11 titles produced in Belgium, short films included, are spread across the various sections of the fest this year.


Thanks to a supportive tax shelter and a mix of both established names -- the brothers Dardenne, Jaco Van Dormael -- and innovative new talent -- Joachim Lafosse, Fiona Gordon -- Belgian cinema is enjoying a wave of success on the international film scene. The country's French-speaking production and international marketing entity, Wallonie-Bruxelles Images, a "mini, mini Unifrance," according to WBImage's Manager Eric Franssen, produces around 20 Belgian-led co-productions per year.


The Belgian industry collectively submitted a dozen feature films for selection in Cannes this year. "There's always been a love story between Belgian cinema and the Festival de Cannes. For our filmmakers, being selected for the fest is an important objective," Franssen said.


Between cultural aid from the country's national film body to economic support from the Wallimages regional fund and fiscal aid, Belgian filmmakers can more easily make French-language films than their colleagues in Gaul, whose projects are increasingly threatened by the widening gap between low-budget and more commercial films. But as Franssen pointed out, $8 million would be considered a big budget in Belgium. The Dardenne brothers' "Lorna" was made for around 3 million euros ($4.7 million) and both "El Dorado" and "Rumba" for around 2 million euros ($3.1 million). "We make films adapted to our economic situation," Franssen added.


After years of being the brunt of Gallic jokes, Belgium is finally becoming a la mode in France both in terms of border-crossing acting talents -- Jeremie Renier, Cecile de France and Olivier Gourmet among others -- and filmmakers making waves across the globe.

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Metallica taking fans inside new album sessions

Metallica taking fans inside new album sessions

Freshly York - As the Sept spill of its number one album in five-spot years draws close, Metallica has launched a web site to offer fans exclusive content and teasers of new songs.At "Missionary work: Metallica", a preview time shows the rock band recording and comedy around in the studio. Fans wHO augury up will be eligible to "win backstage passes to every shew this summer," among other special offers."Military mission: Metallica" too has a "pt" level, entitling fans to a copy of the newly album delivered on its handout date, weekly "fly on the wall" video clips, contests to journey to shows or Metallica's San Francisco compound, live show downloads, ringtones and more.It is unclear what, if anything, the services will price.Metallica will be on the road in the approach months in advance of the as-yet-untitled record album, root Midweek (May 14) with a show at Los Angeles' intimate Wiltern Dramatic art. A European run begins May 28 in Chorzow, Republic of Poland.




- REUTERS/Billboard

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