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Was (Not Was) turns 30 with retrospective set (Reuters)

Reuters - Was (Not Was) will trip through its past early next year with the February 23 release of "Pick of the Litter (1980-2010)," a 19-song compilation which commemorates the 30th anniversary of the inventively warped dance/rock/soul/funk/jazz group's recording career.
Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:12 GMT


Kool & the Gang gives rare US concert in Havana (AP)

US band Kool & the Gang performs on stage at the imperialist Plaza in Havana, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. Robert 'Kool' Bell,' his brother Khalis Bayyan, saxophonist Dennis Thomas and drummer George 'Funky' Brown became one of the few U.S. musical groups to play in Cuba in recent memory, despite Washington's travel restrictions and the island's communist government's ambivalence toward Rock and Roll, Hip Hop and other kinds of American music. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - American R&B pioneers Kool & the Gang helped Cuba get its funk on, bringing their eclectic mix of sounds Sunday to an open-air stage a stone's throw from the sparkling waters of the Caribbean.



Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:17:42 GMT


Calif. school team's success linked to Snoop Dogg (AP)

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Crenshaw High School football quarterback, Marquis Thompson practices at the Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. He, and six others on the team, went through rapper Snoop Dogg's Snoop Youth Football League. Snoop started a kiddie football league five years ago in South Los Angeles, now the league has turned beleaguered Crenshaw High School's Cougars into contenders for the state bowl championship and Snoop players are getting attention from major college recruiters. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Football has long been the athletic stepchild at inner-city Crenshaw High School. Trophy cases are crammed with basketball awards. Gym walls are lined with hoops championship flags.



Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:14:37 GMT


Toby Keith tops decade-end country charts (Reuters)

Reuters - Consistent with the genre's commercial history, country music over the past decade largely revolved around male artists, led by Toby Keith, who finishes the 2000s as Billboard's top country artist and ranks as the genre's top songwriter of the past 10 years.
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:52:54 GMT


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