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Show about Afrobeat's Fela tests Broadway's tastes (Reuters)

Nigerian Afrobeat singer, composer and saxophonist leaves court on April 23, 1997 after being detained on charges of possesing marijuana which was a trademark of his bohemian lifestyle. REUTERS/STR NewReuters - "Fela!," a new dance musical that introduces U.S. audiences to Nigerian rabble-rouser and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has been wowing critics, winning fans and testing modern-day ideas of what works on Broadway -- even in tough economic times.



Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:45:37 GMT


Bust of Frank Zappa to grace Baltimore library (AP)

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Saulius Paukstys, shows a cast used to create a replica of a bust of musician Frank Zappa in an art studio in Vilnius, Lithuania. The original bust, which sits in a public square in Vilnius, can be seen in the background. Zappa never visited Lithuania, but his music was popular there among the avant garde. A Lithuanian fan club erected the Zappa statue in the Lithuanian capital, and last year donated a replica to Baltimore, the singer's birthplace. It took more than a year, but Baltimore officials have finally decided that the statue will be erected outside a public library. (AP Photo/Saulius Paukstys, File)AP - It took more than a year, but Baltimore officials finally decided where to put a bust of rocker Frank Zappa that was given to the city by his fans in Lithuania.



Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:55:19 GMT


Latin Grammy winner ordered jailed in drug probe (AP)

FILE - In this June 12, 2008 file photo, Mexican singer Ramon Ayala gestures at the BMI Latin Awards in Los Angeles. Ayala was rounded up during a raid on a drug cartel's Christmas party on Dec. 11. A spokesman for the federal Attorney General's Office said Monday that Ayala was released after being questioned Saturday following a military operation that is part of the government's campaign to crack down on drug gangs. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - A judge ordered Latin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala jailed for up to 40 days pending investigation on Thursday after he was detained at a drug cartel's Christmas party.



Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:05:48 GMT


Loretta Lynn feels 'great' as she recovers from flu (AP)

AP - Country music legend Loretta Lynn is "feeling great" and planning a trip to her home in the Bahamas over the holidays, according to her daughter Patsy Lynn Russell.
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:49:31 GMT


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