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Classical performances, various venues, throughout May
4:40pm Friday 11th April 2008
"There's absolutely everything, from really old to really new music, from really small to really large pieces," says Gill Kay.
Fat Cat Nights, Theatre Royal Brighton, Fri May 16 and Sat May 17
4:22pm Friday 11th April 2008
From golden-voiced folk-roots troubador Tom Brosseau to the skewed anthemic rock of Glasgow's The Twilight Sad...
Fanfare Ciocarlia and Tcha Limberger’s Budapest Gypsy Orchestra, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Sat May 17
4:20pm Friday 11th April 2008
The best-known gypsy band in the world, Fanfare Ciocarlia started life as a village wedding band in the remote mountains of north-east Romania.
Spiro, Pavilion Theatre, Tues May 20
4:18pm Friday 11th April 2008
Performing on violin, mandolin, accordion and guitar, Bristol band Spiro creates multi-layered, hypnotic music that recalls the dreamlike textures of the Penguin Café Orchestra and the soundscapes of Ted Barnes.
Miriam Makeba, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Weds May 21
4:14pm Friday 11th April 2008
Visiting the UK as a one-off for the Brighton Festival, it's no surprise that tickets to see African music's biggest world star have already sold out.
Seckou Keita Quartet, Pavilion Theatre, Thurs May 22
4:09pm Friday 11th April 2008
Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita is one of the world's leading exponents of the "hot" kora style of Southern Senegal - a percussive cousing o the more seade classical tradition of Mali and Guinea.
Portico Quartet, Pavilion Theatre, Sat May 24
4:05pm Friday 11th April 2008
Think of Cinematic Orchestra crossed with Philip Glass and you're close to the chamber jazz sound of the Portico Quartet.
Medeski, Martin, Wood, Dome Concert Hall, Sat May 24
4:00pm Friday 11th April 2008
The New York jazz organ trio emerged onto the city's jazz scene in the early 90s and soon gained a cult following.
Elgar Anniversary Concert, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Sun, May 27
4:10pm Friday 25th May 2007
To mark the 150th anniversary of the great composer's birth The Philharmonia Orchestra is performing Sir Edward Elgar's The Dream Of Gerontius with the help of the Brighton Festival Chorus.
Mingus Big Band, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Wed, May 23
11:21am Friday 18th May 2007
Sue Mingus freely admits she used to shoplift bootleg albums of her late husband's work in a spirited attempt to stop his fellow musicians from being ripped off.
National News
Brown hails France's stance on war
Updated 10:40pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
Gordon Brown has praised President Nicolas Sarkozy's determination to carry on in Afghanistan, despite the loss of 10 French soldiers in a Taliban ambush.
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Olympics blog: In Beijing
Since the last post time has been flying past and now that we are in Beijing the Olympics (and partying) are our number one focus. We travelled Shanghai to Beijing via overnight train in a sleeper. It was much better than expected - we had a great meal in the buffet and few beers and a nightcap before sleeping soundly. The fare is around 45 quid and we would recommend it to any one.
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“This organisation has taken it upon itself to say, that patient will not see Christmas,” cancer sufferer Colin Ross, who has been given only months to live, tells The Argus. He is mounting a legal challenge against health bosses after he was refused access to a drug that could give him another three years of life.
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