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Use the internet to locate a short NEWS article about some form of World Music. Please do not use informational sites (like Wikipedia), but use news articles. The article should be no more than 1 year old. Read the article. Then write a short summary paragraph here on our Wiki page. INCLUDE A LINK TO YOUR ARTICLE. Add a sentence about why you think this information might be important. **Then find an example of this music and include a link for us to hear it.** Be sure to sign your name at the end. CLICK EDIT TO ADD INFORMATION - CLICK SAVE WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED.

An arabic collection of artists, Putumayo, released a new album called Arabic Beat. Putumayo represents the creativity of arabic musicians today. The music is described as arabic music with a bit of western influence. It also has the spirit of liberation from arab spring. The music carries different messages such as desire for freedom, or difficulties of immigration. I think this information might be important because it has modern arabic spirit in it. Here is an example of the music [|Putumayo Performance] **. ** Here is the article [|World Music Wire] -Ben Snyder

I read an article about an artist named Tomaeza who recently put out a song called "Halla At Yo Boy!" Tomaeza is a South African pop artist who's songs deliver a beat that makes you just want to get up and party. His music invites you to a different world where he produces thumping beats and lively banger vocals. This song "Halla At Yo Boy!" doesn't disappoint. It's up beat tempo and lively vocals make you want to get up and dance. The article and an example of his music http://www.mio.co.za/article/bringing-something-fresh-is-tomaeza-with-halla-at-yo-boy-2012-09-19
 * Jack Hanson**

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/08/japan-election-pop-group-akb48 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEYWTrACFDE -FIONA SAUNDERS
 * I found out about a Japanese girl band called, AKB48. This Japanese group sings mostly pop songs. The group is made up of 90 girls. One of their songs got around 56 million hits on youtube. They have sold over a million singles. There fans are mostly male, but younger girls are also interested in their music. Yuko Oshima is voted the president of this band. An article I found about them is this link -**
 * Also this is one of their songs** **-**

===I read an article about P-Square, which is composed of two Nigerians, named Peter and Paul Okoye. They make hip-hop, rap, and pop songs. Their music is also very electric, and perfect for parties. They are very popular in their country, too. Many people love their music. ===

Here is the article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19391675

Here is a piece of music they wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WR6Dk83hgs

Daniel Adebi

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This guy named Leadbelly plays a twelve string guitar and tons of artists have heard him. For example, Led Zeppelin and Beach Boys. He plays blues, ballads, and minstrel music. In the 1940's, he was in prison. He was subsequently discovered by John and Alan Lomax. He died in 1949 at the age of 64 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Then, these guys, The Weavers, put his song, 'Irene Goodnight', to the number 1 spot. ======

http://www.worldmusic.net/news/news/2012-09-29/new-rough-guide-vinyl-releases-ethiopia-leadbelly/
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iNpy6NoFFsk
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I read an article about the London Symphony Orchestra. The conducter Mr.davis is 84 years old and has been a member of the LSO for 50 years. How ever the piece of music I listened to was conducted by Tan dun. Her really had a lot of emption in his conducting and has a big range of dynamics. Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqiro1kdRlw article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/arts/music/london-symphony-orchestra-with-colin-davis-review.html -Pen Trainer


 * Shafqat Amanat Ali**

Shafgat Amanat Ali is a 49-year-old classical Pakistani singer. He and other world music artist such as Megadeth, Anoushka, and Indian Ocean are performing in Dehli. This performance is taking place at the NH7 Festival at the Buddha international Circuit on the 13 and 14 of October. I think this is important because this shows us that other countries have big music festivals/concerts like we do here in America. [|**http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-15/news-and-interviews/33845422_1_megadeth-artistes-menwhopause**]
 * Links:**

[|**http://www.last.fm/music/Shafqat+Amanat+Ali**] - Maya Powell

I read an article about a song called Gangnam Style by PSY. Park Jae-Sang, a 34 year old man from Seoul, south Korea, made this song and he is in the music video preforming as PSY (short for Psycho). His video has more than 220 million views on youtube and PSY has appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and "The Ellen Degeneres Show. The song is about a fashionable neighborhood called Gangnam in Seoul, south Korea, where the people drive fancy cars and send their kids to well known prep-schools. although Park Jae-Sang grew up in this neighborhood, he seems to be mocking their lifestyle. here is a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0 and the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/world/asia/gangnam-style-video-gets-north-korean-propaganda-treatment.html

-Danny Manley

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones a kicking off their world tour by playing two shows in London and two in Brooklyn. This tour is to celebrate their 50th anniversary. This will be their fist concert in over 5 years.

Henry P.S Please note that the Rolling Stones are a british band. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/falls-hottest-tours-and-concerts-20120904/the-rolling-stones-19691231

Article from: http://www.music.us/education/B/Bles-Bridges.htm By Mikayla Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOtYXnbh0Rw

I read an article about a Danish band from the Artic Circle, known as Efterklang. This band consists of three members named Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen, and Rasmus Stolburg. This trio will debut their work soon in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Efterklan is releasing their new album called Piramida on Sepember 24th, 2012. This group traveled last year to an abandoned town known as Pyrmiden in Spitsbergen, Russia. There, Efterklang went on an audio expedition for nine days and recorded very unique musical sounds in this ghost town. They then combined sounds from the ghost town along with instruments and orchestral sounds, and turned them into music. I think this information is important because it was extremely creative and innovative to make sounds from an abandoned place into music. Link to the article and their music: http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/article/content.article/efterklang_release/en_US

-Ryan Chompre

My article was an extremely short one about a musician from Songhai named Sidi Toure, who sings two forms of blues, one that reflects the music of his own country, and the American blues. He seemed to have blues instinct, as he had never heard American blues played before he recorded his first album, which consisted of blues sung in his native language.He has multiple forms of accompaniment, a guitarist and a fiddle among them. Sidi toured for the first time across America in 2011. You can find this article at http://www.npr.org/2012/09/18/161347647/sidi-toure-on-world-cafe

- Ryan Nowaczyk

I read an article about Ed Sheeran, a british singer/songwriter. He is well known for his single //The A -Team.// His single has been doing well on the charts and he is set to have a tour in 2013. Article: http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/09/24/ed-sheeran-2013-us-tour-video/
 * -Marley Morton**

===I read an article about this brazil girl named Maria Bethania. She is this great sing and is called the soul of brazil for her singing. She has been singing for over 64 year now. She was born on 18th of June 1946. She has been all over the place. That is my article.=== link http://globalartscentral.com/introducing-an-icon-maria-bethania/ - chad connors

//Dimanche A Bamako// **won them a grammy.** http://worldmusic.about.com/od/bandsartistsaz/p/AmadouMariam.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEc-3ClvCe8
 * I read an article about a blind couple from Mali who create their own type of afro pop without letting up their malian roots. Their album**
 * -max**