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The Dhol Foundation - 25.11.11

It's official!! The Dhol Foundation will perform as the opening act with STOMP at the Royal Variety Performance which will be recorded on Monday 5 December and be screened on ITV1 later in the month. Peter Kay hosts the star studded event which also features Tony Bennett, Barry Manilow, Cee Lo Green, Nicole Scherzinger and Pixie Lott. The night is hosted this year by The Lowry on Salford Quays and also on the bill are comedians Jason Manford, Greg Davies and Tim Minchin.  ...

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Ramy Essam picks up two international awards in two days. - 22.11.11

On 21 November 2011 the Egyptian singer Ramy Essam received the Freemuse Award 2011 at a ceremony in Södra Teatern in Stockholm, Sweden. The Freemuse Award Committee stated: “Ramy Essam played an important role during the Egyptian revolution and suffered severe beatings and torture as a consequence. He personifies the powerful role that music played in the Arab Spring.” For full details click http://freemuse.org/sw45357.asp   Two days earlier Ramy had been in South...

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17 Hippies at Fiesta WOMAD, Las Palmas! - 02.11.11

Last minute announcement, 17 Hippies touch down in Las Palmas, de Gran Canaria for Fiesta WOMAD on 12  November. http://womad.org/festivals/canarias/lineup/   Last chance to catch some sun, xxx and sangria!  All the Phantom II tour shows are listed on 17hippies.de/en ...

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Ramy Essam wins Freemuse 2011 award - 31.10.11

Freemuse is the World's leading organisation advocating freedom of expression for musicians and this year their annual award will be presented to Ramy Essam in Stockholm on 21 November. The Freemuse Award Committee stated: “Ramy Essam played an important role during the Egyptian revolution and suffered severe beatings and torture as a consequence. He personifies the powerful role that music played in the Arab Spring.”Receiving the news in Cairo, Ramy said: “I was extremely...

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El Mastaba Center scoops Roskilde Festival Award - 31.10.11

We were very pleased and proud to be at WOMEX in Copenhagen yesterday to see this year's Roskilde Festival World Music Award (RFWMA) go to the El Mastaba Center for Folk Music. The Award was presented to Zakaria Ibrahim, founder and director of the Center, by the Director of the Oslo World Music Festival, Alexandra Archetti Stølen at the WOMEX Award Ceremony.    The center, based in Cairo, aims to spread knowledge and to document, preserve and develop a range of...

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