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Stars: Music stars in Bela Fleck's heritage tour
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Reuters - A number of Western musicians, most famously Paul Simon, David Byrne and Peter Gabriel, have embraced what is sometimes called world beat, a one-size-fits-all label that accommodates Latin, African, Arabic and even Appalachian genres. No one seems better suited to the task than Bela Fleck.
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David Byrne: Ropes Santigold, Tori Amos Into Weird Concept Album
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Details are emerging on the Renaissance Man's Here Lies Love, a concept album about Imelda Marcos, shoe-obsessed widow of the Philippines' former dictator. Byrne wrote the project with Fatboy Slim and promises every song will have a different vocalist. Among them: Santigold, Roisin Murphy, Sharon Jones, Alice Russell, and Tori Amos. Read more at...
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Tori Amos: Santigold, Tori Amos to guest on new David Byrne album
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Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has roped in a host of guest singers on his forthcoming Fatboy Slim-produced album - including Santigold and Roisin Murphy.
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David Byrne: to perform for free at Celebrate Brooklyn
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David Byrne has been announced to perform at the opening night gala of Celebrate Brooklyn, scheduled to take place on June 8.
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Kanye West: New N.A.S.A Video - "Gifted" (Feat. Kanye West, Santigold & Lykke Li)
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Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon get lonely, so as mentioned, their N.A.S.A. project includes more guests than Disneyland. So far they've paraded out M.I.A., Spank Rock, Santigold, and Nick Zinner for "Whachadoin" and "The People Tree" featured David Byrne, Chali 2na, Gift Of Gab & Z-Trip (which beat Department Of Eagles to their Marcel Dzama cl...
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