John Hammond (1910 – 1987), producător muzical, impresar, critic muzical, activist pentru drepturile civile, cu o carieră de 54 de ani, a fost cunoscut ca unul dintre cei mai mari descoperitori de talente muzicale ai […] Articolul John Hammond a lansat carierelor lui Billie Holiday, Count Basie și Aretha Franklin. A descoperit unele dintre cele […]
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Billie Holiday, fenomenul jazz. „Dacă o să ajung să cânt ca altcineva, atunci mai bine nu mai cânt deloc”
Billie Holiday (1915 – 1959), cunoscută și sub numele de „Lady Day”, a fost una dintre cele mai mari cântărețe de jazz din perioada anilor 1930 – 1950. Deși nu avea o pregătire muzicală formală, […] Articolul Billie Holiday, fenomenul jazz. „Dacă o să ajung să cânt ca altcineva, atunci mai bine nu mai cânt […]
AOC responds to Florida holiday controversy
The lawmaker has lashed out at the “creepy weirdos” criticizing her recent trip to Florida Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has responded to the wave of criticism she received over published photos of her vacationing in Florida by claiming her Republicans critics are taking out their “sexual frustrations.” Ocasio-Cortez directly responded to multiple critics on […]
Holiday heartbreak for thousands as airlines pull flights
Airline companies have canceled more than 4,500 flights worldwide during the Christmas weekend, citing staff shortages due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. The move has sparked chaos at airports. According to flight tracking firm FlightAware, 2,380 flights were called off and another 11,163 delayed globally on Christmas Eve. The figures for […]
WHO chief offers life-or-death holiday warning
The head of the World Health Organization has warned that holiday gatherings could result in a surge of Covid-19, citing the fast-spreading Omicron variant while suggesting festivities should be delayed or outright canceled. Speaking during a briefing in Geneva on Monday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “difficult decisions” must be made to “protect ourselves […]
US Navy denies any incident in Persian Gulf as Iran claims its ships ‘chased Americans’ on naval holiday
After Iranian media showed a video of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats marking their holiday by ‘dominating’ American ships in the Persian Gulf, a US Navy spokesman denied any incident had taken place. A minute-long video of IRGC boats approaching US vessels made the rounds on Thursday. Press TV described it as the Iranians “chasing” […]
China’s Covid-19 cases soar ahead of week-long national holiday, some infections are vaccine-busting Delta
The Chinese authorities have said that Covid-19 infections in the southeastern province of Fujian have more than doubled in the previous 24 hours. Preliminary tests suggest the Delta variant is responsible for some of the cases. On Tuesday the Chinese National Health Commission said that 59 new locally transmitted cases had been identified on Monday. […]