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[Eine Alpensinfonie]

But how are you pronouncing books - Boooooks or bux?

Or the insipid berks.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Or the insipid berks.

Well ... bits of Reading are quite nice.

[Serial_Apologist]

Well ... bits of Reading are quite nice.

Shouldn't this post be in the what are you reading thread?

[vinteuil]

Well ... bits of Reading are quite nice.

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hmmm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntley_%26_Palmers#/media/File:Huntley_and_Palmers,_Reading_-_geograph.org.uk_-_386262.jpg

but this is perhaps a nice bit from Reading -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice_biscuit

mmm...

... and there's more -

http://www.huntleyandpalmers.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=huntley&f=generic_theme%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&%3dtheme_record_id=rm-rm-biscuits_content12

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[teamsaint]

Well ... bits of Reading are quite nice.

Is this from your experience, or have you been listening to The Oracle ?

[Globaltruth]

I thought you were going to say Macron was advising May that the solution to all her problems was to go round and found in circles, faster and faster, until eventually the cause of the problems caught up with their consequences.

But seriously though remember what happened when they started up the LHC...

http://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/science-technology/45480/large-hadron-collider-responsible-for-global-financial-crisis

[Globaltruth]

Robin Denselow’s top WM albums of 2018. Always worth reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/dec/28/10-best-world-music-albums-2018

In case you’re not interested in lists ( an unbelievable possibility I know) here’s the final para:

The one downer was what Peter Gabriel called an “alarming” rise in the number of great international artists refused visas to perform in the UK, even for major events like Womad – a situation that could become even worse with Brexit. Brilliant new music is being created around the world: the creation of unnecessary barriers is a tragedy.

[Globaltruth]

Maybe this should just be the Robin Denselow thread...excellent critical review of Salif Keita’s final album

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/25/salif-keita-un-autre-blanc-review-a-retirement-gift-from-a-singular-voice?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

And a few other recommendations...

Also from Mali, the world’s finest ngoni band, Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba, return with Miri, an engagingly laid-back set in which Bassekou’s wife, Amy Sacko, is joined by male singers including Afel Bocoum. And Tartit, Mali’s finest female-led desert blues band are back after 12 years and still in hypnotic form, with Amankor/The Exile. From New Orleans, Leyla McCalla’s The Capitalist Blues is a gloriously varied blend of local jazz, zydeco and calypso, with reminders of her Haitian roots and angry new protest songs.

[johncorrigan]

Maybe this should just be the Robin Denselow thread...excellent critical review of Salif Keita’s final album

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/25/salif-keita-un-autre-blanc-review-a-retirement-gift-from-a-singular-voice?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

And a few other recommendations...

Corrigan Minor off to see Ngoni Ba at Celtic Connections this evening - work commitments meant I couldn't go, though Mrs C and I did manage Catrin Finch and Sekou Keita (talking of Keitas) in Glasgow last night - music of the highest quality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urnm8Aync5s

[Globaltruth]

Review of Miri by Bassekou Kouyate in the Guardian, but wait - NOT Robin Denselow.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/03/bassekou-kouyate-miri-review

[Globaltruth]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/16/migrants-music-in-1960s-paris-london-exhibition-kim-willsher

music played a fundamental role in integration

[Globaltruth]

Not really in the news but should be - let’s remember Charlie Gillett who died on 20th Feb 2010 and was one of the best ever radio presenters.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Not really in the news but should be - let’s remember Charlie Gillett who died on 20th Feb 2010 and was one of the best ever radio presenters.

Indeed - and this interview from a couple of years before his death is a reminder of his formidable achievemnets:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCGdj6BAU4Q

[Globaltruth]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/22/olcay-bayir-ruya-review-intriguing-and-gloriously-mournful-songs

Review of new releases by Robin Denselow

[Globaltruth]

Probably not 'in the news' but should be, today is the birthday of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru, born in 1469 - this reminder thanks to Georgia Mann on Breakfast who played Sai by Satinder Sartaaj
instead we'll have Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa, a legendary performer of Keertan, playing Jog Baneya Tera Keertan Gaaye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2324jDK0TmQ