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February 11, 2020
Queen Elizabeth's oldest grandchild in marriage split
JOHANNESBURG — Joseph Shabalala, founder of South Africa's multiple Grammy-winning choral group, the Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has died, the choir said on Tuesday. He was 78.Shabalala passed away at a Pretoria hospital following complications from back surgery that left him wheelchair-bound, according to local media."Our Founder, our Teacher and most importantly, our Father left us today for eternal peace," the choir said on social media."We celebrate and honor your kind heart and your extraordinary life. Through your music and the millions who you came in contact with, you shall live forever."Shabalala had retired in 2014 and handed control to the all-male choral group to his four sons.Founded in the southeastern city of Durban in the 1960s, the Ladysmith Black...
February 11, 2020
Founder of S. Africa's Ladysmith Black Mambazo dies
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's Polar Music Prize was on Tuesday awarded jointly to Russian-born star soprano Anna Netrebko and American hit-song writer Diane Warren.The laureates will receive the award, including one million kronor (95,000 euros, $103,000) each, at a ceremony in Stockholm on June 9 attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf.Known as the "New Callas", 48-year-old Netrebko is a master of both the Russian and bel canto styles as well as big dramatic roles like Tosca in Puccini's classic opera."When I get on stage, something happens and the quality of the performance is 10 times better, like I have a voice telling me what to do. It's always been with me," she said in a statement for the prize.Sixty-three-year-old Warren, nominated 11 times for an Oscar, has...
February 11, 2020
Soprano Anna Netrebko, songwriter Diane Warren win Polar prize
February 11, 2020
'Parasite' Oscar success opens new era
February 11, 2020
'Birds of Prey' tops N. America box office but fails to soar
February 10, 2020
Meet T-Rex's older cousin: The Reaper of Death
February 10, 2020
Afghans celebrate 'Skateistan' victory at the Oscars
SEOUL — South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has been on quite a wild ride this awards season.That trip reached its climax on Sunday when he made history with "Parasite," the first non-English-language film ever to win a best picture Oscar.The film, a vicious satire about the widening gap between rich and poor, took home four Academy Awards — for best picture, best director, best original screenplay and best international feature after winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes, a Golden Globe and two Baftas."We never write to represent our countries," said the 50-year-old Bong. "But this is (the) very first Oscar to South Korea. Thank you."Later, as he accepted the prize for best international feature, he said in English, eliciting laughs from the audience:...
February 10, 2020
Bong Joon-ho: South Korea's boundary-pushing satirist
February 10, 2020
Phoenix: Hollywood's anti-hero seals stardom with 'Joker'
February 10, 2020
Obamas' first film wins best documentary Oscar
