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Secrets of the 18th century
These secrets were musical, baroque ones to be exact. They were revealed to music lovers in ideal surroundings, during a vocal and instrumental concert by the ensemble Les Bougies Baroques at the Mdina Cathedral Museum presented by the Manoel...
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Musico-literary evening marks Dominican Province anniversary
A musico-literary evening was recently held at Jesus of Nazareth parish church in Sliema to commemorate 175 years of the foundation of the Maltese Dominicans as a Province. The evening of sacred music by the Jesus of Nazareth choir and orchestra,...
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Using art to reach out to people
A series of free, open workshops, led by the US-based Battery Dance Company, will be targeting social inclusion through dance later this month. Here Jo Caruana chats to the man behind the movement. The idea that cultural initiatives can reach out...
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Irregular rhythms, complex passages and musical flair
It is not easy sustaining a solo saxophone recital, especially if you decide to limit yourself to music written in one specific decade. But this is exactly what saxophonist Philip Attard, together with pianist Christine Zerafa, offered their...
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A vision of contemporary arts
Malta’s Neolithic temples have always held a strong fascination for many, whether for their archaeological value or aesthetic qualities. They have inspired artists throughout the centuries and continue to do so even today. It was indeed the...
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A word with Woodenman
Back in the 1970s, a young man called Jon Lukas scored a first for Maltese music when he released Can’t Afford to Lose, which went on to become a huge hit, making him the first Maltese artist to break through at an international level. Regularly...
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Friday launch for Woodrock
This Friday will see a new monthly event by the name of Woodrock kick off its first edition at Shoosh (within the Buskett Roadhouse premises). The first night will feature four local acts, handpicked from the Maltese music scene to represent...
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Xtruppaw to launch new album
What on Earth is Xtruppaw, you’re probably asking yourself, unless you’re already familiar with this notorious band of renegade musicians? The word itself is to be found in no dictionary (unless they decide to publish their very own, that is) but it...
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Gypsy Genes’ red hot debut
It’s upbeat, breezy, funky and has summer written all over it. It’s a song called Red Hot Money, the debut single from Gypsy Genes. Although the band has only been around for a few months, and the song just weeks old, the feedback they’ve been...
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Sarah’s rising star
“If you can see it, you can be it” is the motivational motto London-based Maltese artist Sarah Harrison has held sacred ever since this young woman set out to achieve her career goals in the music industry. Releasing her first-ever DJ mix in October...
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Gerald Clayton Trio and Logan Richardson
Born in the Netherlands into a musical family and raised in southern California, two-time Grammy Award-nominee Gerald Clayton first started to study classical piano with Linda Buck aged just seven, later also studying jazz piano and composition with...
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Mizzi’s memory cast in bronze
Valletta-born sculptor Ġanni Pace is currently working on the bust of John Mizzi, former news editor of Times of Malta and The Sunday Times of Malta. The bust of Mr Mizzi, who is most fondly remembered as a group Scout leader of the St Aloysius...
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The Priests in Malta
On the occasion of the Year of Faith, the Church in Malta is organising a concert by three renowned tenors known as The Priests at the Catholic Institute, Floriana. These are the Catholic priests from Ireland: Fr Martin O’Hagan, Fr Eugene O’Hagan...
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Piano concert at St James
Pianist Tricia Dawn Williams will present a programme of 20th-century and contemporary works by composers from Hungary, the US, France and Malta at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, Valletta, on Saturday at 8pm. Since 1999 Williams has been...
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When is a glass not just a glass?
Well, according to the four women behind upcoming Cospicua-centric art exhibition Din Mhix Tazza, it’s when that glass is deeply connected to memories, experiences and emotions. Jo Caruana finds out more. Take a look at the objects around you… What...
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Celebrating Vivaldi
Barocco Foundation is organising a concert to celebrate the magnificent musical works of Italian baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi. The Kalypso String Quartet will be performing some of the exuberant and sparkling music of the celebrated composer at...
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75 years of Nescafé
To mark the 75th anniversary of Nescafé, Nestlé Malta set up two displays at Pavi Supermarket showcasing Nescafé and Nescafé Dolce Gusto products on two consecutive Saturdays. The display included the winning organic pattern on the Dolce Gusto...
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Maltese cinema in France
Following the successful concert by Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja held in Paris last April, the Maltese Embassy in France will be holding Cine Malte: les possibilités d’une île at the newly refurbished Louxor- Palais de Cinéma tomorrow. The event,...
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Slowly does it, eventually
Ed eats ShakinahĠorġ Borg Olivier Street,St Julian’sTel: 2731 8000 Food: 6/10Service: 5/10Ambience: 8/10Value: 7/10Overall: 6/10 There are jobs that look deceptively easy. These often turn out to be tough in so many ways that I wonder how people do...
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Order’s exhibition
An exhibition, entitled Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum: the Sovereign Military Order of Malta 1113-2013, is being organised by the National Library to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the foundation of the Order of St John. The exhibition...
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