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A fitting tribute to Verdi
This year’s Malta Arts Festival will feature a performance by The New Choral Singers. Alexander Vella Gregory speaks to choir director Robert Calleja. The word ‘amateur’ often elicits a negative reaction. It denotes something which, despite having a...
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First edition of Malta Jazz Contest
The first edition of the Malta Jazz Contest will give young Maltese jazz soloists the opportunity to perform in front of a distinguished foreign jury as part of the prestigious annual jazz festival. The contest will be launched at this year’s Malta...
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Metal, myth and Mordor
Draugûl is the name of a relatively new music project that has made an impact, entirely via an internet presence, on both the local and international metal scenes. Instinctively, many will most likely associate the name with vampires, particularly...
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Experiencing the Earth Garden
“It’s not just an event, but an experience!” goes the slogan for this year’s edition of the Earth Garden Festival, and indeed it is. Back on track after a year’s sabbatical, the sixth edition will be picking up where the last edition left off, but...
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Dubliner’s Euroversion Song Contest
With the Eurovision Song Contest just days away, The Dubliner Pub in St Julian’s has thought of an ideal way to get into the spirit of things. The pub will be staging the first edition of the The Dubliner Euroversion Song Contest at 9.30pm on...
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A worthy successor
Ed eats Cuba BistroSt George’s RoadSt Julian’sTel: 2010 2323 Food: 7/10Service: 8/10Ambience: 9/10Value: 7/10Overall: 7.5/10 If you’ve already sailed through your twenties and are still feeling young, all you have to do is mention a bar or club with...
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Honourable mention for guitarist Sean Vukovic
Maltese guitarist and composer Sean Vukovic was awarded an honorable mention in the Instrumental category of the 2012 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) with his song Hurricane Blue. This is a considerable achievement when taking into...
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A squeeze of lemon
I think lemons are as indispensable in the kitchen as onions, and I don’t believe I could cook without them. What I love about living in Malta is that virtually every house with a garden or back yard has a lemon tree, so Maltese lemons are available...
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Winter Moods CD for Puttinu Cares
Maltese rock band Winter Moods are back with a new CD that places their passion for music alongside their commitment to support philanthropic causes. All the money collected from sales of the CD, which was launched during the Puttinu Cares event...
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Moroccan lemon chicken
4 large chicken legsSalt and pepper2 lemons1 tbsp olive oil1 onion, halved and thinly sliced2 cloves garlic, crushed1 tsp each ground cumin, coriander and paprikaLarge pinch cinnamon300 ml chicken stock2 tbsps raisins or sultanas2 tbsps sliced green...
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Chris and Moira release new single
A few years may have passed since their last official release; 2008, as a matter of fact, was the year their last single and local radio favourite Save Me Tonight was released. This, of course, in no way means Chris and Moira had turned their backs...
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Fish fillets with lemon polenta crust
4 pieces white fish fillet (ċerna, denċi, or lampuki) about 200 g eachFlour for dusting2 large lemons2 tbsps chopped parsley150 g fine ground polentaSalt and pepper2 small eggs20 g butter3 tbsps olive oilCooked spinach and lemon wedges to serve Pat...
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Iskay album launch at Zion
Originally formed in 1998, the band Iskay, featuring musicians from Peru and Malta, released its debut album a few years back. As the band is keen to point out however, that album featured mainly covers; an exercise perhaps in testing the variety of...
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Lemon sponge with cream cheese frosting
180 g self-raising flour1 tsp baking powder180 g soft butter180 g caster sugar3 eggs2 small lemons200 g tub Philadelphia cream cheese3 tbsps lemon curdIcing sugar Preheat the oven to 190°C. Grease two 20-cm sponge cake tins with butter and line the...
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The BMAT PRS Malta Top 20 Airplay Chart
1 The Person I Am Ira Losco 2 Home The Crowns 3 Want You To Know Planet Seed 4 Daphne Lyndsay 5 Tomorrow Gianluca Bezzina 6 Elizabeth, I No snow/No alps 7 Flight 170 Chris and Moira Revolution (Radio Edit) For Strings Inn 9 Miss...
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Luminous Lake Garda
Where else, apart from Italy, can you find a blend of great art, delicious food and wine and human warmth and welcome? The Mediterranean country has made a profound contribution to Western civilisation, producing some of the world’s greatest...
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Lemon tart with strawberry sauce
180 g plain flourPinch of salt90 g butter1 tbsp caster sugar1 egg yolk5 eggs200 g caster sugarGrated rind of 3 lemons200 ml carton cream150 ml fresh lemon juiceSmall carton strawberries Sift the flour and salt into a bowl, rub in the butter and stir...
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Punk’s influence on fashion at New York’s Met Museum
With their black leather, studded jackets, ripped jeans, bondage trousers and messages of rebellion and anarchy, punks from the 1970s probably never envisioned that a major museum would be celebrating their influence on fashion 40 years later. But...
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Preti works at the President’s Palace
A Mattia Preti painting and its preparatory drawing are on display side by side for the first time in Malta at the international exhibition Mattia Preti – Faith and Humanity. In the late 17th century, the Spanish Knight of Malta Manuel Arrias left...
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Santorini holiday winner
The winner of The Sunday Times of Malta Santorini competition in conjunction with ROCS Travel is Victor Gauci of Naxxar. Mr Gauci has won two return Air Malta flights to Athens, five nights’ accommodation in a four-star Aqua Vista hotel, daily...
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