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Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Sixth studio album by American rock band

Release Date: July 2007

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"Attention to detail" doesn't necessarily sound like the secret ingredient to brilliant rock & roll, but in Spoon's case, it comes second only to inspiration. Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, and company keep finding ways to challenge themselves and their listeners by working within the same basic, streamlined sonic framework they crafted on Girls Can Tell, adding a few new twists here and there with each album. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga just might be the most winning update on this approach since Girls Can Tell itself: each song is as carefully and creatively pruned as a bonsai tree, with nothing fussy or superfluous to mar the clean lines of the songwriting or arrangements. This is especially impressive considering that on this album, Spoon works with their widest array of sounds yet. Everything from kotos to chamberlains to horns straight out of Motown are fair game on Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, but they're used so deftly and judiciously that they never feel like window dressing. As on Gimme Fiction, the band maps out Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga's territory within the first three tracks. "Don't Make Me a Target" is a sleek yet gritty prologue designed to draw listeners in like Fiction's "The Beast and Dragon, Adored," and its seductive pull only heightens the impact of "The Ghost of You Lingers." All pounding pianos and fleeting, fragmented verses, the song initially feels like it's all buildup and no release, but this insistent yet incomplete feeling is what makes it haunting and brilliant: its circling thoughts and echoes upon echoes feel like you're chasing the song -- or its subject -- to no avail. Even if "The Ghost of You Lingers" almost perversely avoids hooks, "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"'s homage to blue-eyed soul delivers them in abundance. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga's songs are svelte, especially compared to Gimme Fiction, yet they're far from starved. Interesting details decorate the margins of these songs, whether it's the studio chatter that revs up "Don't You Evah" or the fascinatingly fragmented lyrics of "Eddie's Ragga" ("there ain't no getting over Joanie Hale-Maier"). Jon Brion pops up bass, chamberlain, and production duties on "The Underdog," one of Spoon's bounciest, brassiest nods to classic pop in a long time, and a perfect contrast to the exotic, spooky minimalism of "My Little Japanese Cigarette Case"'s shivery kotos and Spanish guitars. Concise and lively ("Black Like Me" is as close as the album gets to a ballad), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is a remarkable blend of focus and creativity; even if Spoon's modus operandi seems overly regimented on paper, the results are just as elegant as they are fun.

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nwdsc · 2 years

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(▶︎ Universal Tonality | William Parkerから)

Universal Tonality by William Parker

[CENT1030] - Universal Tonality - Roulette, TriBeCa, NYC December 14, 2002 Jin Hi Kim - komungo Miya Masaoka - koto Billy Bang - violin Jason Kao Hwang - violin Joe Morris - guitar Dave Burrell - piano Leena Conquest - voice Steve Swell - trombone Grachan Moncur Ill - trombone Daniel Carter - reeds, brass Matt Lavelle - trumpet Rob Brown - alto sax Cale Brandley - tenor sax Jerome Cooper - balafon, chiramía, keys, drums Roger Blank - balafon William Parker - bass, dilruba, shakuhachi, donso’ngoni Gerald Cleaver - drums William Parker’s Universal Tonality documents an epic performance which brings his titular concept to full, vibrant life. An exquisite example of this system in practice, it features a truly once-in-a-lifetime assembly of creative music luminaries and legends. Clocking in at nearly two hours and featuring six extended pieces flowing across two discs, this Universal Tonality happening took place in December 2002. Parker invited 16 musicians of various ages, cultures and musical backgrounds – to join him in an experiment of “breathing together.” Many of them met on stage for the first time that evening. While he provided a score (wonderfully illustrated pages from same are included in the package), all were advised that there need not be adherence to it. Parker’s hope with this approach is that each musician will trust their own instincts — and those of the musicians around them — enough to let the sound find its shape in real time. Ranging from roof-raising big band to intimate cross-cultural exchanges, that constant current of inspiration, and open, receptive communication was wholly present at Roulette that night, and is on full display on this magical recording. Lyrics and personal writings by Parker – which Leena Conquest sings, recites, or dramatically interprets – also play a key role in this work. Parker gave Conquest the same freedom of choice he afforded the instrumentalists, supplying her with materials to draw on as she saw fit. When discussing or writing on his Universal Tonality concept as a whole (as on the enclosed, extensive liner notes), Parker can sound like he’s outlining a life philosophy. It is both telling and fitting that author Cisco Bradley chose to title his 2021 biography of William Parker after this concept. The results of this one-night-only communion can now take their place among Parker’s many landmark works spanning the past three decades, including previously released Universal Tonality–driven pieces like Double Sunrise Over Neptune, and Red Giraffe with Dreadlocks (released on the box set For Those Who Are, Still). "Universal Tonality is another name for Love." -WP クレジット2022年9月30日リリース All compositions & lyrics by William Parker, © Centering Music (BMI) Produced by William Parker Recorded by Jim Staley at Roulette, TriBeCa on December 14, 2002 Mixed & Mastered by Jim Clouse at Park West Studios, Brooklyn Production assistance by Steven Joerg Illustrated score pages, painting, liner notes by William Parker Design by Ming@AUMライセンスAll rights reserved

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vickyjona · 8 years

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Touching moment between David Molk & Jim Koto.

#raphael sbarge #ian anthony dale #david molk #jim koto #mitf #murder in the first #my screenshots #my screencaps #episode stills

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burlveneer-music · 4 years

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Ambiance - Into A New Journey - reissue of 1982 spiritual jazz/fusion LP, led by Daoud Abubakar Balewa (BBE Music)

Unearthed by The Mighty Zaf for BBE Music, Into A New Journey by Ambiance is an impossibly rare and sought-after private label spiritual jazz masterpiece from 1982 with Latin, Brazilian and Afro overtones. Ambiance was the ‘nom de guerre’ of an ever-shifting jazz collective headed up by Nigeria-born, LA-tutored multi- instrumentalist, arranger, producer and photographer Daoud Abubakar Balewa. Balewa studied composition and jazz improvisation at the feet of innovators such as Frank Mitchell (Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers), Jackie McLean (Blue Note) and other masters from the golden Blue Note era. Although he favoured alto, soprano and tenor, he was equally happy on flute, keyboards, and Latin and Brazilian percussion. What’s more, he had the knack of using musicians who were bold enough to welcome being part of such multi- faceted sessions: guitarist Jim Lum’s flexibility suits the theme of this album perfectly, as does prolific Japanese soul-jazz drummer Danny Yamamoto; the stunning Hawaiian pianist Kino Cornwell (Yamamoto’s colleague from funk-fusion supergroup Hiroshima); and the wonderful Jean Carn-like tones of Daoud’s wife, jazz vocalist Monife Balewa. From the band’s reading of Joe Henderson’s modal masterpiece Black Narcissus, through the deep multicultural percussive jazz-dance workout that is the title track, and on to the three-octave vocal embellishments of Monife, on her own composition Something Better as well as on the Chick Corea fusion classic 500 Miles High, nothing here is generic, nothing taken for granted, nothing comfortable or predictable. All of the half-dozen or so albums recorded and released by Daoud and Ambiance during just six years of frantic creativity between 1979 and 1986 are well worth seeking out, but in BBE Music’s opinion Into A New Journey is the pinnacle: spiritual jazz worthy of the very best practitioners of the genre, by an obscure group of ludicrously talented artists on a tiny, self- financed indie label with an equally tiny promo budget: that’s what great jazz is all about.

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Jim Lum Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards, Bells Agogô, Shekere, Berimbau, Cuica, Shekere [Agbe], Percussion, Vocals, Apito – Tyrone Ponder Bass – Randy Landis Drums – Danny Yamamoto Drums [African] – Rick Smith Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes Intro] – Danny Newmark (tracks: B2) Keyboards [Acoustic Keyboards Intro] – Jim Thornburn (tracks: B1) Keyboards [Acoustic Keyboards], Synthesizer [Prophet 5] – "Kimo" Cornwell Koto – June Kuramoto Percussion [Misc.], Vocals – Atiji Malomon Vocals – Monife Artwork – Daoud Abubakar Balewa

#Ambiance #jazz #spiritual jazz #fusion #jazz-funk #80s #reissue #bbe music #2020 #soul-jazz

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incarnationsf · 5 years

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Date & Time: Saturday June 22, 7:30 p.m. Venue: Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1750 29th Avenue, San Francisco Tickets: $20 General, $15 Seniors/Students

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Ben Rosenblum Jazz Trio

Ben Rosenblum – piano/accordion Greg Feingold – bass Ben Zweig – drum

Award-winning jazz pianist, composer and accordionist Ben Rosenblum has been described as “mature beyond his years,” (Jon Neudorf, Sea of Tranquility), and as an “impressive talent” (C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz), who “caresses [the music] with the reverence it merits” (Bob Doerschuk, Downbeat Magazine). Ben is based primarily in New York City, and is a graduate of the Columbia-Juilliard program (in 2016). His original music combines his extensive knowledge of the history of jazz with a free-wheeling, modern melodic sensibility and powerful narrative approach to the piano. His profound passion for jazz, swing and world music genres finds expression in his unique fusion of harmonic and rhythmic elements from a wide array of sources, and gives rise to a signature compositional sound and style at once iconoclastic and deeply rooted in such figures as Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly. Ben’s first priority in his composition and in his playing is always narrative – to tell a compelling story with his music, while reaching the hearts of his audience, connecting on an emotional, an intellectual and a spiritual level.

Reviewers of his debut album Instead – released in 2017 with bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Billy Hart – have been impressed by his musicality and his tasteful playing in light of his immense technical skill. Bob Doerschuk of Downbeat Magazine gave the album four stars, and wrote, “He has the chops to shoot off a few fireworks, … but that doesn’t seem to be a priority when covering sacred material.” C. Michael Bailey notes approvingly: “there do emerge conservatoire aces with grit in their imagination and a facility to express such in their playing. Ben Rosenblum is one such performer/composer. The Julliard-Columbia trained pianist brings a freighter of technique to the keyboard, while still maintaining enough earthiness in his playing to satisfy even the fussiest listener.” Fred Stal of RG Magazine most recently described his experience of listening to Ben’s live CD release performance: “The music keeps you on your feet and not wanting to miss a single moment of magic. … Raindrops from heaven poured down with style and grace from Rosenblum’s piano.”

Since the release of Ben’s debut album, Ben has been touring regularly – both nationally and internationally – celebrating the album and collaborating with artists around the world. Ben’s trio made debuts in Japan and in Canada in 2018. During his two-week tour of Japan, Ben performed in eight different cities, including in Tokyo at Akasaka B-flat, and in Yokohama at Himawari-no-sato Concert Hall with famed koto player Yuko Watanabe. Highlights of his Canada tour included appearances at Upstairs Jazz in Montreal, Maelstrom and Bar Ste-Angele in Quebec City and the Southminster “Doors Open For Music” Concert Series in Ottawa. In the United States, Ben has traveled extensively throughout the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast, with trips planned for the South and Southwest. These domestic tours have featured performances at some of the most well-respected venues in the country, including Kuumbwa Jazz Center (Santa Cruz), Ravinia (Chicago), Cliff Bells (Detroit), An Die Musik (Baltimore), The Bop Stop (Cleveland), Mezzrow (New York City) and many others. As a sideman, Ben has had further opportunities to tour the world. In 2018, he traveled for three weeks through Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and Serbia with Astrid Kuljanic, during which the group performed at multiple festivals, including the Ljeto na Bundeka Festival in Zagreb and the Soboško Poletje Festival in Murska Sobota. He also performed for two nights at the Blue Note in Beijing alongside famed jazz singer Deborah Davis.

Born and raised in New York City, Ben had the opportunity to study with some of the most influential figures in jazz piano, including Frank Kimbrough, Bruce Barth, Ben Waltzer and Roy Assaf. At the early age of sixteen, the originality of his work was already being recognized with numerous awards, including the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award (2010), the Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Original Song (2010) and the Downbeat Student Music Award for Best Arrangement (2011). As a result, even before entering Columbia, Ben was commissioned by the XIBUS World Orchestra to write a piece for performance at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall in 2012. Ben has continued to earn numerous distinctions and honors in recent years. In 2015, he was a finalist at the American Jazz Pianist Competition in Melbourne, Florida, and in 2016, at the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2018, he earned further recognition from the ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award competition in the form of an honorable mention, and he was featured at the ASCAP Foundation’s 2018 “We Write The Songs” event at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

In addition to his own work, Ben often collaborates with other musicians. He has worked extensively with Grammy-nominated singer Ryland Angel on several compositional projects, including the project Unspoken, which premiered at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, in November of 2016. His debut album Instead has received very favorable reviews from a wide range of sources throughout the world, including Downbeat Magazine, All About Jazz, Drumset Magazine (Italy) and The Jazz Writer (Germany).

Ben performed with the Bachiana Brasileira Orchestra at Lincoln Center (conducted by Joao Carlos Martins and featuring Dave Brubeck), and he was a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium with the New York Harmonic Band (conducted by Reona Ito). He traveled to New Delhi, India, to perform at a Max India Benefit, and was a participant at Il Grande Veggio, in Perugia, Italy. He has played at the Masten Jazz Festival (Buffalo), the Richmond Jazz Festival (Richmond), the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (Maryland), Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival (Manhattan), the DUMBO Arts Festival (Brooklyn), Musikfest (Bethlehem, PA) and the Music Mountain Festival (Connecticut). He has also appeared at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, the Appel Room at Lincoln Center, Ryles Jazz Club, Webster Hall, Symphony Space, The Blue Note, Smoke, Smalls and a host of other music venues throughout the northeast.

Ben has worked extensively with such jazz luminaries as Curtis Lundy, Neal Smith, Winard Harper, Wayne Escoffery and Deborah Davis, and he has performed in bands led by Bobby Watson, TS Monk, Chris Washburne and Warren Wolf. In addition, he has shared the stage with many other jazz legends, including Wycliffe Gordon, Brian Lynch, Phil Woods, Houston Person, Jerry Dodgion, Eliot Zigmund, Clarence Penn, Craig Handy, Dave Stryker, James Cammack, Ameen Saleem, Bob Nieske, Steve Nelson, Yasushi Nakamura, Essiet Essiet, Willie Williams, Patience Higgins, Josh Evans, Kenny Davis and Rogerio Boccato.?

While at Columbia University, Ben founded the Columbia Jazz House, a student-run jazz advocacy group that promotes jazz on campus through concerts, educational workshops and jam sessions. On December 28th, 2015, the Columbia Jazz House was featured in a New York Times article titled “Melodies Night and Day in this Columbia Dorm.”

Greg Feingold started playing bass at the age of 10. He quickly realized that bass was something he would pursue for the rest of his life and was accepted to the Chicago Academy for the Arts. After graduating from the Academy, Greg was given a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music. Greg was very active both locally and nationally while at Berklee. He began playing with the International String Trio and performing regularly with Berklee faculty such as Bill Pierce, Neal Smith, Jon Hazilla, Doug Johnson, Rebecca Cline and many others. After graduating, Greg moved to New York and began playing in Winard Harper’s Jelli Posse. Throughout his stay in New York, he worked with legendary jazz performers such as Jimmy Cobb, Eric Reed, Eric Harland, Cyrus Chestnut, Steve Turre, Jim Rotondi, Jackie Ryan, Stephen Scott as well as continuing to tour with the International String Trio and the Valinor Quartet. Greg moved to Seattle in 2015 to change his surroundings and currently performs with a variety of groups around the west coast. He can be seen performing regularly with Thomas Marriott, Julian MacDonough, Miles Black and other great local Seattle musicians. He also co-leads the 200 Trio which performs around the country as one of the up and coming jazz guitar trios.

Jazz drummer and educator, Ben Zweig, “is able to combine history with the current musical environment, making it sound fresh” (Don Sickler). After moving to NYC in 2011, the 26 year old has accompanied an impressive array of jazz luminaries, including; Randy Weston, Johnny O’Neal, Larry Ridley, David Williams, Roy Hargrove, Deborah Davis, Joe Cohn, Champian Fulton, Jerry Dodgion, and Steve Nelson. Described by downbeat as “especially crisp and articulate,” Zweig has presented his personal sound performed with tours throughout the continental US, Asia and Canada. He currently tours regularly with Ben Rosenblum’s trio and leads a bi-weekly residency hosting the Sunday late night jam sessions at Smalls Jazz Club in NYC. Zweig is an avid educator. He has taught clinics across the country with the Champian Fulton quartet and has also directed the after-school percussion program at WHEELS middle and high school. Mentored by master drummers such as Joe Farnsworth, Billy Hart, Kenny Washington, Rodney Green, Justin DiCioccio, Christopher Brown, John Riley, and Rogerio Boccato, Ben is committed to passing down the information he has received from these legends. In his formative education, Ben was classically trained by Kenneth Piascik, culminating in performances with the NAfME All-Eastern Orchestra and as principal percussionist with the MENC All-National Concert Band. He currently maintains a private drum studio in Morningside-Heights with students of all ages. Ben received his B.M. and a M.M. from the Manhattan School of Music.

#Jazz #jazz music #jazz trio #live jazz #Jazz Concert #san francisco #san francisco jazz #San Francisco Live Music #sunset district #SunsetDistrictSanFrancisco #ben rosenblum

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torixus · 4 years

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Nollywood Stars Who Have Died In 2020 (Photos)

Here are Nollywood stars, who have passed away in 2020, from different tribes and sectors of the movie industry.

Nollywood started recording the deaths of its practitioners in 2020 with the death of actress Jennifer Omole who passed away on January 3, 2020.

Here are Nollywood stars, who have passed away in 2020, from different tribes and sectors of the movie industry.

Jennifer Omole

Nigerian actress, Jennifer Omole, passed on in Spain on 3rd January 2020, at the age of 33. She was buried the following evening at Villarejo de Salvanes, Madrid.

The sad news about Jennifer’s death was shared by her close friend and colleague, Uche Ogbodo, on Instagram.

Omole was a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Spain chapter, where she was based although her friends revealed that she recently moved to the United Kingdom. She hailed from Edo State.

Before her death, Jennifer was a movie producer and CEO of JennisFilms Production Ltd. She produced “Stolen Vow” alongside Uche Ogbodo, Jibola Dabo, Daniel Lloyd and a host of other Nollywood actors.

“Stolen Vow” had UK, Spain, and Switzerland premieres with Uche Ogbodo and the late actress as executive producers.

Toyosi Arigbabuwo

Ace Yoruba actor, Toyosi Arigbabuwo, died January 13, 2020, at his residence in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, after battling an undisclosed illness for six months.

Arigbabuwo was a veteran actor who featured in many Yoruba movies including Ogborielemosho and Bashorun Gaa, Odun Baku.

He had dedicated his life to the promotion of Islamic religion, especially in Ido local government area where he lived until his death. He was the PRO of the Muslim community in Apete-Awotan-Ayegun and environs in Oyo state.

The chairman of the Muslim Community in Apete-Awotan-Ayegun and environs, Abdulwaheed Amoo, confirmed his death and burial on January 14, 2020.

Frank Dallas

The veteran Nollywood actor and production manager, Frank Dallas died on 19th February 2020 after suffering cardiac arrest in his hotel room.

The actor who was popularly known as “Adedibu” or “Killer” in movies reportedly died in Umuahia, Abia State while attending a summit.

The deceased, who hailed from Ohafia in Abia State was the former public relations officer of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos chapter.

Monalisa Chinda-Coker defeated him to emerge AGN national PRO in an election held in 2019.

Dallas, who was renowned for his action roles in Nollywood movies, began his acting career in the early 90s. He often starred alongside Jim Iyke and Hanks Anuku in movies.

Some movies he featured include ‘Emotional Pains’, ‘A Night to Remember’, ‘Back II Back’, ‘Blind Love’, ‘Sweet Love’ and ‘Hit The Street’.

Pa Kasunmu

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kayode Odumosu, popularly known as Pa Kasumu died on the 1st of March 2020, after a prolonged battle with heart failure.

The renowned thespian died in a private hospital in Lantoro, Abeokuta in Ogun State.

Born Ilesanmi Olukayode Olugbenga Odumosu in Ibadan on March 16, 1953, the 66-year-old veteran began acting as a teenager. His debut role was in 1968 in a stage play ‘Iyawo Orun’. In 1969, he featured in his breakout play titled ‘Omo Ekere’.

Pa Kasumu was a household name in the Yoruba movie industry until he went off radar when he was down with Biventricular Heart Failure in 2013.

In an interview with The Punch in December 2019, Pa Kasumu said that his sickness was of a spiritual nature.

The popular Yoruba actor said all he needed are fervent prayers and not financial aid from well-wishers and well-meaning Nigerians.

He said, “The doctors are just saying their own. They said I had a partial stroke. It affected my left side and to some extent, my sight”. In 2017, Pa Kasumu’s health worsened after he got back from a medical trip to India.

In 2016, the actor’s condition became so serious that members of his family moved him from his home in Abeokuta to his elder sister’s residence at Aseese, an Ogun community situated off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Odumosu admitted that his health worsened shortly after returning from India, where he had gone to receive treatment for a heart-related ailment that also affected his eyesight and memory, in 2015.

Some of his memorable works include Babie Á (2003), Jesu Mushin (2002) and Sàngó: The Legendary African King (1998).

Gbenga Ajumoko

Veteran Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Gbenga Ajumoko died on the 22nd March 2020, after battling with a chronic ailment.

The actor cum scriptwriter was reported to be critically down with a chronic ailment since last year.

For over 6 months, Ajumoko was in a hospital in Sagamu Remo where he was diagnosed with Diabetes and Hypertension.

He solely treated the ailments quietly until things got worsen for him. He was later transferred to a private hospital located at Ibadan Garage, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, where he died.

Ajumoko worked as a production manager, actor, writer, and movie director before he died. Some of his works include, known Enikeji (2017), Agbere (2017), Yeye Efun, Wound (2019), Ako Okuta (2018).

Alkali Matt

Nollywood actor, Alkali Matt, popularly known as Dareng, died while filming on set on 24 March 2020.

Dimbo Atiya who shared the news of his demise on Facebook said Matt passed on at around 7 pm “suddenly while he was filming on a set for an epic movie in a village near Keffi.”

Matt is popular for his role as Dareng in the African Magic series “Halita.”

However, controversial journalist, Kemi Olunloyo claimed the actor died because he had contact with someone who tested positive for Coronavirus at the AMVCA 7.

Yomi Obileye

Veteran Nollywood actor, Yomi Obileye died on Friday morning of April 24th, 2020 from an undisclosed ailment.

Obileye was known for Tade Ogidan’s movie, ‘Hostages’ in 1997, and ‘Palace’, a soap opera which featured Liz Benson, Jide Kosoko, Antar Laniyan, Dayo Adeneye, Jide Alabi, Tunji Bamishigbin.

His death was announced by Nigerian actor and comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka.

Obileye was the elder brother to Taiwo Obileye broadcaster cum actor, known for Chief Daddy (2018) and Tales of Eve: Thanks for Coming (2015).

Obileye played the father’s role to Nollywood actress, Funlola Aofiyebi in Palace opera.

Palace, one of the major Nigerian soap operas that dominated the airwaves in the 90s depicted the life of affluence of rich families and the many challenges they faced in keeping up with their status, managing their affairs, and making sure they stay on top.

Palace was aired on Africa Independent Television and directed by Tunji Bamishigbin and his co-producer, veteran TV director cum producer, Ralph Nwadike.

Chizobah Bosha Sam-Boye

Nollywood veteran actress, Chizoba Bosah Sam-Boye popular for her role in Mnet drama series, ‘Tinsel’ as ‘Aunty Abike’ died on Sunday, May 10, 2020, after a long battle with diabetes, stroke and high blood pressure.

Chizoba, who was also a filmmaker and presenter died at the age of 52.

The deceased was married to Sam Boye, and they jointly operated a company called Purple Pictures.

The deceased was a strong advocate for Nollywood Igbo, and would be remembered for her pioneering role in ‘Living in Bondage,’ ‘Checkmate,’ ‘Scandals,’ and others.

Emilia Dike

Nollywood actress Emilia Dike died on Wednesday, 21st of April, 2020 in Enugu.

According to Okechukwu Oku, who announced her death, the actress slumped and died.

Oku, who is a movie director broke the news on his Instagram page and lamented why death is so cruel taking good people away.

Popular actress, Uche Ogbodo, also expressed shock over Dike’s passage.

“Pls what happened to her, I have an Unfinished project with her oooo , Jesus Christ . Pls what happened?”, she wrote.

Dike featured in Nollywood movies such as “Ignorant couples”, “Dust of yesterday”, “Kings Guard”, “Where Money Never Sleep 1 and 2”, and many more

Femi Oyewumi (Laditi)

Popular Yoruba actor, Prince Femi Oyewumi, known as Laditi, died on Friday, 23rd of May, 2020, after he was rushed to the hospital on the previous night.

The 51-year-old prince of Soun of Ogbomoso was said to have been suffering from chronic back pain for some months before his death.

Those who watched him in the epics like Ayetoto; Koto Orun; Ija Eleye and so on won’t find it hard to remember a character called Laditi and his brilliant roles in the film industry.

Femi Oyewumi, an actor and a producer who is a specialist in a stage play, epic, and historic film, started his career in the ’80s.

Ogunojalu Ogbomoso was his last work.

However, Ajoke Kosemani, a Nollywood actress close to the actor, described his demise as a great loss to the movie industry in Nigeria.

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Ian Anthony Dale as Lieutenant Jim Koto in Murder in the First || S1E9

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rimurutempest-bounced · 7 years

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For the "dragging this over from lj" meme: answer the questions for your FIVE OLDEST FANDOMS >;3

oh boy...uh, well, i think i’m gonna skip pokemon, digimon, and yugioh, for personal reasons. so, close to the oldest.

OUTLAW STAR

my “FOREVER” pairing: okay, see, i don’t really have one of these, but i’ll go with suzuka and aisha

my “sometimes” pairing (if i’m in the mood): gene and melfina

my “friends-with-benefits” pairing: suzuka and aisha again

my “adele” pairing (“WE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAAAALL”): fred and gene

my “hate sex” pairing: also suzuka and aisha. are we sensing a pattern yet?

my “working on it” pairing: i have no idea what to do with this one?

my favorite threesome / poly ship: suzuka, aisha, and melfina, i guess

my platonic “their friendship is too precious to mess it up with romance” ship: the only thing that comes to mind is like. stuff i would never ship anyway? like gene and jim, no thank you.

my “i love it but don’t want it to happen” pairing: this is left over from when i wasa kid, but gene and aisha

my “it started out crack but now it’s serious and i regret everything” pairing: uhhh. fred and gene? not EXACTLY crack, but it’s meant to be.

my endgame pairing: gene and melfina

my “across time and space they will always find each other” pairing: gene and melfina

my “settling for second choice” pairing: don’t have one

my “I don’t want to ship it but I do” pairing: fred and gene. because it hurts that it’s treated as a joke.

Yu Yu Hakusho

my “FOREVER” pairing: Yusuke and Kurama & Hiei and Kurama

my “sometimes” pairing (if i’m in the mood): Yusuke and Kuwabara

my “friends-with-benefits” pairing

my “adele” pairing (“WE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAAAALL”): Shizuka and Botan + Keiko and Yukina

my “hate sex” pairing

my “working on it” pairing: Yusuke and Keiko

my favorite threesome / poly ship: Yusuke x Kurama, Kuwabara, and Keiko + Kurama and Hiei

my platonic “their friendship is too precious to mess it up with romance” ship: weirdly enough Yusuke and Hiei

my “i love it but don’t want it to happen” pairing: i dont have one

my “it started out crack but now it’s serious and i regret everything” pairing: Yusuke and Kurama

my endgame pairing: Yusuke and Kurama...

my “across time and space they will always find each other” pairing: Yusuke and Kurama............

my “settling for second choice” pairing: don’t have one

my “I don’t want to ship it but I do” pairing: Juri and Koto (I didn’t know where else to put them in this list)

Ruroni Kenshin(jk i dont ship anything in this) Cowboy Bebop

my “FOREVER” pairing: Spike and Faye

my “sometimes” pairing (if i’m in the mood): don’t have one

my “friends-with-benefits” pairing: Spike and Faye

my “adele” pairing (“WE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAAAALL”): Vicious and Gren

my “hate sex” pairing: Vicious and Gren

my “working on it” pairing: Spike and Faye

my favorite threesome / poly ship: don’t have any

my platonic “their friendship is too precious to mess it up with romance” ship: Spike and Jet

my “i love it but don’t want it to happen” pairing: don’t have one

my “it started out crack but now it’s serious and i regret everything” pairing: .......Vicious and Gren

my endgame pairing: Spike and Faye

my “across time and space they will always find each other” pairing: Spike and Faye

my “settling for second choice” pairing: Spike and Faye i guess

my “I don’t want to ship it but I do” pairing: ....................vicious and gren

Inuyasha

my “FOREVER” pairing: i dont have one

my “sometimes” pairing (if i’m in the mood): inuyasha and kagome

my “friends-with-benefits” pairing: don’t have one??

my “adele” pairing (“WE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAAAALL”): heck if i know

my “hate sex” pairing: Inuyasha and Kouga?

my “working on it” pairing: inuyasha and kagome

my favorite threesome / poly ship: don’t have one

my platonic “their friendship is too precious to mess it up with romance” ship: don’t have one

my “i love it but don’t want it to happen” pairing: don’t have one

my “it started out crack but now it’s serious and i regret everything” pairing: don’t have one

my endgame pairing: ...inuyasha and kagome?

my “across time and space they will always find each other” pairing: Inuyasha and Kikyo/Kagome

my “settling for second choice” pairing: Inuyasha and Kagome

my “I don’t want to ship it but I do” pairing: INUYASHA AND KAGOME???

seriously i dont even really like the ship, but it’s the only thing i actually do ship in this series...

Wolf’s Rain

my “FOREVER” pairing: Kiba/Hige & Tsume/Toboe(though this one is complicated)

my “sometimes” pairing (if i’m in the mood): Hige/Blue

my “friends-with-benefits” pairing: Hubb/Cher

my “adele” pairing (“WE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAAAALL”): Hubb/Cher, i guess

my “hate sex” pairing: Tsume/Kiba

my “working on it” pairing: Hubb/Cher

my favorite threesome / poly ship: Tsume/Kiba/Hige + Tsume/Toboe + Hige/Blue

my platonic “their friendship is too precious to mess it up with romance” ship: starting to lean this way with Tsume and Toboe actually

my “i love it but don’t want it to happen” pairing: Hubb/Cher

my “it started out crack but now it’s serious and i regret everything” pairing: but what if Cheza/Blue though...shit.

my endgame pairing: see poly ship

my “across time and space they will always find each other” pairing: Kiba and Cheza

my “settling for second choice” pairing: don’t have one

my “I don’t want to ship it but I do” pairing: Hubb and Cher I guess

i probably have other series that i got into earlier but in most cases they involved kids and young teens and i don’t really ship anything with enough fervour now to bother

#z xx #long post #otp #ot3 #ot+#idk #anon #reply

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emmalanternyr2 · 5 years

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“Andrei Robu is an artist and illustrator based in Barcelona. Andrei creates key visuals for branding, packaging, events & artist collections. He has worked with clients such as: Adobe, Apple, Bloomberg, Nike, Jordan Brand, Stella Artois, Dailies, Fenwick London, Mastercard, Vodafone, VISA Epos, Coca-Cola, ESPN Magazine, Billboard, Wired, The Golden Globes, Exxon, Toyota, Hiscox. He is often hired as a consultant to help studios and agencies such as Akqa, Aggressive, Conjure Inc, Droga5, Landor, Leo Burnett, Sagmeister&Walsh, Koto-Studio, 7D8″ -http://andreirobu.com/

“Propability were delighted to be called in by colleagues at the Fenwick of Bond Street Visual Merchandising team to design, produce, manufacture and install props for the “Here I Am”, window scheme. The words “Here I Am”, were declared by John James ‘Jim’ Fenwick when he first stepped through the doors of the Bond Street store in 1891. For Probability it was fantastic to be a part of this historical and spectacular display in conjunction with Typographer, Andrei Robu”

“The window concept was based around Andrei Robu’s typography with Probability providing an additional ‘wow factor’ to the scheme by supplying four rotating mechanised wheels to display product - all fabricated in house at our workshop. Although each wheel produced had the same mechanism and MDF stand the individual product display aspect varied accordingly to ‘house’ the relevant merchandise. Probability created the structure, motors, nuts and bolts required to design the mechanical aspects of the wheels which rotated at three and a half revolutions per minute”

“The window scheme consisted of six displays in total running the length of the store. A ‘hosiery’ wheel displayed 16 single legs with different stockings rotating; a denim wheel, with 6 pairs of legs facing forward held jeans; a nail varnish wheel; and a handbag and shoes wheel, which was manufactured using special cradles to ensure the actual products remained upright. Probability ensured that each base unit was tailored for the varied horizontal plain of the store’s façade – creating a perfect eye-line of rotating merchandise in full glory. The project was such a success that Fenwick plans on commissioning more wheels for future displays!” - https://www.propability.co.uk/creative-productions-here-i-am

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I enjoy the playfulness of this artwork, how it has fun with the common phrase, “Here i am”. It makes you think of “Where are you” “Who are you” and so on. i like how Andrei Robu uses colour and playful wording to make a common phrase interesting.

With this idea in mind, I would like to do something that correlates in the same way. Maybe something like “I’ll Never give up again” Or “Don’t make me a killer” or perhaps something more to think about like “Stay away” lots of Ors, I’m aware, Of course before emailing my studio teacher i would have finessed not perfectly but enough for an opinion.

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northcountryprimitive · 5 years

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The North Country Primer No. 9: Jim Ghedi, Sheffield, England

Originally published at North Country Primitive in January 2016

Tell us a bit about yourself and the musical journey that took you to a place where you concluded that playing an acoustic guitar on your own was a good idea… I have played acoustic guitar since I was very young, in many different variations and explorations, but never too seriously. My mother bought me a guitar when she noticed I couldn't resist playing pretty much anything musical around me. When I was younger, I was also heavily into music production: my aunty had a habit of sending me obscure charity shop CDs and I'd absorb these otherworldly things and make use of them with strange sampling. When I turned about 16, I started taking music and the guitar more seriously and got introduced to bands, as well as to the folk world - I spent some time in hospital around this time, with problems on my lungs. It was during this time in hospital that I had such a urge for guitar playing and made it a focus to really learn the instrument. From then onwards, I have been active in the experimental and folk fields as much as possible, really. I lived in Belgium last year for around six months and it was this time really where the idea of instrumental guitar music became a solid foundation to work within. What have you been up to recently? I released my debut album, Home is Where I Exist, Now to Live & Die, with Cambrian Records late last year and we toured the release for two months around the UK with fellow label guitarist, Toby Hay. We had a lot of fun on the road and played in some pretty amazing places around some pretty amazing people, who put us up and fed us well. What have been your key influences, musical or otherwise? Are there other current guitarists you feel a particular affinity towards? For me, I'm learning quickly that with influences, it's a fine balance between music and life: getting those things hand-in-hand takes time and experience, along with the willingness to let yourself go. Influence isn't something that should easily pass, it should take time to capture and hopefully resonate. I'm still young and I'm learning to be more patient and spending the time to really focus on the basics. Keeping a passion for life and hoping they will find a place where it both feeds each other. There is a vast bundle of artists, both current and past, which I highly admire and am grateful that they exist and perform - it inspires you and humbles you. What is the balance of composition and to improvisation in your music? It's a similar concept actually - I try to leave a balance of both. Normally I cover the groundwork with a structure and progression I'm familiar with, but try my best to encourage room for more improvised bits to appear if the feeling is there. I love both improvised and composed music and I'd like to fit somewhere in the middle, ideally. What are you listening to right now, old or new? Any recommendations you’d like to share with us? After the tour, I have immersed myself in a lot of traditional folk including the ancient harp, fiddle and pipe music of Scotland, Ireland and Wales, so that's been pretty much playing everyday for the past month. I came across an album on tour by an Irish band called The Gloaming which I cannot recommend enough - incredible musicianship. Also a Harpist, Catrin Finch, and a kora player, Seckou Keita, released an album together last year which was incredible. I'm listening to fiddler Martin Hayes a lot and also the magical fingers of Paul Dooley, an ancient Welsh harp player. On the guitar front, I've been revisiting my obsession with Robbie Basho - and Chuck Johnson's Blood Moon Boulder album released last year really moved me. The guitar nerd bit: what instrument(s) do you play and what do you like about it/them? Is there one particular instrument you’d save first in the face of a natural disaster (once you’d saved your nearest and dearest, of course!) So... I play a Taylor 210-E acoustic guitar, previously owned and had extra work done on it by a luthier. It plays like a dream and it was love at first sight. Couldn't imagine music without this thing, man. I recently bought a 12 string Canadian-built Larrivee guitar, which is taking some time to adjust to, but it's a beautiful guitar. Banjos: yes or no? Favourite plucked-thing that isn’t a guitar? Yes, my man love a banjo! I own one, but don't give it the attention it deserves. Other favoured stringed instruments are a Japanese Zither (Koto) and an Indian Sarod. I love the tones from both these instruments. Also check out Amjad Ali Khan for a Sarod masterclass. What are you working on at the moment and what’s store for you next? Well, after our tour, me and Toby Hay have started playing on some duo material together and are heading out to do a short tour in February around the UK, which I'm really excited about. As well as that, I'm finding inspiration and real connections to the history and traditions of the UK and its land, researching and taking trips to Aberdeenshire in Scotland and around Yorkshire and Derbyshire where I'm from, as well as learning about my family's roots in Ireland - I'm planning to take a trip there this year and also spending time in Wales. I've been writing a lot of material based on these places and stories within them. I'll be working solidly on the material with other musicians collaborating and really crafting the songs, taking my time on these and not rushing anything. Anything we should have asked you but didn't? You can purchase the album on my Bandcamp - and make sure to follow Cambrian Records. They have some really incredible music planned for release this year. I'm really excited to be involved with such a talented bunch of people residing on it. Thanks for all the support - you guys are the torch bearers for this music! Keep it burning!

#jim ghedi #cambrian records #fingerstyle #american primitive

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addyangelis · 7 years

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Spící les

Sluníčko zářilo skrz koruny krásně zelených stromů a vítr mi hezky foukal do vlasů. Dnes mi nevadilo že se rozcuchá mé půl hodinové dílo na hlavě, které mě stálo poslední lahvičku laku a rozžhavené žehličky na vlasy, která mi nejspíš podpálila barák, jelikož jsem ji ráno zapomněla vypnout.

Dnes mi to nevadilo. Protože jsem trochu KO. A vítr mě jen tak neodfoukne. Se sluchátky v uších, kde mi zněla krásná melodie od The Plastic Tree, jsem si pomalu vykračovala cestičkou lesem domů. Nalezla jsem ji jen tak náhodou, při předešlých cestách a jsem za to ráda - cesta u silnice totiž není zrovna nejlepší a lidi z aut se na mě dívají jako na psychopatického vraha v černém kabátě. Počkejte...Já vlastně jsem psychopatický vrah v černém kabátě. Nedávno jsem zabila mouchu při brutální bitvě botami. Nevadí... Lidé stejně mají vraždy na každodenním pořádku, ani si to neuvědomují. Ohlédla jsem se na pokácené stromy za sebou a zastavila se. To je přesně ono. Křičící stromy. Křičí uvnitř sebe, nemají ruce ani nohy, nic jiného dělat nemohou, když je pila řeže na skrz. Však také mají duši, skrytou v dřevěném těle.

Kdybych jim dokázala přičarovat ústa, jazyk a hlasivky

Uvědomili by si lidé, jak moc je to bolí? Kdybych jim dokázala přičarovat oči, brečeli by lidé s nimi? Nebo jsou opravdu tak bezcitní a záleží jim jen na sobě? Přistoupila jsem k nejbližšímu stromu a objala ho. Už jako malá jsem měla ke stromům blízko a nikdy mě ten pocit neopustil. Přiložila jsem na něj moji chladnou ruku, která najednou ucítila teplo. "Nebreč stromečku nebreč" Vzpomněla jsem si, jak jsem jednou řekla, když mi bylo asi pět a já brečela jelikož jsem věděla, že se ten strom trápil.

"Tentokrát brečet nebudu" mluvila jsem tiše do kůry stromu. Přišla jsem si trochu jako blázen ale zároveň mi to připadalo přirozené. "Představ si místo těch pařezů, useknuté nohy lidí. Nebylo by to vtipné?"

Pocítila jsem nával příjemného tepla ze stromu, jako by mi něco dával najevo. Třeba jsem ho rozesmála (Má dobrý smysl pro humor, mimochodem). On moc dobře ví, že příroda je silnější, a jednou tam místo těch pařezů, opravdu budou kusy těl. Potichu jsem se zasmála a svlékla si černý kabát, který byl přímo magnet pro slunce. Vzala jsem si ho na sebe jen proto, že v batohu byl příliš těžký a nechce se mi ho nést, jelikož moje ruce jsou zaneprázdněny odepisováním na zprávy. A teď ho do toho batohu zase rvu. "Musela jsem ti vypnout tu žehličku, zase ti tam ležela rozžhavená" Vida! Tak přece jenom nám neshořel byt a moje cesta domů není zbytečná! "Díky moc, zachvíli přijdu" ... Zachvíli. No jasně. Neposlušná sluchátka, která mi neustále padala z uší, mě začala srát tak jsem si je pěstí narvala do ucha, div mi to nepoškodilo sluch a kráčela jsem si dál. Ze sluchátek se linula krásná melodie kytary a se spojením zpívaných japonských slov, poskládaných do úžasného textu, bylo tohle pohlazení pro uši, i když jsem sluchátka měla narvané až někde v mozku. A nejen pro uši, ale i pro duši. Pro pocity. Pro celé tělo. "nemureru mori yoru o mekuri, mukatta"

Vyvolalo to příjemné motýlky v břiše a úsměv na mých rtech a v tu chvíli jsem si uvědomila že jsem vlastně celkem OK. "Kurayami, doko made mo kimi no koto omou yo" Život je krásný, když víš jak si ho utvořit. Život se dá žít, ale temnoty se stejně nezbavíš. Je to nádherné a je to depresivní. "nando demo oikakete , mayotte nemureru mori" Protože černá by neexistovala bez bílé a bílá bez černé. Život by neexistoval bez smrti a smrt bez života. Smutek by neexistoval bez radosti a radost bez smutku.

"futari wa zutto mezamenai mama"

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Rare and unusual plant sale's a draw for Nova Scotia town

ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. -- They're lined up three deep after lunch, eagerly awaiting the 1 o'clock opening. A bright yellow rope barrier holds everyone back.

An outdoor concert? Black Friday at Walmart? No -- these folks are at the Annapolis Royal Farmer's Market for the Atlantic Canada Rare and Unusual Plant Sale.

Nova Scotia is full of keen gardeners, and the late-spring sale has come to mark the unofficial start to gardening season here. Now in its eighth year, the sale was started by horticulturalist Jill Covill, who runs Bunchberry Nurseries just outside town. She spearheaded a community magnolia tree planting project 20 years ago, with 30 different cultivars and over 100 trees, turning Annapolis Royal into a magnolia capital.

"We were getting lots of high-season and early-fall visitors, but we wanted to draw people here in the shoulder season," Covill says.

Nestled beside the Annapolis River and Bay of Fundy waters, the valley town is protected from the fiercest Atlantic weather by a gently ridged mountain. Locals refer to the area, which lies in USDA hardiness zone 5A, as the province's "banana belt"; its relatively extended warm, sunny and robust growing season attracts many green thumbs.

Rare plant sales are popular in many places where conditions make for avid gardening. The Atlantic Canada sale focuses on unusual flora. About 20 vendors now take part, and hundreds of people attend, from as far away as Ontario.

"It's now an integral part of the spring season in Annapolis Royal," says Jane Nicholson, who owns an interior decor store in town and is a long-time member of the chamber of commerce. "It contributes immeasurably to the business and cultural life of the area."

This year, on a cool but sunny Sunday in late May, Peter Davies, the town crier charged with announcing pretty much anything official, was in his bright red, yellow and black period costume. He grandly called the sale open with a countdown.

Soon, the booths were buzzing with customers. Jean Smith clutched a Japanese maple, its slender, fountain-like leaves evocative of the harp strings for which the tree is named: "Koto no Ito." Friends expressed their admiration for her find.

There was much exclaiming over discoveries.

"Oh nice, what's that, Heather?!"

"Marsh marigold!"

"Wow, that's beautiful, Jim!"

"Thanks, it's a Troat's Dwarf Birch!"

Marcia Field, wearing a periwinkle sweater and straw hat, toted a vibrant dwarf yellow yew that caught the sunshine.

"I have a gorgeous deep blue ceramic pot at home; I think it's going to look wonderful," she beamed.

Iain Jack, owner of Fernwood Nursery in nearby Hubbards, displayed an elegant Lady in Red fern with red-violet stems, and an eared lady fern that transitions from chartreuse to deep green. Both generated lots of interest, as did a few pots of frothy green leaves on ebony stems -- Himalayan maidenhair ferns, with new fronds emerging in a bronze-pink hue.

Ken Shannik of Insigne Gardens in Halifax sold out of his pink bloodroot early.

Other folks strode off with rare yellow peonies and garnet red ones. Japanese mayapple was popular; deer don't like it, so it's good for country gardens.

There were tables full of succulents and alpine plants.

Dave Veinotte of Reo Nursery in Mahone Bay showed a rare Greenwood Lakes dwarf hemlock -- 12 years old, a diminutive tree prized by bonsai collectors.

There was even a plant-themed craft-beer vendor, Lazy Bear Brewery from Smith's Cove. Visitors sampled a stout featuring a blend from provincial roaster Sissiboo Coffee, an India Pale Ale made with local hops, and a beer brewed with rose hips from wild and windswept Brier Island.

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#new brunswick #prince edward island #nova scotia #news #politics #canada #CTVAtlantic

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