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    Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Illegal great ape trade is more organized, U.N. finds

    A new United Nations report estimates that roughly 3,000 great apes are taken from the wild every year as part of an illegal international trade that is growing increasingly sophisticated.
    A new United Nations report estimates that roughly 3,000 great apes are taken from the wild every year as part of an illegal international trade that is growing increasingly sophisticated. The report, “Stolen Apes,” calls for greater law...

    Tags: United Nations

    2. Mar 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Burkina Faso's film industry reemerges with a populist bent

    OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The film festival crowd had filled the last seats in the Cine Neerwaya and, when there was no room left, sat four abreast in the aisles. The opening credits hardly dimmed the buzz in the theater; for those who missed a...

    Tags: Entertainment, Nokia Corp., Conservation, Arts and Culture, Government

    3. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Drum/dance group to perform in Petoskey

    Through the collaboration and sponsorship of Blissfest Music Organization, Petoskey Middle School and Petoskey District Library, Dunuya Drum and Dance will be giving a workshop for the Petoskey Middle School seventh-grade social studies classes on Wednesday, March 6, with a public program at 7 p.m., in the Petoskey Middle School auditorium. The evening program is open to the public and admission is free.
    Through the collaboration and sponsorship of Blissfest Music Organization, Petoskey Middle School and Petoskey District Library, Dunuya Drum and Dance will be giving a workshop for the Petoskey Middle School seventh-grade social studies classes on...

    Tags: Brazil, Entertainment, Music Theater, Caribbean Islands, Entertainment Events

    4. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. France says it won't negotiate to free kidnapped family

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali. But France, entrenched in a war in...

    Tags: Pakistan, Kidnapping, Entertainment, United Nations, Polio

    5. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  5. Bottle Works to host music and dance classes

    Our Town Correspondent
    Drummer Bryan Fazio and West African dancer Becky Bickford are hosting two separate workshops at Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center in the month of March. The workshops are scheduled to take place March 2, with “Blissful Drumming” set for 1 to 3...

    Tags: Entertainment, The Pennsylvania State University, Colleges and Universities, Education, Music

    6. Jan 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Travel Brazil by bus for a calm and cheerful trip

    SAO PAULO, Brazil — After a few hours, you sink into a pleasant trance. Time no longer matters. You stop checking your phone, if it hasn't already lost its charge. You're comfortable. Your mind settles into the little there is to do — think,...

    Tags: Brazil, Museum of Modern Art, Entertainment, International Travel, European Union

    7. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Interior Journal

  7. Stanford Elementary students get exciting lesson in black musical history

    STANFORD — Students at Stanford Elementary School were treated to a very musical black-history event Friday afternoon.
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    STANFORD — Students at Stanford Elementary School were treated to a very musical black-history event Friday afternoon. The gymnasium was packed out at the end of the school day for "From Africa to America," a special two-man show tracing the roots...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music Theater, Arts and Culture, Education, Customs and Tradition

    8. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Nigeria extremists claim responsibility for kidnapping 7 foreigners

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- An extremist splinter group Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend kidnapping of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- An extremist splinter group Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend kidnapping of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria. The group, Ansaru, broke away from the Islamist insurgent organization Boko Haram, which has been...

    Tags: Rebellions, Kidnapping, United Nations, Mali, Wars and Interventions

    9. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. France, Western allies likely to be mired in Mali for years

    French troops backing a Mali government campaign to retake the northern half of the country from Islamic militants have been cheered as liberators since their convoys rolled into historic Timbuktu this week and hundreds of paratroopers dropped from the...

    Tags: United Nations, Muammar Gaddafi, Francois Hollande, Libya, Mali

    10. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Timbuktu: Experts fear for ancient papers in historic city

    As the Malian military tried to retake the storied city of Timbuktu from Islamic extremists, scholars feared for the fate of ancient artifacts and mosques that testify to its historic grandeur.
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    As the Malian military tried to retake the storied city of Timbuktu from Islamic extremists, scholars feared for the fate of ancient artifacts and mosques that testify to its historic grandeur. Timbuktu has been threatened for months: The city was...

    Tags: UNESCO, Douglas Park, Skype, International Organizations, Arts and Culture

    11. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Key city in Mali reportedly falls to French military

    SEGOU, Mali — French and Malian forces on Saturday drove Al Qaeda-linked Islamists out of a key city in northern Mali, a major advance in France’s campaign against insurgents in the West African nation.
    SEGOU, Mali — French and Malian forces on Saturday drove Al Qaeda-linked Islamists out of a key city in northern Mali, a major advance in France’s campaign against insurgents in the West African nation. The French military in Paris announced...

    Tags: Rebellions, Armed Forces, Mali, Al-Qaeda, France

    12. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. A Pyrrhic victory?

    Algerian forces claimed a decisive victory this weekend over al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militants who took over a giant natural gas plant near the country's border with Mali last week and threatened to kill hostages and blow up the facility. But the resolution of the crisis may turn out to be the classic definition of a Pyrrhic victory — that is, one achieved at such high cost that another like it will likely lead to defeat.
    Algerian forces claimed a decisive victory this weekend over al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militants who took over a giant natural gas plant near the country's border with Mali last week and threatened to kill hostages and blow up the facility. But the...

    Tags: Rebellions, Coup d'Etat, Muammar Gaddafi, Algeria, Libya

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Dunuya Drum and Dance, a global drumming collective bas...
(March 7, 2013)
DUNUYA DRUM AND DANCE
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