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Benga is the predominant style of popular music in Kenya performed in Swahili. It combines indigenous dance rhythms with guitar music. Daniel Owino Misiani was a musician from Kenya and was known as the “the grandfather of Benga”. In 1989, D O Misiani and Shirati Band produced an album called Benga Blast! This was a compilation of older material and …

Located in Yokohama, Japan, the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise is an amusement park consisting of an aquarium, mall, hotel, marina and amusement rides. Also known as the ‘Aqua Museum’, it has thousands of varieties fish and other aquatic life forms, rides featuring sea animals, besides exotic gardens. It is a top attraction in Yokohama, besting even the temples and zoological gardens …

Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences, probably beginning in the 16th century. It is known by quick and complex moves, using mainly kicks and quick leg sweeps, with some ground and aerial acrobatics, knee, elbows, punches …

Ice dancing is a sport in which ice skating pairs perform to music routines similar to ballroom dances. Ice dancers are judged on the difficulty and originality of their dance steps, their interpretation of the music and their timing and unison. Unlike figure skating, ice dancing does not allow movement of strength or technical skill. It has been an Olympic …

A webisode is a single push technology episode. A webisode can be a preview or promotion of a particular TV show, music, video or other show presented on a website by streaming videos or other techniques. Some sites are dedicated to presenting webisodes. In short, webisodes are the episodes that we watch on the web. It is formed by a …

Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s to early 1930s. Each performance was a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together. They included popular and classical musicians, dancers, comedians, magicians, female and male impersonators, acrobats, even scenes from plays and movies. Called “the heart of American show business”, vaudeville was …

It was an open air stadium used for public events in the Roman empire. empire. The events usually held in such a circus were chariot and horse races and performances commemorating historical events. The performance space would be rectangular or oval surrounded by several tiers of seats for spectators. The circus would be decorated with ornate columns, obelisks and statues. …

A rehook is a film which is so powerful and appealing that cinema goers go back for repeat viewings. These blockbuster shows keep the box office coffers full. Good examples are classics like “Gone with the Wind”, “Titanic”, even the Bond series. New hit “Inception” is another rehook, with many people returning for repeat shows, but more because the plot …

Grammy awards are presented annually for outstanding achievements in music. There is a week-long function called the Grammy Week, culminating in the Annual Grammy Awards. The rest of the week is marked by several connected events, of which the Salute To series is a part. Each of the Salute To events features a reception, presentation of a special merit certificate …

A style of television entertainment that combines two genres, dramedy also comprises many styles of television, theatre and film. It balances humor and drama, or serious content, to an almost equal extent. A dramedy is also called comedy-drama or seriocomedy. One of the first times a dramedy was attempted was with Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Kid’.