Introducing… Fatoumata Diawara
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Fatoumata Diawara (aka Fatou) was born of Malian parents in the Ivory Coast in 1982. As a child she became a member of her father’s dance troupe and was a popular performer of the wildly flailing didadi dance from Wassoulou, her ancestral home in western Mali. She was an energetic and headstrong girl and at the age of twelve her refusal to go to school finally prompted her parents to send her to live and be disciplined by an aunt in Bamako. She was not to see her parents again for over a decade.
Track-by-track previews of Tori Amos’s “Night Of Hunters”
2This has got to be one of the album that we are looking forward to the most. Night Of Hunters is Tori Amos’s new offering and we a reeling for a listen of anything from the classical-tinged disc.
Loft965.com Chart: Week 36 of 2011
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- 1. Ouch That Hurt – Dionne Bromfield
- 2. Not My Daddy – Kelly Price
- 3. Game Over – Daley
- 4. Ever After – Emily King
- 5. Marathon – Tennis
- 6. Mali – Lira
- 7. Down – Emily King
- 8. Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5
- 9. So Into You – Ledisi
- 10. Marathon – Tennis
Video Preview: “Strange Mercy” by St. Vincent
1Exciting!
Free Download: “Shores Of Easy” by Royksopp
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Just after their release of Senior, the Norwegian dream-duo come bearing more gifts. Click below for more info.
Video Premiere: “My Mistake” by Eleanor Friedberger
1New artists on the rise, will give her a spin or two.
Official cover art of Leona Lewis’s third album “Glass Heart”
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Video Premiere: “Amanaemonesia” by Chairlift
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Nicola Roberts covers Culture magazine!
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Kate Nash covers Cub’s “My Chinchilla”
2Official cover art of Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger”
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Legendary: “Fuel” by Ani DiFranco
1This is one of the loveliest spoken word tracks from Ani DiFranco’s career, from the epic Little Plastic Castle, one of the albums that shaped our musical tastes and our personal life. This is just pure history in our books and everyone that hasn’t familiarized themselves with this, should.
Adele delays live tour shows due to illness!
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It seems that everyone’s favorite singer nowadays has suffered from a bout of chest infection and is recovering right now. This has postponed her live shows in the UK. Not good news for the busy divette’s fans! Click below for more.
PJ Harvey talks about winning the Mercury Prize!
1Well-deserved. She previously won the award in 2001 for her fifth studio album, Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea. This year she topped a short list of 11 other nominees, including mainstream it-girl Adele’s 21.
Chirp: Madonna thinks Lady Gaga is obsessed with her!
2Funny how Madonna has started talking trash about @LadyGaga, who has continuously praised her, just in time to build buzz for the new album.—
Nasser AlQatami (@nasque) September 07, 2011
In reference to this alleged quote from Madonna: “Speaking of Lady Gaga… I have no comments about her obsessions related to me, because I don’t know if they are based on something profound or superficial.”
Melanie C talks about “The Sea” track-by-track!
1Loft965.com is about to turn 3!
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Yes, Loft965.com is about to complete its third year in operation. The little blog that started with a public sneer, yet reached the global sphere will celebrate its inception on September 15th, 2011. For this occasion we plan to give you gifts and create a strategy for the fourth year. We promise you a better, bigger and bolder year ahead of us. In celebration and because we have been receiving some great love, we need you to get involved!
Please send in your Loft965.com wishes, letters, pictures, stories, videos, quotes and whatever else in commemoration of this occasion. We already have a few, we’ll post the best of the best on here. Also, the best entry will receive a Loft965.com goodie bag with wonderful things! The submissions can be anything from one-liners, to tribute pictures, to essays and vlogs.
Send in your submission to: admin@loft965.com
Thank you!
Katy B at the Mercury Prize!
1PJ Harvey wins the Mercury Prize for “Let England Shake”
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PJ Harvey has booted off all the competition, including mainstream favorite Adele, to win the prestigious Mercury Prize. The award goes out to one album a year and PJ Harvey deserved it for making her best album to date after years in the industry. It’s truly a formidable album to overcome. Let England Shake has great ditties and a beautiful concept. We are happy for her.
