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In the News (Tue 2 Dec 08)

  
 Alliance Française de San Francisco Stern Grove Festival: Souad Massi
Far from the breaking wave of rai, Souad Massi, her guitar slung over her shoulder, and finding her inspiration in the folk tradition, brings a new sound to Algerian music.
Her talent has been recognized since 2002, the year she received the Foreign Song Prize awarded by the Charles Cros Academy, as well as the Haut Conseil de la Francophonie Prize, for her album "Raoui." "Deb," her second album, is a blend of the musical traditions in which her childhood was steeped.
Arab-Andalusian, chaâbi, rock and folk music are always present, but this time Souad modernizes her world music, which is earning her truly international recognition.
www.afsf.com /calendar/otherevents.php?ladate=2004-07-11   (166 words)

  
 The Four Seasons (group) - Iridis Encyclopedia
Massi left the band in 1965 and was briefly replaced by arranger Charles Calello before Joe Long became a mainstay on bass for the next 10 years.
Lead singer Frankie Valli began recording in 1953, but the group (Valli, Bob Gaudio on keyboards, Tommy DeVito on lead guitar, and Nick Massi on bass), which formed in 1960, didn't release their first hit until 1962, with "Sherry", produced by Bob Crewe.
The Four Seasons are an American pop and doo wop group, distinct from many similar groups of the 1950s and 60s in their traditional Italian - American sound.
www.iridis.com /The_Four_Seasons_(group)   (166 words)

  
 The-Four-Seasons.com
Nick Massi left the group the following year and was replaced by Charles Calello and then Joe Long.
Meanwhile, the Four Lovers released several records under pseudonymous names, during which Nick DeVito and Majewski departed to be replaced by Nick Massi (b.
It was during this period that they playfully released a version of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" under the pseudonym the Wonder Who?.
www.the-four-seasons.com /index.htm   (166 words)

  
 Rockphiles.com The Four Seasons
Massi left in 1965, replaced by Charles Calello (who would become a well-known arranger), and then Joe Long.
By 1960, he and Tommy DeVito were calling themselves the Four Seasons (named, evidently, after a local bowling alley), joined by Nick Massi (Macioci) and former Royal Teens keyboardist Bob Gaudio.
For the next couple years, both Philips and Vee-Jay were issuing Seasons singles; the group was charting on both labels.
rockphiles.com /rp_artist.php?act_id=191   (166 words)

  
 The Four Seasons Artistfacts
THE 4 SEASONS ARE: Frankie Valli Bob Gaudio Tommy DeVito Nick Massi Charles Calello.
and they changed bassists as Nick Massi was becoming tired of touring and left the group (he remained the Four Seasons' vocal arranger in the '60s).
Bob Gaudio followed Massi's lead and stopped touring with the group, but still composed for them, now with his wife Judy Parker as his collaborator instead of Crewe.
www.artistfacts.com /detail.lasso?id=264   (166 words)

  
 Popdirt.com - Massi And Gallagher Discuss Jackson Trial
Attorney Bob Massi and Fox News' Trace Gallagher discussed the situation in a segment on the Fox News Channel Tuesday (June 7).
The jury debates Michael Jackson's future, where if convicted, he will be sent to the same prison that houses the killer of Bill Cosby's son, Charles Manson, and Sirhan Sirhan - the man who assassinated Bobby Kennedy.
Popdirt.com - Massi And Gallagher Discuss Jackson Trial
www.popdirt.com /print39611.html   (67 words)

  
 Biography - SOUAD MASSI
The young Algerian's singing and songwriting talent was also crowned by two major awards in 2002, when Souad won the Charles Cros Academy's "Prix de la Chanson Etrangère" and the "Prix du Haut Conseil de la Francophonie" for her album.
She inherited some of her musical tastes from her parents; her father, who worked for the water board, was a big fan of traditional music from Algiers while her mother preferred to listen to Jacques Brel and James Brown.
Young Souad was also used to hearing music around her from an early age as her uncles were jazzmen and her brothers, musicians.
www.rfimusique.com /siteEn/biographie/biographie_7182.asp   (67 words)

  
 Central African Republic on the Internet
Its President and founder is Charles Massi, a former Minister of Mines and of Agriculture under Ange Patasse.
ECOFAC, funded by the European Union, is concerned with the environment and biodiversity of forests, animal life, etc. in the Cameroun, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Sao Tome.
The Central African Republic section includes - environmental and livestock projects, structural adjustment reports, basic indicators (population, land area, GNP, growth rate, life expectancy, school enrollment).
www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/centralafr.html   (1200 words)

  
 Government, Politics, and Law: Central African Republic: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
Site of the political opposition party, under the leadership of Charles Massi; links to many primary documents, letters, articles, including a discussion group.
Central African Republic Embassy in the U.S. (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African%5FStudies/Country%5FSpecific/CAR%5Femb.html)
Africa South of the Sahara: Central African Republic (http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/centralafr.html)
www.loc.gov /rr/international/amed/centralafricanrepublic/resources/centralafricanrepublic-government.html   (463 words)

  
 The Billboard Book Of Number One Hits
DeVito was replaced by Charles Calello who was replaced by Gaudio; Majewski was replaced by Hugh Garrity who was replaced by Nick Massi.
Gaudio also recalls the first time he heard "Sherry" on the radio: "I was driving on the Westside Highway (in Manhattan) and I had to pull off the road.
I was ready to leave for a rehearsal we were having, and I sat at the piano and it just came out.
genuine-imitation-life-gazette.com /IMAGES/bb1_1.html   (605 words)

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