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  Comoros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Union of Comoros, until 2003 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, is an independent country at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
Over the centuries, the islands of Comoros were invaded by a succession of diverse groups from the coast of Africa, the Persian Gulf, Indonesia, and Madagascar.
Comoros is formed by three of the four main islands in the Comoros Archipelago; the fourth is the French territory of Mayotte.
www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/c/co/comoros.html   (781 words)

  
 Music of Comoros and Mayotte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Comoros is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean, most an independent nation but also including the French territory of Mayotte.
Zanzibar's taarab music, however, remains the most influential genre on the islands, and a Comorian version called twarab is popular.
Modern musicians like Abou Chihabi, who composed the Comorian national anthem and is known for his reggae-tinged pan-African variet music, and reggae/zouk/soukous fusionists like Maalesh and Salim Ali Amir, as well as Nawal, a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Comoros   (206 words)

  
 Moroccan music
Andalusian music is characterised by a complicated musical structure.
It is extremely complicated in musical structure, and its lyrics are characterised by the strict use of the Andalusian dialect or classical Arabic.
The music of the Gnawa is a powerful mixture of religious Arabic songs and African rhythms, trance music tinged with mysticism.
www.al-bab.com /maroc/cult/music.htm   (1244 words)

  
 Comoros: The Comoro Islands' Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
But after the opening of the Suez Canal, the Comoros ceased to be on the main route of trade and, except for an occasional incident of history, they virtually disappeared from American and European awareness.
It is a fruit bat unique to the Comoros with a wing span that exceeds four feet.
This led to the breakup of the Republic and a reformation of the government of the Comoro Islands as a Union in 2002.
www.k-state.edu /sasw/comoros/comoros.html   (922 words)

  
 LyricsVault: History of music; Cultural and regional genres of music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Music of the Republic of the Congo (makossa, soukous)
Music of the Maldives (boduberu, thaara, Gaa odi lava, langiri, bolimalaafath neshun)
Music of Martinique and Guadeloupe (biguine, chouval bwa, gwo ka, kadans, zouk)
www.lyricsvault.net /history/CulturalRegionalGenres.html   (1395 words)

  
 Comoros: Volcano, Decay & Illusions In The Islands of The Moon
Romantic the name may be, but the Comoros, an archipelago of four large islands halfway between the coast of East Africa and the northern tip of the island of Madagascar, has a most unsavoury reputation in the last three decades.
In the Comoros, China has built a satellite transmission station and a monolith structure called the Palace of Culture where major state ceremonies and events are held.
A legend is recounted on Comoros and on the East African coast of seven Shirazi brothers who set sail in seven ships, landed on the coast of northwest Madagascar and on Njazidja and Nzwani, and established colonies in the fifteenth century.
weecheng.com /africa/indianocean/comoros/cm.htm   (4256 words)

  
 COMOROS FACTS AND INFORMATION
The Union of the Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is a country in the Indian Ocean, situated at the northern end of the Mozambique_Channel between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
The country consists principally of three volcanic islands: Grande_Comore, Moheli and Anjouan, while the nearby island of Mayotte is claimed by Comoros but declined independence from France.
General elections were held in 2004, in which federal president Azali suffered a major setback by only winning 6 of the 18 seats in the National assembly, the other going to the supporters of the presidents of the semi-autonomous islands.
www.amysflowershop.com /Comoros   (942 words)

  
 Comoros - Gurupedia
The Union of Comoros, until 2003 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, is an independent country at the northern end of the
Anjouan, while the nearby island of Mayotte is claimed by Comoros but declined independence from France.
On February 17, 2000, representatives of the government, the Anjouan separatists, the political opposition, and civil society organizations signed a "Framework Accord for Reconciliation in Comoros," brokered by the
www.gurupedia.com /c/co/comoros.htm   (691 words)

  
 1000Countries.com: Comoros I: comoros, COMOROS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Comoros, the, officially Union of the Comoros, republic (1995 est...
The Comoros islands are wrapped in a fragrant blend of ylang-ylang oil, Arabic aesthetics, African warmth and French chic.
The capital city is Moroni, the currency is the Comoros Franc and the official languages are Arabic and French.
www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/comoros_1.html   (1144 words)

  
 Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique: Nawal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Born into a family with many musicians, Nawal bathed in both popular and spiritual music from a young age, in her native islands and also in her new home in France.
Descendant of the grand Sufi marabout of Comoros, El-Maarouf (1852-1904), she remains close to muslim values, but sings for all humans, advocating education and union.
She currently performs as a trio, with herself on vocals, guitar, gambusi (stringed instrument from Comoros) and percussion (daf and bendir), Idriss Mlanao on contrabass and Melissa Cara Rigoli on mbira and various percussion (calabash, udu, hosho, cymbal, etc).
www.geocities.com /fbessem/frames/art_nawal.html   (356 words)

  
 Transportation (from Comoros) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The Islamic republic of the Comoros is an island state in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa.
Area: 1,862 sq km (719 sq mi), excluding the island of Mayotte, which continued to be a de facto dependency of France.
The Union of the Comoros is made up of a group of islands at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and the eastern coast of the African mainland.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-93641?tocId=93641   (863 words)

  
 Comoros Comoro Islands on the Internet
Comoro Islands (Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros)
Informative site with history, maps, audio file of the national anthem (for those with sounds cards), geography, population, language, music, economy, transportation, Includes entries from their bibliography, maps, pointers to relevant web sites.
Includes links to sites on the Comoros, the cost of living and taxi fares.
www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/comoros.html   (1020 words)

  
 BUBL LINK: Comoros
Detailed handbook describing the history of Comoros and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
Subjects: antigua and barbuda, bahamas, bahrain, barbados, belize, brunei, cape verde, comoros, cyprus, djibouti, dominica, equatorial guinea, fiji, grenada, guyana, iceland, kiribati, luxembourg, maldives, malta, marshall islands, micronesia, palau, qatar, saint kitts nevis, saint lucia, saint vincent, samoa, sao tome and principe, seychelles, solomon islands, suriname, swaziland, tonga, tuvalu, vanuatu
bubl.ac.uk /link/c/comoros.htm   (513 words)

  
 koRn
The band has redefined the parameters of heavy music, revolutionizing the genre by matching unsettling guitar textures and volcanic rhythms with jagged, introspective lyrics and intense vocal stylings.
In addition to composing the film’s score, the two were responsible for bringing Lestat’s dark musical vision to life on the five songs which the Lestat character performs in the film, but which actually feature Jonathan’s vocals.
The music was mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound in order to create a full three-dimensional experience that redefined the way the world looks at art.
www.korntv.com   (1460 words)

  
 > Regional> Africa> Comoros
Comoros - - Background notes on history, geography, business and government.
CIA Factbook - Comoros - - Features map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and peopl.
FOC Country Profile - Comoros - - Notes on geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel, current affairs.
www.wizzle.co.uk /dir/Regional/Africa/Comoros   (87 words)

  
 Musique en Balade, CKCU-FM
It is a melting pot music that originated with the Chimila indians that already were using the carrizo hembra flutes and the guacharaca scrapper, african rythms and drums, and hispanic decimas.
The reflection music of the Gbaya is centered around three main styles: the road songs, the dance songs and a combination of both in the sentimental songs.
Maloya music is performed by descendants of fl slaves brought to this tiny island from Mozambique and Madagascar.
www.csi.uottawa.ca /~bernard/meb.html   (4004 words)

  
 Comoros جزر القمر   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
News, geography, climate, population, language, music, economy, and more.
Information, history and pictures of the 400 million year-old species of fish found in waters by the Comoros
Scouts on Stamps of the World, Comoro Islands 1982
www.arabinfoseek.com /comoros.htm   (257 words)

  
 Music Magazines
Ambient, jazz, classical, world music, fusion, new age, and acoustic music with reviews, features and news.
Devoted to new age, avant-garde, and alternative music.
Presents music news around the clock, reviews from around the world, interviews, and a concert guide.
www.world-newspapers.com /music.html   (181 words)

  
 music.comoro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Located at the northern end of the Mozambique channel, and at the eastern edge of the Bantu linguistic area, the Comoros are at a unique cultural and musical crossroads.
As a result there is a remarkably wide range of musical styles in the Comoros: solo and choral, through composed and stanzaic, improvised and rehearsed, accompanied and acapella.
The musical example below is a zither-and-rattle selection typical of social events such as womens' wedding dances.
www.k-state.edu /sasw/comoros/music.comoro   (205 words)

  
 The Country & People of Comoros
In 1978 the Comoros was proclaimed a federal Islamic republic; shortly thereafter, a one-party state was formed under Pres.
Nzwani voted (2000) for indepedence, but in 2001 forces favoring reuniting with the Comoros seized power there, and a Comoran referendum approved additional autonomy for the three islands.
Comoros and the IMF Position in the fund, reports....
www.hejleh.com /countries/comoros.html   (1452 words)

  
 Arab music - by country
Ramsay Short on an event at Beirut's most famous music club, Daily Star, 16 April, 2005.
Globalised rap music may have lost its bite, but in the Middle East it's giving voice to both sides in the conflict.
Recent recordings of traditional music from the Arabian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
www.al-bab.com /arab/music/countries.htm   (257 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: Music
BALLAD Zulu was born in a home full of musical instruments, Luckily for him, when he was born, his older siblings had already been conscripted into the art, thanks to a musical father and mother.
Sierra Leone's popular musical star, Emmerson Amidu Bockarie of 'Borbor Belleh fame was on last Saturday amongst panelist at a symposium organized by the Sierra Leone Network at the Howard university's Blackburn Auditorium, Washington, DC 20059 in the United States of America.
Ghulam Abdullah tells of his efforts to popularise taarab beyond the Coast.They have a mission to popularise taarab music in Nairobi and other towns far from the coast, and they believe they will succeed, if the responses they have been getting whenever they perform at weddings and open concerts is anything to go by.
allafrica.com /music   (1012 words)

  
 African Studies Center | Comoros Page
The index has been created by The Norwegian Council for Africa, as part of its comprehensive effort to strengthen the knowledge of Africa and African affairs.
General resources on Comoro islands include: geography, climate, population, music, news, heath, etc..
The Ethnologue is a catalog of the world's languages including information on alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other sociolinguistic and demographic information.
www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/Comoros.html   (147 words)

  
 Comoros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Union of Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is principally a three-island country in southern Africa, situated at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
Its name was adopted from the word al-Khamar, meaning 'island of small moon,' as seen depicted on its flag.
Report from IRIN (UN office for the coördination of Humanitarian Affairs)
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Comoros.htm   (925 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Music of Comoros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 john crosby & mick bovee presspromotions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Comoros are a group four islands lying in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and continental Africa.
Though they have their own distinct language and culture, like all small isolated places, the influence of their larger neighbours is clear, most obviously in the music.
"For me, Madagascan music is 'complete' in terms of its harmonies and rhythms." Mikidache was only thirteen when he started to teach himself the guitar twenty years ago, despite opposition from his family.
www.pressproms.demon.co.uk /Mikidache.html   (679 words)

  
 Comoros - Time - Weather - Coins - Hotels - Music
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www.exxun.com /Comoros/k_lk.html   (275 words)

  
 Comoros - Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, the Mascarene, the Seychelles, and the Comoro Islands
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www.benjamin-chapi.org /listofcountries/Comoros.html   (112 words)

  
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The Hated is a legendary band who helped shape the indie/emo world of today before their demise over ten years ago.
An artist already played in his native America currently is included in many musical rotations world wide.
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