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The new Miss Universe, Riyo Mori, on being beautiful, making people happy
AP Television
Mexico City - 29 May 2007
1. Tilt down from Miss Universe sash to diamond-and-pearl-studded crown
2. Close up of shoes
3. Various of Riyo Mori having her hair and make-up done
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Riyo Mori, Miss...
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Elton John accuses American Idol vote of being racist
1. Wide shot Elton John walking in
2. Cutaway photographer
3. SOUNDBITE (English) James L. Dolan:
"All of us are extremely proud that Elton John will be bringing his unparalleled talent and presence to the great stage at Radio City and...
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R&B star launches 'Music Manifesto'
APTN, London, 6 July 2004
1. GVS Jamelia on Abbey Road crossing
2. VS Photocall Jamelia by Abbey Road signpost
3. SOT JAMELIA (English) on music manifesto launch:
"The reason we are here today is music manifesto and basically it's a new...
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Charity teaching impoverished township children classical music
AP Television
Soweto, South Africa - March 3, 2012
1. Wide children rehearsing violin at the Reform Presbyterian Church in Diepkloof, Soweto
2. Close of child playing violin
3. Close of music notation
4. Close of child playing violin
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Teachers turn to musical cafeterias to quieten children
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1.Various of students in line at school cafeteria
2.Various of cashier using computer
3. SOUNDBITE(english) Amy Bartlett, Principal
"We have a classical music program in our cafeteria, and it really serves a purpose. The purpose...
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ENTERTAINMENT DAILY: ENT2- BOLSHOI BRAZIL
English/Nat
RAFAEL DA SILVA is in many ways a typical 9-year-old boy. He lives with his father, an unemployed builder, mother, two older brothers and his niece, in a small house on the outskirts of Joinville, Brazil.
But despite his...
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State-run workshop repairs violas, cellos and violins for music students
Opened three years ago, a state-run workshop is helping Cuba repair violas, cellos and violins in a country where musical training is a big part of student life.
In the heart of old Havana, luthiers wage a daily battle against one of the...
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Boy impresses with improvised jazz
1. Ariel signing the drummer to start playing and playing the piano during a jam session
2. Various of Ariel playing piano
3. Ariel eating breakfast cereal
4. Ariel standing on chair to reach the double bas, assisted by his teacher JC...
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One of China's cutting edge artists
Beijing, China - March 19, 2008
1. Wide shot of Red Gate Gallery at top of Dongbianmen watch tower in Beijing
2. View of passing train from top of watch tower
3. Wide pan of inside of Gallery to two of Su Xinping's oil paintings
4....
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ENTERTAINMENT DAILY - BRAZIL BOLSHOI
English/Nat
The remote Brazilian city of Joinville in Santa Catarina State has became internationally known for its annual dance festival.
The festival - that takes place every July - plays host to over 5000 dancers with performances...
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Iraq's only ballet and music school survives decades of turmoil
It's a tiny island of creativity amid violence and religious conservatism.
Against the odds, the Iraqi Music and Ballet School has survived decades of turmoil - and is continuing to nurture talent in Baghdad.
Filing into the hall, these...
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Bollywood dance classes in Bangkok
AP Television
Bangkok, Thailand - 14 June 2010
1. Wide tilt up from dancer's feet to Bollywood dance students practicing
2. Medium of three students dancing
3. Close of female student dancing
4. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Siriwan Wangvilai,...
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How the music of the Middle Ages is being revived in Chile
Santiago - January 4, 2008
1. Mid shot Tritonus duo playing music
2. Close of hands on pipe
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Mario Sandoval, musician, 'Tritonus duo' (audio partly overlaid)
"We do medieval music and spread knowledge to...
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The Cairo teacher who helps students learn through singing
A teacher in Cairo is trying to revolutionise the Egyptian education system - using his vocal chords.
Omar Hamed teaches his students how to pass their exams by arranging information into songs.
Students in this class are hoping to...
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Self-defence class for children after knife attacks in schools
Beijing - 19 May 2010
1. Wide of teacher running with fake knife pretending to attack students, student pretending to be protecting himself with umbrella, all running out
2. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Deng Ziheng, 12 year old student:
"First...
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Actors Jamie Foxx and Dominic Monaghan donate instruments to U.S. public-schools
AP Television
Los Angeles, 9 February 2010
1. Closeup of students getting off school bus
2. Wide exterior of Walt Disney Concert Hall
3. Wide of students entering concert hall
4. Wide interior of concert hall
5. Closeup of audience...
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Adidas event honours Jam master Jay
1. WS various party arrivals
" I still feel like a little kid believe it or not. All we did was take the beat from the screen and put it on TV, We didn''t say we would claim anything, we just did what all the people loved. And every day...
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Six tonne statue of Shakira unveiled
AP - Clients Only
Barranquilla, Colombia -
15 November, 2006
1. Wide of people with Shakira posters at statue commemoration event
2. Close up of little girl
3. Medium of sign reading: "Shakira, the pride of Barranquilla"
4. Various...
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Iranian environmental art
++AP Television is adhering to Iranian law that stipulates all media are banned from providing BBC Persian or VOA Persian any coverage from Iran, and under this law if any media violate this ban the Iranian authorities can immediately...
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Kids creating music about princesses and ninjas
In a quest to get children listening and enjoying classical musical, one elementary school in Colorado is creating and writing their own concert.
It's part of the Very Young Composers program, a pioneering music program designed to...
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Tyler Thompson is an unlikely star in the world of Chinese opera. The African American teenager from Oakland has captivated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability to sing pitch-perfect Mandarin and perform the ancient Chinese art form.
HEADLINE: First Person: Unlikely Chinese opera star
CAPTION: Tyler Thompson is an unlikely star in the world of Chinese opera. The African American teenager from Oakland has captivated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability to...
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Lehigh University music professor and composer Steven Sametz has written dozens of pieces in his long and prolific career, perhaps none so personal as the one he's about to begin: a requiem for the victims of the massacre in Newtown, Conn. (Dec. 12)
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SOUNDBITE: Steven Sametz, composer:
"I know well what it was like to grow up in a small Connecticut town and in what should have been for all a really beautiful time of life."
SOUNDBITE: Steven Sametz, composer:
"So I'm on...
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RUSSIA: DEATH OF COMPOSER SCHNITTKE THE END OF AN ERA
Russian/Nat
The death of one of Russia greatest musical geniuses has sent the country into the grip of classical music crisis.
As it reels from the death of composer, Alfred Schnittke, the industry is also struggling with financial...
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NEW Country music star talks about the people that have influenced him
The forces that shaped Brad Paisley into a major country star are always with him.
There's his maternal grandfather, Warren Jarvis, who gave him his first guitar when he was a kid and encouraged him to play.
He describes Jarvis as being...