Shakira cancels Lima concert after being hospitalised during global tour
The Colombian star went to the emergency room in Peru’s capital on Saturday night, days after launching her first worldwide tour in seven years Shakira...
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Families’ relief as memorial unveiled to first world war black South African dead
Commonwealth War Graves Commission begins project to honour those who, unlike white counterparts, were never commemorated Elliot Malunga Delihlazo’s grandmother would say that her brother...
Top Venezuelan pianist urges music world to snub youth orchestra linked to Maduro
Gabriela Montero asks promoters to cut ties with El Sistema on 2025 Europe tour, after alleged theft of election One of Venezuela’s most celebrated musicians,...
World of dance mourns death of ‘brilliant light’ Dada Masilo at age of 39
South African dancer and choreographer died unexpectedly after a brief illness, her family says The dance world is mourning the internationally acclaimed South African dancer...
Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof was ‘scathing about African leaders’, files reveal
Singer urged Tony Blair not to appoint African co-chair to commission on aid, UK government papers show The Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof urged Tony...
Ethiopian resistance hero’s family tries to reclaim medal taken by Italian troops
Ras Desta Damtew’s solid gold Imperial Order of the Star of Ethopia failed to sell on auction site this month The descendants of a hero...
Silvia Pinal, star of Mexico’s Golden Age of film, dies aged 93
Over a career that spanned seven decades, Pinal was a muse to director Luis Buñuel, appearing in 60s classics such as Viridiana Silvia Pinal, an...
Malian singer Rokia Traoré to be extradited from Italy to Belgium
Italy’s highest court rejects musician’s appeal after she was arrested in Rome in June over child custody dispute Malian musician Rokia Traoré, who was arrested...
Author Kamel Daoud sued over claim he used life of wife’s patient in novel
Woman says French-Algerian writer’s prize-winning Houris uses her story as she told it to therapist Aicha Dehdouh Two complaints have been filed in Algeria against...
Ed Sheeran: I wish I wasn’t on 40th-anniversary version of Band Aid
Singer says his ‘understanding of the narrative’ around Do They Know It’s Christmas? has changed since 2014 appearance Ed Sheeran has said he would rather...
