Seasonal flooding across eastern Australia has been widespread and devastating this spring - their wettest on record. Cyclone Tasha came along two weeks ago, and dumped even more water on Queensland. Hundreds of thousands of people in an area the size of France and Germany combined are now affected, and at least nine people have been killed so far. Authorities are working to evacuate some communities and airlift supplies to others as the water level is expected to continue rising over the next two days and 38 regions were declared natural disaster areas. Collected here are photos from the recent flooding around Australia and its effect on residents and animals.
dinsdag 4 januari 2011
Knockin on Heaven's Door
Music by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, featuring Dolly Parton.
Photography by Giangiorgio Crisponi.
maandag 3 januari 2011
zondag 2 januari 2011
PLANXTY
The appearance of Christy Moore, Liam O’Flynn, Andy Irvine and Dónal Lunny as the band Planxty in January 2004 re-opened the case on what has to be one of Irish music’s richest legacies.
When some 12,000 people poured into Vicar St in Dublin and the Glór Irish Music Centre in Ennis, County Clare for Planxty’s first live dates in well over twenty years, it became apparent that these concerts were being celebrated not just by an audience of veteran folk music aficionados, but equally by a whole new generation of younger fans who previously could only dream of how Planxty sounded in the flesh.
How beautiful it was to watch sons and daughters with mothers and fathers joined in mutual appreciation of these four musicians and their very unique musical chemistry. In fact, even Planxty’s own children got to see them perform together for the first time.
Following their official concerts in Vicar St and Glór in January and February 2004 Planxty released a live album culled from these performances, produced by Dónal, titled Planxty Live 2004. This recording documents the timeless magic of Planxty, the incredible durability of their music and the love that people have for these four musicians.
Little Musgrave - Planxty Live 2004
New Year's dive
Hardy Dutch swimmers brave the icy North Sea on January 1, 2011 in Scheveningen, Netherlands. An estimated record number of more than 10,000 participants took part in this year's traditional New Year's dive.
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