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Happy birthday, Madonna

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Madonna reached an incredible age – 50 years old having in mind how she looks, how she sings and how much vitality has during her live shows. Apart from her declaration that from the spiritual point of view she has 36 she is the perfect example for the declaration that age doesn’t matter … the attitude is the most important frame of mind. This is a perfect oportunity to remember the opening act of VMA back in the days when she kisssed Britney and Christina Aguilerra. I will recall the declarations of the two freshmen after were kissed by the … Continue reading Happy birthday, Madonna

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Oleg Deripaska, the richest Russian man

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Oleg Deripaska, the owner of the majority in stakes of the alluminium producer Rusal is the richest man from Russia, according with the most recent top announced by the American magazine Forbes. The richest 100 Russians own together 522 bn USD. The amount is 3.8 bigger than the same parameter estimated by Forbes in 2004. The 2nd place belongs to Aleksei Mordasov who owns the majority at Severstal, the biggest steel producer from Rusiia with 24.5 bn USD. The former leader of the top, Roman Abramovici owns 24.3 bn USD and is the third in this ierarchy. Continue reading Oleg Deripaska, the richest Russian man

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Raoul Russu, James Lavelle @ Kristal Club Mamaia: 15-16.08.08

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Raoul Russu – DJ, dar si producator de succes, a castigat in 2005 primul loc la editia din Romania a “Heineken Music Thirst” – cel mai titrat concurs de DJ la nivel mondial. Alege muzica in functie de specificul petrecerii, sau al locului in care mixeaza. Cei care l-au vazut in club spun despre el ca reuseste “sa te faca sa te simti bine, si sa iti transmita o anumita stare”. Talentul sau a depasit granitele Romaniei. Raoul Russu a mixat in Berlin, alaturi de Touane, Nik Lisak si Daniel Rajkovic. Aceasta nu a fost prima iesire din tara a … Continue reading Raoul Russu, James Lavelle @ Kristal Club Mamaia: 15-16.08.08

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La Sovata by Cindy Cat – the first really good Romanian dance tune

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This video has 11 years old but still rocks! The band didn’t continue the activity in music business, but the leader went further becoming director for many successfull videos under the nick name Silver Bullet. We are happy to include today Silver Bullet in our “Romanians of The Day” section. Continue reading La Sovata by Cindy Cat – the first really good Romanian dance tune

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Smiley – a business perspective

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The idea of this article came in June when I had a very different way of spending the afternoon in the day of my birthday: me and my wife were invited by Target Magazine, a magazine which publish success business stories and profiles of the success business people to attend their party for the annual awards. It was a different way to do it than in previous years but all was great: the atmosphere, the people, the club, everything. Here are some pictures: Tle live acts were a crew of dancers from Pro TV and Smiley, a member of Simplu … Continue reading Smiley – a business perspective

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Insurance, Legal, Real Estate and Entertainment – the four “A” which sustain the Obama brand

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It is known that in the current pre-election campanign, Barack Obama raised around 340 mil dollars. The studies shows that one third of the funds is from donations of more than 1000 dollars. Even if Mr. Obama is a fan of donations under 200 dollars there are 500 supporters which contributed to the campaign with more the 50,000 USD. 20 of them contributed with 500,000 USD, 6 are above 1 mil USD and 2 of them donated more than 2 mil USD as stated by the electronic edition of New Your Times yesterday. According with an analysis of the donations, … Continue reading Insurance, Legal, Real Estate and Entertainment – the four “A” which sustain the Obama brand

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Eric B. & Rakim – biography, discography

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Hip-hop trailblazers Eric B. and Rakim’s first single, “Eric B. Is President” (#48, 1986), sparked early debate on the legality of unauthorized, uncredited sampling when James Brown sued to prevent the duo’s use of a fragment of his music. It also established Brown’s back catalog as a hip musical mining ground for a new generation of hip-hop programmers. With Rakim’s relaxed vocal delivery (“Microphone Fiend,” “Paid in Full”) and rhymes that have been described as “existential,” together with Eric B.’s deft turntable manipulation, the duo became one of the most acclaimed hip-hop acts of the late ’80s. The two met … Continue reading Eric B. & Rakim – biography, discography

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Rakim, my favourite MC of all times

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Rakim, The Master, The Microphone Fiend, he is 100% my favourite MC. I heard him in 1988, when my mother brought me Eric B. & Rakim’s tape Follow the Leader. This was and remains one of the most important albums in the history of hip-hop music. I post for you some of the most important tunes from Rakim’s solo, after-“Eric B. & Rakim” period. Enjoy! Rakim – Guess Who’s Back (So So Def Remix) Truth Hurts – Addictive feat. Rakim Rakim – It’s Been A Long Time Rakim – New York Remix (Prod. DJ Premier) Rakim – Love For Sale … Continue reading Rakim, my favourite MC of all times

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The Directorz – quality and stylish works from Youtube

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One of the most interesting channels on Youtube belongs to Scott Granger, aka DJ Scott G. Spot who is 1/2 of The Directorz from Scotland. He is DJ, DVDJ, Music Video producer and is responsible for remixing music videos from major record labels like Universal, Sony/BMG, Gusto, MOS and Mercury for artists like Just Jack, Groove Armada, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and many more. I will post here some of the best (in my opinion) works from The Directorz: Estelle vs Bootyluv – American Shine (The Directorz) Sean Paul vs Rihanna – Umbrella Temperature (The Directorz) Bob Sinclair – What I … Continue reading The Directorz – quality and stylish works from Youtube

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Fatboy Slim show preview

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In something like the Romanian Guiness Book of Records, Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim should fill the position for “The DJ Gathering more than 20,000 people on a beach”. If we as a small country on earth, set the record of 20,000, other nations gathered 10 times more people at similar events. Check this out: … nice crowd, Norman man!!! Put your hands up for Brazil… good catch!!! The intro from the first beach Fatboy Slim concert in Mamaia is posted somewhere on my own MySpace Page. Continue reading Fatboy Slim show preview

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The Mission Dance Weekend 11st and 12nd of July, 2008

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I love clubbing! I remember some words from one song being like this: “I love music and I allow music to love me”. I published before so it isn’t a new thing that I like after a busy, busy business week to escape from the city along with my family and to jump into the beach atmosphere. Clubbing is the next step. My really favourite past-open-air-clubbing events were Liberty Parade in 2007 and the first appearance of Fatboy Slim. This guy, being at a maturity age shows that his music and style have lots, lots of substance. He is a … Continue reading The Mission Dance Weekend 11st and 12nd of July, 2008