Dance celebration held in Virumaa, Estonia

STORY: Dance celebration held in Virumaa, Estonia SHOOTING TIME: June 8, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: JOHVI, Estonia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dance celebration STORYLINE: A dance celebration event was held on Saturday in Virumaa in the northeast region of Estonia. The biennial event attracted more than 1,200 folk dancers aged 7 to 85 from about 100 dance groups. The dancers presented various folk songs and formed symbolic patterns on the stadium field during the two-hour event. The tradition of holding mass dance festivals in Estonia dates back to 1934. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Johvi, Estonia. (XHTV)

Unknown Musician Oliver Anthony Rockets To No. 1 With Blue-Collar Anthem

Unknown Musician Oliver Anthony Rockets To No. 1 With Blue-Collar Anthem

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Oliver Anthony performs at Eagle Creek Golf Club and Grill in Moyock, NC, USA on August 19, 2023. Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” has rocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, thrusting a songwriter from Appalachia who insists he’s “nothing special” onto the national stage. Self-released on August 11, Anthony’s “Rich Men” is a country-folk tune about a man who sells his soul “workin’ all day,” while struggling under the weight of inflation, high taxes and so-called elitism, sparking complaints from liberal critics. Photo by Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Enjoy Russian jazz at Moscow Int'l Jazz Festival

STORY: Enjoy Russian jazz at Moscow Int'l Jazz Festival DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Moscow International Jazz Festival 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): IGOR BUTMAN, Artistic Director of Moscow International Jazz Festival 3. various of Moscow International Jazz Festival STORYLINE: Over 1,000 artists from Russia and abroad have participated in the ongoing Moscow International Jazz Festival in the capital of Russia. An artist told Xinhua that the history of jazz in Russia has lasted for more than 100 years. Russian jazz is rooted in Russian folk music. SOUNDBITE (Russian): IGOR BUTMAN, Artistic Director of Moscow International Jazz Festival "A lot of jazz music was created precisely based on the theme of Russian folk songs or songs of the peoples of the Soviet Union. This began to develop, and in the 1970s, jazz finally received the status of professional groups, when many bands emerged." The 2nd Moscow International Jazz Festival is hosted by

Cambodia celebrates 100-day countdown towards 32nd SEA Games

STORY: Cambodia celebrates 100-day countdown towards 32nd SEA Games DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:52 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the stadium 2. various of Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Tea Banh delivering a speech 3. various of the celebration STORYLINE: Cambodia on Wednesday celebrated the 100-day countdown to the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, with a fireworks display, a drumbeat, martial arts performance, songs and dance. Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Tea Banh, who is also the chairman of the Cambodia SEA Games Organizing Committee (CAMSOC), said the countdown affirmed the kingdom's readiness to welcome all athletes, sports officials, and visitors to the 32nd SEA Games. "With just 100 days to go, Cambodia will mark its sports legacy and fulfill its dream by hosting the SEA Games for the first time in 64 years," he said at the event held at the Morodok Techo National Stadium on the capital's northern suburb. At the event,

Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Singer Takuro Yoshida (L) and members of the folk-singer group Kaguyahime perform an open-air concert in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 23 in front of some 35,000 people. The singers restaged a legendary 1975 show, in which they performed some 100 songs in 12 hours in front of an audience of more than 50,000.

Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Some 35,000 people gathered for an open-air concert in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 23 to restage a legendary 1975 show, in which popular singer Takuro Yoshida and folk-singer trio Kaguyahime performed some 100 songs in 12 hours in front of an audience of more than 50,000.

Chicago Field Museum hosts Chinese Culture Day

STORY: Chicago Field Museum hosts Chinese Culture Day DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of speakers at the event 2. various of performances including Chinese folk dance, Chinese folk music, Chinese tea art show, Chinese Kung Fu, Chinese pop songs 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MIRIAM, Student 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALDEN, Student 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SHUB, Student 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): REYES, Student 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ADAM, Student 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): REYES, Student STORYLINE: Nearly 100 American students recently gathered in the Field Museum in downtown Chicago, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, to have a taste of Chinese food and an in-person experience of Chinese culture. They were in the museum Friday for a Chinese Cultural Day event, in which Chinese students from various universities presented Chinese folk dance or traditional Chinese music. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MIRIAM, Student "I like t

People gather at Strawberry Fields to mourn John Lennon

People gather at Strawberry Fields to mourn John Lennon

People gather at the Strawberry Fields in New York's Central Park on Dec. 8, 2015, the 35th anniversary of the homicidal shooting of a Beatles member John Lennon. More than 100 mourned Lennon by singing his songs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Singer Takuro Yoshida (L) and members of the folk-singer group Kaguyahime perform an open-air concert in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 23 in front of some 35,000 people. The singers restaged a legendary 1975 show, in which they performed some 100 songs in 12 hours in front of an audience of more than 50,000. (Kyodo)

Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Some 35,000 people gathered for an open-air concert in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 23 to restage a legendary 1975 show, in which popular singer Takuro Yoshida and folk-singer trio Kaguyahime performed some 100 songs in 12 hours in front of an audience of more than 50,000. (Kyodo)