[Slowhand Update] Global Warming - The NY Philharmonic in North Korea
Tue Feb 26, 2008 at 10:05:16 AM PDT
This will be a very brief diary with YouTube links commemorating a very hopeful event that took place today -- the New York Philharmonic's performance in Pyongyang, North Korea.
I encourage everyone to take a moment and observe the power of performance art in the service of our common humanity.
Dvořák's New World Symphony
Arirang, the traditional Korean folk song
[With special thanks to YouTube user Sangdoo2...]
UPDATE: Commenter Eloise points out that Slowhand is next on the bill...
Clapton asked to play in N Korea - Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 16:48 GMT
Rock icon Eric Clapton has been invited to play a concert in the North Korean capital Pyongyang, an official at the country's UK embassy has confirmed. If he accepts, the 62-year-old will become the first Western rock star to perform in the Communist country.
According to newspaper reports Clapton has agreed in principle to the concert, suggesting it takes place in 2009.
News of the invitation follows the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's landmark concert in the North Korean capital.
