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The Lion Sleeps Tonight: one song’s journey from 1930s South Africa to Disney money-spinner

Mbube – the vocal harmony song that ended up on The Lion King soundtrack – made its writer $2. But beyond the exploitation and legal battles lies a more inspiring story

The Guardian - UK

The Ballad of Sherman Wu

In 1956, a Northwestern freshman made national news after his fellow pledges balked at having a Chinese frat brother.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pussy Riot wins Woody Guthrie prize for challenging oppression

New York (AFP) - The Russian music and performance collective Pussy Riot will receive this year's Woody Guthrie prize honoring art for social change, award organizers announced Thursday.

AFP

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Plastic can take hundreds of years to break down – and we keep making more

Americans throw away an estimated 2.5m plastic water bottles an hour. We need international cooperation to protect our planet and our health

The Guardian - US

Pete Seeger gets own stamp; ceremony planned at Newport Folk

Pete Seeger is the latest American musician to appear on a U.S. postage stamp

The Independent UK

‘I said, Don, it’s time for you to reveal’: 50 years later, the truth behind American Pie

In an expansive new documentary, Don McLean talks about the much-discussed meaning of his enduring hit song

The Guardian - US

‘The past is immaterial’: Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, reunited after 56 years

At 75 and 80 years old, the much-loved musicians have finally re-formed to pay tribute to their folk-blues heroes. They explain how old records taught them how to play – and how to live

The Guardian - UK

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Staffer unions could force some lawmakers to walk the walk or face hypocrisy talk - Roll Call

“This is, for Dems on the Hill, a ‘what side are you on?’ moment,” said one strategist, alluding to a pro-union song popularized by Pete Seeger.

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