Pablo Ganguli: Visitors in Russia |
| Published: July 21, 2008, 3:38 pm |
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It is that time of the year again when I find myself programming our annual festival of arts, media, literature, film and music in Russia. This year, we have chosen Moscow for the celebration. Saint Petersburg was our magical playground in 2007. And I still cherish that very first Russian experience. What do you do when you invite a musician from a true English rock band to give a talk in a foreign country as opposed to perform his music? After his intense Colombian trip, Alex James arrived in St Petersburg late October to represent Britain and talk about his inspirations when growing up. The record producer William Orbit was meant to join James in conversation but unforunately a few days before the event, he had to cancel the trip but James still came on his own. The last time he was in Russia, he had come with other members of Blur to perform in Moscow for thousands of wild Russian teenagers. Quite a contrast to this visit. We were not entirely certain how to commence the talk. Our [ Full article ] |
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