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Prince a life in pictures | Culture

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Prince – a life in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The legendary performer, with a string of classic records to his name, has died aged 57. Here are images from the extraordinary life of the Minneapolis maestro Prince, American music superstar and pioneer, dies aged 57 Minneapolis mourns its Prince Thu 21 Apr 2016 19. Read More...

She told Martin Luther King: tell em about the dream! The eternal life of gospel singer Mah

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MusicFifty years after her death, friends and fans including Al Sharpton assess the legacy of a singer who took gospel mainstream and became ‘as big as Beyoncé’ In 2018, following a bruising divorce, the British singer Sarah Brown was “broke, financially, emotionally and spiritually – I had nothing to live for”. At her lowest ebb, she turned to a voice that had given her crucial guidance and succour when she was a child: Mahalia Jackson, the pre-eminent gospel star of the 20th century. Read More...

The lure of the Loire: where to stay, eat, drink and more

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France holidaysIt’s the valley that’s stoked the world’s romantic imagination – a land of chateaux, fine wines and spectacular scenery. From Nantes to Orléans, we select the highlights of the Loire Love wine? Here’s where to stay, eat and drink in the world’s most famous wine regions Originating in the rugged central Ardèche region of France and emptying into the Atlantic near the shipbuilding port of Saint Nazaire, the 1,000km-long Loire river is as French as the Mississippi is American. Read More...