Two years ago he published his last studio album, Keep it simple (Keep it simple) and that is precisely what Northern Ireland has made since then, It has reduced considerably the number of live performances.
Versatile musician with mastery of the guitar, harmonica, piano and saxophone, and songwriter as versioned as Gloria , George Ivan Morrison entered the Hall of Fame Rock in 1993 and is still considered one of the most influential artists in contemporary music.
only child of parents who love music-it, an electrician, avid record collector, she works in a factory and amateur singer, "Morrison has acknowledged that the albums of jazz, country and blues that were in his house awakened interest music, which he could not leave when at age 12 gave him his first guitar.
still went to school when he formed his first band, The Sputniks, with 16 years playing in bars in Belfast with The Monarchs, recorded his first LP in 1964 and a year later emigrated to the U.S. to act opening for the iconic The Doors.
After the success with Gloria in 1964, subject recorded as leader of the band Them "and subsequently be versioned by artists like Patti Smith or AC / DC, Van Morrison experienced one of the most creative periods of his career.
Them and the dissolution of his marriage to actress Janet Planet, who had her first child, urged him to settle in the country considered the cradle of the country.
Part of the years in the U.S. were spent in the town of Woodstock, where contact with the hippie culture influence in what is considered his best work, Moondance (1970), an album steeped in the love of nature and joie de vivre. I would
Van Morrison His Band and the Street Choir , Tupelo Honey , It's too late to stop now , which was his first live album, and A Period of Transition , which took him on tour throughout the U.S.. Van Morrison
finally returned to the UK in 1977. That was when he joined the Church of Scientology and began to carve out his reputation for surly, tyrant with his musicians and averse to any kind of interviews and promotional work.
excellent full run-ins with the public for incidents involving mobile phone use during performances where the artist, who fought a long battle with alcoholism when he was young, has banned the consumption of alcohol to "not be distracted" when someone goes to order a drink.
late last year announced a hacker through Web Page Morrison had gone back to being a father at age 64, denied news that the musician continues to confirm that married Michelle Morrison, who has two children.
Now, in the domain www.vanmorrison.com only read a short message that Internet users are informed that this page is the only one giving official information of the artist.
The 24th of October at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Morrison will return to practice before the British public in a year that has hardly been seen on stage in the UK.
music equipment giant, carnival groups with over 300 members and a million visitors each year make this carnival the most crowded in Europe.
London ahead of the official date marking the end of summer to celebrate the summer season just drawing the tail of the sun that allowed the city to enjoy the outdoors and look kind without too many clothes.
Sequins, feathers and glitter are the basic materials for making the designs, which sometimes is used all year and they look the audience during the two days of the carnival.
Established in 1964 by Afro-Caribbean immigrants living in London in response to a wave of racist incidents that rocked the city at that time, the protest parade has become one of the great attractions of the famous Notting Hill close to Portobello Road market.
With opening day on Sunday, dedicated to children, this masquerade alive today, last Monday in August, a holiday in England, his big day with almost 10 hours non-stop parade.
carnival Arawak group, the most crowded with more than 300 participants, is one of the stars of the day and celebrates its tenth Carnival under the theme "10 ways" to have fun jumping and ultimately "to enjoy the carnival."
Trucks with large speakers, cars to carry drums or even more simply, whistles, create a festive atmosphere to the beat of calypso, soca (fusion of soul and calypso), reggae and samba, which race do not matter , age and climate, just having fun.
To recover energy, makeshift food stalls Caribbean, Chinese, Italian and traditional fish and chips British dot the route of the carnival groups and exemplify the cultural diversity of London.
security issues are clouding the carnival in recent years: in 2009 alone more than 200 people were arrested for disorderly conduct and possession of drugs and, just before the big day this year, and had made hundreds of arrests for possession of weapons.
To anticipate any security problems, the city has invested 6 million pounds (7.2 million euros) this year.
The residents of this affluent suburb west of London agree with unequal attitude temporary invasion involves the arrival in the area of \u200b\u200bthousands of people during the weekend, but end up becoming an essential part of the atmosphere of this day. Some
Sugar, chocolate biscuits and have replaced the traditional oil paintings, canvas and plaster and building materials art under the "Mad Artists Tea Party" (The Tea Party crazy artists) that has resulted in "Cake Britain", the first art exhibit completely edible.
The concept of "Mad Artists Tea Party" has inspired this exhibition of edible art. Cake Britain.
In a nod to the most famous tea party in the history of literature, a small sculpture with Alicia the Land of Wonders starring chairs the exhibition at "The Future Gallery, London.
On the wall, the head of a reindeer cookie with chips chocolate gives a twist to traditional decoration.
This festival could not miss the sweet pastry production par excellence: a wedding cake with several floors and more than five feet in height in which, to fit in with the rest of originality edible sculptures, amazing clock Cuckoo protruding from one of the floors.
And so that visitors do not forget that not everything need have tasty sweet looking, tiny hamburgers with fries and sugar cake made out among the series of creations inspired desserts. David A.
Smith, considered by the British press one of the "most promising young artists," Prudence Staite, an expert in creating anything imaginable from food and Jellymonger-Bompas & Parr, designing spectacular culinary productions, sometimes architectural scale, are some of the artists present in this exhibition for charity.
Although admission is free, visitors can make donations that will be aimed at several British charities for purposes such as supporting children with terminal illnesses or fair trade.
