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Music News for Today
Daniel Gatti conducts La Scala premiere
(AP)
 AP - Conductor Daniele Gatti grew up in Milan soaking up world-class musical performances from La Scala's uppermost balconies. So conducting Verdi's "Don Carlo" for the gala season premiere Sunday night at his hometown opera house is nothing less than a dream.
Civil rights beacon Odetta dead at 77
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Odetta, the deep-voiced folk singer whose ballads and songs became for many a soundtrack to the American civil rights movement, has died at age 77, her manager said on Wednesday.
Akon looks for fresh start on new CD
(AP)
 AP - Akon's explosive rise to the top of the music charts was fueled by feel-good songs and naughty grooves — but his criminal past was always an underlying part of his success. His breakthrough album was titled "Konvicted," his music company is called Konvict, and the clank of prison bars are often heard in his music.
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