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The turbo polka ska metal band Russkaja announced their breakup last Friday, citing Russia’s “raging war” once morest Ukraine as the reason. On Wikipedia it says logically already: “Russkaja was a band from Vienna that was founded in 2005.”

Plain black

But the late-night talk show “Welcome Austria” is still the TV home of the formation around singer Georgij Makazaria, as was already assured on the day of the dissolution. On Tuesday evening, the first “Welcome Austria” edition ran with the show band in a new guise. And this robe is made in plain black, without any hints of Russian folklore.

“What is the end of the world for the caterpillar is the day of birth for the butterfly,” said Makazaria in his traditionally loud greeting at the beginning of the show. He greeted the moderators, Dirk Stermann and Christoph Grissemann, “in endless freshness”.

Stermann introduced the seven musicians as “the former band Russkaja”. After 18 years, Makazaria declared his “heart project over,” Stermann explained to the audience. The reason was the “terrible Russian war once morest Ukraine”, the band no longer wanted to do “funny Russian folk music”, it “didn’t feel right anymore”.

But Stermann confirmed: “The band will stay with us as a show band!”

This triggered violent acclamations from the studio audience.

“No question,” said colleague Grissemann. And with familiar freshness he described the band as “Austria’s best musicians”.

How to proceed now?

Vocalist Makazaria said, “We already have some fun ideas…”

Grissemann wouldn’t be Grissemann if he hadn’t said: “You also have to get rid of the Russian accent.”

For Stermann it already sounded “Styrian”.

Grissemann ended the sad part and once once more touted the band as: “The Band formerly known as Russkaja!”

No new name yet

The studio band has not yet found a new name, it was out before the show ORF to experience. And: “The band may have decided on a name by the next show – that’s still open.”

For the time being, the band would continue to play in its entirety on “Welcome Austria”, it is said.

The confirmed that the musical style and the song material used in the show would change ORF. But the form in which this happens is currently also “still open”.

“Bitter Aftertaste”

What was “funny satire in music” before the start of the war on February 24, 2022 is now only “tragic with a very bitter followingtaste,” the band wrote on Facebook last week. They no longer want to represent something “that in times like these is exclusively associated with war, death, crime and bloodshed.”

The band’s eighth and last studio album was released last Friday: “Turbo Polka Party”. The cover still bears the band name Russkaja.

Dubai (WAM)

The Khawla Art Gallery in the Dubai Design District hosts the art exhibition “Impressions of Heritage” by the Lebanese artist Hibet Balaa Bawab, professor of plastic art at the Lebanese American University, during which 17 collage paintings and oil colors that represent reflections and inspiration from the artist’s visits to the country are displayed. The exhibition will continue until February 24.

Enhancing civilized communication
Her Highness Sheikha Khawla bint Ahmed Khalifa Al Suwaidi, wife of His Highness Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser, President of Khawla for Art and Culture, said: “Hosting this event comes within the framework of our keenness to organize and host a large number of cultural and creative activities and initiatives as part of Our responsibility is to promote the cultural movement in the country, especially as the event sheds light on the national heritage that Khawla for Art and Culture is keen to contribute to reviving and preserving, because it represents a source of inspiration for generations to create and innovate, and shows the creations produced by the people of the Emirates ».
Her Highness thanked the artist Hibet Balaa Bawab for her distinguished creative work, which reflects her great cultural and artistic balance, and highlights the most important message of art and culture in promoting civilized communication, harmony and love between peoples, stressing the commitment of “Khawla for Art and Culture” to dedicate all her efforts to support artists and creators at the level The country, the Arab world and the world, and give them the opportunity to highlight their creativity on the land of the Emirates, the land of culture, creativity and creators.
For her part, Rayan Hakki, director of the Khawla Art Gallery, said that the exhibition includes distinguished paintings that the artist was inspired by from nature and the daily events in which she was present and experienced, and her impressions of the Emirates in terms of heritage, desert and palm trees, inviting the public who tastes art to visit the exhibition and see these Masterpieces, especially for school students, to learn more regarding drawing tools in collage art in particular.

Local and heritage landscapes
For her part, the Lebanese artist Hibet Balaa Bawab said: The exhibition includes oil paintings and other mix media collages, pointing out that she makes the paper used in her paintings herself from different materials instead of taking scraps from the surrounding environment, and then determines the techniques and materials used in the painting, whether It was in acrylic or ink, calligraphy, etching or silkscreen printing.
She explained that her artwork monitors the daily scenes of the city and the local and heritage landscapes, and reflects nostalgia for the past, which are reflections of issues facing her in daily life, and the different cultures around her combined in the UAE, which affected her conscience and applied it in her paintings, directing her thanks and appreciation for the support she received. From “Khawla for Art and Culture” to hold the exhibition, expressing her pride in her presence in the “Khawla Art Gallery”, hoping that this exhibition will be the beginning of other exhibitions, in cooperation with this distinguished institution.

Despite her rejection of the idea in the past, private information confirmed to the art site that the Egyptian artist Ruby is studying the possibility of reviving an artistic concert in Lebanon in return for a large sum of money.

The information said that the negotiations reached a happy conclusion following the producer agreed on the price Ruby demanded.

It is noteworthy that Ruby released the song for her new movie, “Group Al Mamiz”, which was titled “My Life”, through her own channel on “YouTube”.

The song “Hayati” by Ruby, written by Mostafa Hassan, composed by Mohamed Hamza, and arranged by Touma.

It is noteworthy that the movie “Group Al Mamiz” is starring Ruby, Yousra El Lawzy, Mahmoud Hafez, Mohamed Tharwat, Darine Haddad and Hazem Ehab, written by Ihab Blebel and Ghada Abdel Aal.

In a couple relationship, only those involved have the right to an opinion, but when it comes to a romance as controversial as that of Shakira and Gerard Pique, meeting this requirement becomes almost impossible. Between the appearance of Clara Chía and the custody of Sasha y Milan awarded to the Colombian, everyone has given their opinions on this break and everything that has involved.

Although there are those who are once morest the attack on Clara Chiadespite allegedly being the reason for the separation of Pique y Shakira, there are other people who point out the young woman’s mistakes. she so she did Adamari Lopez, who during the program that he leads sided with the interpreter of “Monotonía”. We tell you what she said.

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Adamari López launches herself once morest Clara Chía and defends Shakira; this said

During the broadcast of Hoy Día, Adamari Lopez and her companions commented on the case of Shakira y Gerard Piqué in which the other drivers indicated that most of the responsibility fell on the former player for having been allegedly unfaithful, while Adamari also blamed Clara Chia for having intruded.

“It might have been expected or not to have agreed to go out with him,” said the famous woman, adding that Clara Chia she agreed to date a man who was “12 years old with a woman.”

This is what Adamari López said the first time he talked regarding the breakup between Piqué and Shakira

When Shakira released his song with Shaving was the topic of worldwide conversation Adamari Lopez sent a message of support to the Colombian. “Many people say that she is on fire, but she says it herself, she is billing, what does it matter what others think,” she stated.

Adamari Lopez has shown its support for Shakira and assured that she “also invoices”, referring to their separation.