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1. 31. Worldport set to dock at Lowry

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 16 July 2003 FROM Nitin Sawhney to Dennis Rollins to Jalikunda Cissokho, the stars of world music are flocking to The Lowry for this month’s Worldport Festival.

2. 32. A change of Image

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 22 January 2003 PUBLIC Image Ltd musician Jah Wobble gave up drink and drugs in the mid-eighties, so it was in a tea house at a world music festival in Finland that he met Zi-Lan, a Chinese-born harpist who became his wife.

3. 33. Malmaison: Ecoutez Et Repetez Deux (Malmaison) & The Very Best Of Cold Feet (Universal)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 March 2003 TWO compilations linked only by their Manchester-ness. The Malmaison disc attempts to encapsulate the hotel's vibe on a disc. That means 'modern chill' and a nod towards the more cosmopolitan end of world music.

4. 34. Ashcroft is the man with the power

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 06 February 2006 IN these cynical times, rock stars no longer tend to believe that a song can change the world. But when Richard Ashcroft talks zealously about his craft and wields a new song with the grand title Music Is Power, you suspect he may think otherwise.

5. 35. Starsailor - Silence Is Easy (EMI)

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 September 2003 TWO years is a long time in the world of music, just ask Starsailor’s principle songwriter James Walsh.

6. 36. NME New Music Tour @ Club Academy

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 25 May 2007 CLUB Academy is a room that makes me feel nervous; there is a man from the NME writing a ‘cool’ review and there are girls in summer dresses talking about gigs and guys in tight jeans with silly hair talking about this electronica remix they heard at some festival in Spain.

7. 37. Hot Hot Heat @ Academy 2

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 November 2003 COULD an Arsene Wenger-like shift in power finally be taking place in the world of music? As amongst the usual throng of student types who fought the swirling wind and rain to take their show positions was a noticeable peppering of young teenage girls.<BR>

8. 38. Returning to his Roots

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 22 November 2005 FOR five nights earlier this month, the eyes of the music world were firmly fixed on Manchester. For the first musicians behind cartoon band The Gorillaz were unveiled. And for Roots Manuva the mini-tour was akin to an epiphany. He plays here tonight.

9. 39. ITC: The big success stories

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 30 September 2007 OK today they may bestride the music world, but countless acts took their first steps to glory at ITC. Sarah Walters does the name check.

10. 40. Morrissey wins 'inspirational' award

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 18 June 2004 MANCHESTER singer Morrissey has received an award in London for being an inspiration to the music world.

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