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1. 1. Worldport prepares to say bon voyage

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 June 2004 THOSE who enjoyed the exquisite talent of world music troubadours Courtney Pine, Dennis Rollins and the Brecker Brothers at last year's festival are in for a real treat as Worldport comes to a close this weekend.

2. 2. Bebel Gilberto - Aganju (Atlantic)

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 17 November 2004 THE new Queen of Brazilian music won a Mobo as Best World Music Act and she's the daughter of Joao Gilberto - the man who created Bossa Nova - so the pressure was always on to deliver.

3. 3. Move Day 4: James Maker with Noko 440 interview

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 08 July 2004 IT is no wonder that in a recent poll listing the most powerful people in the world of music, probably Manchester's most famous industry figure, Morrissey came in at number 77. The New York Dolls were not the only act making a comeback at the quiffed one's prompting though, as former Smiths' cohort and Raymonde singer, James Maker, has also been tempted to return. You can also listen to a clip from the interview.

4. 4. Snow Patrol - How To Be Dead (Polydor)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 October 2004 A KILLER pay-off line seals the surprise display of genius that Snow Patrol has brought to the world of music in the last 12 months.

5. 5. Franz Ferdinand's art attack

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 22 October 2004 FRANZ Ferdinand, who - and how arty is this? - take their name from the archduke whose assassination in Sarajevo precipitated the First World War, play the 'nice, neat-looking boys' card. For them, you feel, the look is as important as the music.

6. 6. Iain Archer - Flood the Tanks (Bright Star)

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 19 May 2004 Not, as you might think, a tribute album to the great lamented Scottish football journalist, but instead the first album from the latest entrant to the celtic new world order of music.

7. 7. Halle / Swensen / Lewis @ Bridgewater Hall

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 05 March 2004 LAST night's concert was an illuminating one - mainly because it gave us a chance to hear Aaron Copland's third symphony, written in that fascinating period following the Second World War, when classical music briefly resumed its 19th century role of expressing uplift and collective aspiration.

8. 8. 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.

9. 9. Fancy a Danish?

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 26 February 2004 In the music world, a Scandinavian band hitting the big time in blighty is comparable to a British group finally cracking the States.&  One of the latest to attempt this feat are Danish rockers, Kashmir.

10. 10. Top pop names aid Darfur refugees

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 December 2004 TOP names from the music world, including Manchester's own Mick Hucknall, united last night to help the people of Sudan.

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