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1. 1. Christos: the new voice of Salford

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 October 2005 IF Jon Christos feels like Superman at the moment, it's not hard to see why. His debut album, Northern Light, is out now, with critics calling it a new wave of classical music. And even before it hit the shops, the rising star had already won a legion of celebrity fans.

2. 2. Flamenco genius Juan has world at fingertips

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 October 2005 IT was a little like the Beatles landing at JFK airport, New York, in 1964. Juan Martin arrived at Shiraz airport, in Iran, to find 3,000 people waiting to meet him. He plays the city tonight.

3. 3. Africa Weekend @ Bridgewater Hall

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 October 2005 THE spirit of Africa pervaded the Bridgewater Hall, as masks and textiles decorated the interior, and the BBC Philharmonic's Africa Weekend brought music, dance, poetry, art and schoolkids together.

4. 4. Oasis score double at the Q Awards

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 10 October 2005 TEN years after being at the fore of Cool Britannia, Oasis were the big winners at the Q Awards. <EM>You can also take a look at our picture gallery of the event.</EM>

5. 5. Great Briton

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 October 2005 TAKING place just over a week after the In The City music convention, the timing of Festival Of Briton is entirely deliberate and apposite. It's on until Saturday.<BR>

6. 6. Katherine is living a dream

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 October 2005 TWO years ago, the only people who called out Katherine Jenkins' name were her music pupils. She plays the city on December 1.

7. 7. Sir Cliff who?

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 October 2005 IN this country he's a living legend. But when Sir Cliff Richard takes to the red carpet at a glitzy US music awards bash next month, he tells me he's going to be feeling a little less certain of his star pull.

8. 8. Jon Anderson @ Bridgewater Hall

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 12 October 2005 BEING at a Jon Anderson gig is like spending two hours in a hippy shop which plays sleep-inducing pan pipe tunes. Or listening to rhythmic, chanting whale music at the end of a yoga session.

9. 9. Sizzla - Ain’t Gonna See Us Fall (VP Records)

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 October 2005 THE problem with Sizzla is that despite being reportedly banned from playing in the UK for his controversial views on killing homosexuals, his music sounds like a soundtrack to Playschool.

10. 10. Kaiser, Cribs and Maximo set for city

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 13 October 2005 THE Rock 'n' Roll Riot Tour featuring Kaiser Chiefs, Maximo Park and The Cribs arrives at the Apollo this weekend for two sell-out shows.

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