August 2011
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Damon’s going to make a solo album! Exciting news everyone!
DAMON Albarn’s done a lot in his 20-year career in music but he’s still missing one thing from his lengthy CV – a proper solo recording (The Sun)Now the Blur and Gorillaz man has pledged to follow fellow Britpop hero Noel Gallagher and spend most of next year recording an album of his own.
But Damon has three albums...
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The musician and cheese maker talks about his family Interview by Nick McGrath
The Guardian, Saturday 6 August 2011
My uncle was a jazz pianist and my granny’s sisters were on the stage. My grandma was part of a glamorous dance troupe called the Dolly Sisters, so music was in my blood. My dad taught me how to play the piano, but that was the only musical training I had....
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A collective of producers lead by Damon Albarn will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to produce a new album for Oxfam.
Travelling with Damon to Congo are T-E-E-D (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs), Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russell, Actress, Marc Antoine, Jo Gunton and Kwes. They hope to make an album in 7 days.
Wracked by years of conflict, the DRC is home...
