Skip to main content

tv   Arts and Culture  Deutsche Welle  August 3, 2019 4:02am-4:15am CEST

4:02 am
welcome to the news from the world of awe and culture and we'll be head banging to a bangladeshi metal band shortly really also coming up. a go because paradise is like being in an impressionist painting by monet because it seems. and the greek island of cole food which has much more to offer than just sandy beaches there's thousands of years of history to discover as well. as a small village with approximately 2000 inhabitants rise up in the north of germany about an hour from hamburg but every year it plays host to what is considered the biggest heavy metal festival in the world and the population right now has expanded
4:03 am
by about 75000. the festival is sold out as always and over 200 bands are playing there this year and they're all going on the way with the bras 5 of the local viken fire brigade who traditionally stop to see. no doubt they were the quietest band performing at the festival one of the major events every year is a metal battle for often coming unsigned bands he held beforehand in various parts of the world winning the hate for the indian sub continent was a bangladeshi metal band called train wreck. the heavy metal band a train wreck on stage and and. some.
4:04 am
train wreck on the 1st band from bangladesh to appear at the world famous festival in its 30 year history. of using how it was very difficult to look at what the world's due to the. 6 6 dream come true thank you everyone in bangladesh thank you. very proud of us it was so supportive. to go it was. going to say nothing about records this is the best. train wreck competing in the metal battle the festival's contest for international new comers for train wrecks 5 members is for 1st time in europe and here they are at what's called the holy ground for metal heads. if you want to
4:05 am
see metal in bangladesh your she always feels that one day i will go and visit this place as you say. like so that's where the same as it was there. was a little yeah. trainwreck competed to play at vulcan at legion hall trials held in february in bangalore bands from nepal india bangladesh and sri lanka based off to win the coveted opportunity train wreck were triumphant thank. you for going up all the pub on the roof above all who. had sucked. and they're up against $29.00 of the up and coming bands from all right with the world including indonesia south africa and azerbaijan who vying for a spot in the final top 5 the main prizes from i found us but simply getting to perform at the world's biggest heavy metal festival is
4:06 am
a prize in itself. is absolutely the olympics of have you not just taken part is everything all nations come together for this friendly contest we're not fighting against each other we're fighting for heavy metal. the band to make their final preparations before the show the metal scene in bangladesh is hardly famous but the boys have enough experience to justify some confidence just. like yeah. yeah. definitely but. they won't find out whether that strategy is successful in till saturday afternoon when the winners of the metal battle are announced.
4:07 am
train wreck and vibe going off facebook page the culture now from the deafening noise of heavy metal to the sublime piece of a beautiful gob where you're going to meet the man who says he has the best job in the world certainly in one of the most famous and beautiful gods because it was painted countless times by claude monet of course referring to the gods upon his house in japan in northern france where he famously painted the water lilies that indeed for the last 20 years of his life the garden was his exclusive subject. this is when john murray of his are feels most as if he were in a painting mornings just after 7 when only a few early risers among the water lilies have opened to the new day most remain in slumber. carefully fishes
4:08 am
stray leaves out g. and twigs out of the water anything that could tarnish the tranquil beauty of the water lily pond. it's a privilege to be here on my own when daybreak awakens the garden makes me happy every morning going to be about. 31 years ago sean murphy of these are started working here during the summers today he's the head gardener and she danny there claude money painted his famous water lilies. bongo the new the foreigner it's like the holy grail you couldn't find a better place from the moment i knew i could stay for good i've never wanted to leave. with back to you. couldn't get enough of it either he continued to paint his garden until late in life even after losing most of his sight not cool not. monet 1st saw the flowers an $889.00. in at the paris world fair as well as
4:09 am
the eiffel tower visitors also caught their 1st glimpse of what are the least in colorful towns up until then europeans had only known the white variety. but the tour mali acts nursery managed to cross the common white water lily with exotic varieties from that time on you saw them in pink red blue and so on when monet saw them at the fair he was fascinated it inspired him to cultivate his garden he plays. it's now late morning and the sun has awakened all the water lilies tourists are crowding around to get the obligatory snapshots. near the pond is the sea of color that is money's 1st garden an ornamental one the
4:10 am
painter gave his gardeners precise instructions about what should bloom where he sat isn't quite so strict but he does try to keep money spirit alive relate to shellfish on the flower beds are planted in such a way that they complement each other visually similar to how a painter mixes his colors in a palette before he starts his work before but it will feel. as john murray of his own ever thought of setting up his own easel here. he says it's a nice thought but he'd never find the time and anyway he's fully content looking after clock money's gardening legacy. just look stunning we've been island hopping all week and today we're off to call food just off greece's north west coast it is said to have a record number of 120 beaches but that's not where we are headed it also has a long and varied history going back thousands of years so we're going to take
4:11 am
a look at some of the sites to see the round coal through town itself. khufu is the 7th largest of the greek islands the royal cafe in can only sit south of the capital corfu town it affords a fabulous view of pondok onesie the uninhabited mouse island a landmark of corfu and of the rocky hana the monastery island this is the right spot for plane spotters to it boasts an excellent view of the airport runways. the nobility of long ago also discovered coffee's charms austrian empress elizabeth popularly known as c.c. had a summer palace built here in the 19th century. you have obviously sab elizabeth named her powers a killing on after a killing is her favorite hero from the trojan war you get to see to her he embodies the strength and beauty of ancient greece that's why we find statues of the dying and the victorious achilles here in her garden and he had been
4:12 am
a few quotes c.c. was a big fan of greek mythology on a killian's terrace are the 9 muses. inside there's a mural depicting a killers dragging the vanquished hector under his chariot. the empress was exacting in more than just art. also not what are there are a few stories about her dining and drinking habits she likes of course who's red and white wines very much but she had most of her food brought in from abroad it was an approach that a cool one of us a lackey shows to miss the nicest parts of her city but the s.p.l. out here on the spin out of an owners the largest square in the back and under venetian occupation it was used as a parade ground that went up well you know today it's a pleasant party with a cricket field with a sport we adopted during the english occupation where is enjoyed by both tourists and residents he says don't get on. from here there's
4:13 am
a good view of the palace of the michael. and since it was built during the english occupation in the early 19th century many of the venetian era for trysts. cool things old town is a mix of french british and venetian architecture and the unites go world heritage site. candlelit dinner in cool foods aptly named town restaurant the menu features traditional i meant dishes the most famous of which is the frito a stew of beef or veal. at other settings to get everyone who comes to cork who must try to sofrito it's fantastic it's our traditional dish and it simply tastes wonderful when he gets to go. talk to woods it's time to explore coffee towns a vibrant nightlife. and don't
4:14 am
forget all those beaches as well incidentally there are over 6000 different species of plants and flowers all cold so more on the websites of coleslaw d.w. dot com slash culture also about the vacuum festival as well as monet i leave you with sights and sounds from the back of the world's biggest heavy metal festival held in old in germany.
4:15 am
women's world cup the america gold cup and the cup of nations was this season. as. such event is right around the corner the german bundesliga is heating up and as always we are there to keep you up to date with the latest on. the misleaders so starting august 16th. letter we were. 80 percent of americans at some point and i will experience hardship listening.

35 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on