Mourners bid farewell to "Maestro"
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MODENA, Italy  - Thousands of mourners filed past the open coffin of Luciano Pavarotti in the cathedral of his Italian hometown on Friday, in an emotional farewell to the singer whose death prompted tributes from around the world.
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Thousands of Nigerians gathered  on Friday for the village funeral of Osita Osadebe, a legend of  highlife music which fuses West African and Western styles, who  sold millions of records during a career that spanned decades.
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Foreign dignitaries paid a last tribute to Yasser Arafat at a solemn funeral on Friday in Cairo, the city where the leader was born and fashioned as the founding father of Palestinian resistance.
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Musicians, broadcasters and hundreds of music fans gathered at an English church Friday for the funeral of John Peel, an influential DJ beloved by generations of British Broadcasting Corp. listeners.
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Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras lead tributes to opera star Luciano Pavarotti, who has died aged 71.
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Thousands of fans of South Africa's internationally acclaimed reggae star Lucky Dube paid their final respects at a funeral service Sunday and mourned his murder.
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Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Nancy  Wilson were among a star-studded group of performers who  gathered on Saturday for a musical farewell to jazz piano great  Oscar Peterson.
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A khaki-clad choir,  Hollywood stars and thousands of ordinary Australians bid  farewell to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin at a memorial  service at the famous TV naturalist's "Crocoseum" on Wednesday.
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Presidents and dignitaries from more than  50 countries say a last farewell on Friday to late Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat in Egypt, his second home and one of his  closest allies in years of struggle for a homeland.
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MODENA, Italy - Luciano Pavarotti received a final, tearful standing ovation after a recording of the great Italian tenor singing a duet of "Panis Angelicus" with his father was played during a somber funeral service yesterday in his hometown cathedral.
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Throngs of Luciano Pavarotti's admirers had a last chance to pay their respects to the big, booming tenor before an invitation-only funeral Saturday in his hometown's cathedral.
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American Opera said goodbye to its first lady on Saturday, exalting Sarah Caldwell in prayer and song in a tribute fit for a musical giant.
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Family and friends gather in their hundreds to say goodbye to five family members killed in a storm.
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Thousands of mourners file past the open coffin of tenor Luciano Pavarotti in his home town of Modena, Italy.
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Presidents and dignitaries from more than 50 countries say a last farewell on Friday to late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Egypt, his second home and one of his closest allies in years of struggle for a homeland.
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MANY mourned his death by crying, lighting candles, chanting their idol&#39;s name, or waving banners and small flags calling him President.
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Hundreds of people gathered Thursday night in Modena's main piazza to pay final respects to Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso.