The subject ofrock 'n' rollhas been controversial and a source of conflictbetweenparentsandchildren ever since it first appeared on the scene in the mid 1950's.
U.N.aid agencies describe a chaotic scene of misery and desperation.
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Stevenson gallery, which also has a branch in Johannesburg, exhibits an international collection of contemporary paintings, sculptures, ceramics and mixed media that reflects the current creative scenen South Africa as well as Africa and its diaspora.
At a U.N. compound next door to the scene of the attack, anxious U.N. employees hunkered down indoors after shrapnel from the initial blast sprinkled the gardens.
He also does something other more mainstream shows of the genre do not - champions new bands and artistes on the current Rock'n'Roll scene, giving them air-time rarely available elsewhere.