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A four-CD Joni Mitchell box set titled “Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced” will be released on November 24.

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Amnesty International has released a six-DVD box set of material from its Human Rights concerts of 1986-1998, featuring performances by artists such as Bruce Springsteen, U2, Lou Reed, Sting, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, and many more.

The set features nearly 17 hours of content, comprising over 12 hours of footage from four concerts, and close to five hours of bonus content.

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The Luminato Festival honoured Joni Mitchell this week with a 90-minute on-stage interview with the veteran folk singer and a tribute concert that celebrated her upcoming 70th Birthday.

The tribute show, “Joni: A Portrait in Song – A Birthday Happening Live,” took place at Massey Hall in Toronto on Tuesday night. There were performances from Herbie Hancock, Kathleen Edwards, Glen Hansard, Rufus Wainwright, Esperanza Spalding, Cold Specks, Liam Titcomb, and Lizz Wright. Mitchell was present to recite a new poem, “This Rain, This Rain,” with musical accompaniment by her long-time drummer and collaborator, singer-songwriter Brian Blade, and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. She also surprised the audience by singing “Furry Sings the Blues,” “Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow,” and joining the cast on a rendition of “Woodstock”.

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Taylor Swift is on the shortlist to portray Joni Mitchell in an adaptation of Sheila Weller’s “Girls Like Us,” which chronicles the careers of Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon. Alison Pill has auditioned to play the part of King, according to Variety.

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Happy Canada Day to all our Canadian readers. We hope you have a relaxing and fun day.

To celebrate Canada Day, here’s some tracks from five of Canada’s successful musical exports.

Joni Mitchell – “Big Yellow Taxi”

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