Saturday, March 31, 2007

184 hours of concert!

Longest concert record set in Japan (AP)

Japanese piano teacher Kuniko Teramura, right, accompanied by her daughter, Nao, smiles after breaking the world record for a nonstop concert by one hour after a band of musicians including Teramura, reached 182 hours performing the concert at Toriimoto Station of Omi Railway Corp. in Hikone, central Japan, 10 a.m., Saturday, March 31, 2007. An official of London-based Guinness Book of Records who was present at the concert that began at 8 p.m., Friday, March 23, approved the new record. The previous longest concert was 181 hours set in Canada in 2001. The Japanese reads: 'Reached 182 hours.' (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - Japanese musicians overcame fatigue and a major earthquake to set the record for the world's longest concert on Saturday, playing 184 hours non-stop in a program that ranged from The Beatles' classics to Japanese traditional harp music.


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