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Kalistani News in Brief: Kaliburg congratulates Rildanor and Trigunia
Coffee purchases from Gaduridos to increase; Addisjah scores its second Number 1
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
February 8th, 5679


Addisjah, seen here in Sulari in January, hits Number 1 again for its single "Dreaming is Free"

Kaliburg congratulates Rildanor and Trigunia
Their Imperial Majesties' Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Henry Greene, spoke with reporters where he congratulated the Government of Rildanor for resolving their territorial disputes with Meriath. "The historic referendum, accord and reforms we are seeing in Rildanor are very positive, and allows us a measure of optimism in rebuilding our relations with that nation." Greene said that the Foreign Ministry is preparing to extend recognition to Rildanor in light of its improvement in relations with Meriath following the democratic resolution of the tensions that led to the separation of Meriath from the Mainland. "This is a positive development for all of Seleya," Greene said.

He also issued comment on the release of the Egelion Queen from unlawful detention in Trigunia. "We also want to congratulate the Government in Trigunia for doing the bare minimum in the realm of correct relations between two sovereign nations. They will say that their acquittal of the Queen on the most serious charges they had fabricated against her had nothing to do with the diplomatic pressure applied by Egelion and Kalistan: the timing of the decision was pretty telling. We cannot however take credit for any of that, because there is no evidence that Trigunia even acknowledges the existence of the Empire of Ananto and Kalistan, so this victory goes to Egelion alone, as do all the negative things their Government said about the influence of foreign governments. That's not our concern: We are more concerned to encourage that Government, which has made a single solitary good decision in a long string of very completely incoherent decisions going back decades. We want to say, 'Good Work on stopping doing something you never should have done in the first place. Permitting the Queen to return home to her family would be an excellent next step.' Let's see if they will take it. Somehow I doubt they will."

The Foreign Minister said Kalistan remains committed to supporting Egelion in whatever steps it wants to take in addressing its grievances against the Government in Trigunia.

Coffee purchases from Gaduridos to increase
Their Imperial Majesties' Minister for Trade Melanie Boone announced that the Empire has increased purchases of Gaduri Coffee by another 15%, and other Gaduri production by 10%. "It's not really imports so to speak," said Ms. Boone, "as Gaduridos and Kalistan have integrated economies due to our relationship in the Anantonese Empire. But this is complementary production that Gaduridos produces that Kalistan does not compete with. Gaduri coffee is in high demand in Kalistan, and since Her Excellency, the Viceroy of Gaduridos Anantonia Alvarez-Urquizo took over, we have been working very closely with her and with the Government of Gaduridos to support them through trade."

The trade deals with Gaduridos signal the start of a new round of imports which aim at bolstering several sectors of the Gaduri economy. "Kalistanis love foreign products especially: They treat them as luxuries. So Gaduridos offers this, but without any of the barriers that exist between the Empire and other nations in the region, which may have free trade agreements, but aren't as integrated into the Kalistani supply and demand chains as Gaduridos is. Our consumers stand to benefit from the products made in Gaduridos and their manufacturers and workers benefit from Kalistani consumer demands. We are also planning to increase purchases of fruits and produce, fish, textiles, sugar, steel and automobile parts by an additional 10 percent this year, which will be a major boon for Gaduri producers."

Addisjah scores its second Number 1
The second single from Addisjah's debut album Cocaine from ARC has gone to Number 1 on the Radio 1 Singles chart. "Dreaming is Free" is a synth drenched love song about falling in love when you have no money. "This single was one of the first songs we ever wrote and so it's closer to our roots than the first one [last December's Number 1 "Tonight"]," said lead singer Diana Randal. "It still utilizes synthesizers, but its less club oriented, and a bit closer to punk." The song indeed is a departure from the new wave of RF that seems to be sweeping Kalistan at the moment, in that there is no "4 on the floor" driving bass beat, nor is it really inspired by disco. "So the strategy is: get something out there that sounds like what's popular as a gate way to the record, which has our other music on it."

"I did buy the record based on 'Tonight'," said fan Kelly Zacharias. "That song was so addictive, but there is also a lot of really just good music on the record. So I can go to a club and hear 'Tonight', but I am more into alternative too, and RF is just what I listen to when I want to go out and dance, but when I'm listening to Addisjah in my own bedroom, I am also listening to songs like 'Dreaming is Free'. This band is pretty cool in that they can bring these styles together." The song itself was released in early January, and debuted at Number 14, but made the climb up the charts as people adjusted their expectations of the band and its sound to include what Zacharias described as "just really solid, really fun music."

The video for the song, which you can watch below, was recorded at a RF club, "City Lights" in Lolla. "We were obviously intoxicated when we made the video," said Randal. "Everyone there was. It was a lot of fun, let me tell you. We did the whole video in like three takes, and the crowd was really into it too. I don't remember a lot about that night, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out."

Check out Addisjah's second single from their ARC release Cocaine, called "Dreaming is Free" right here.

[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU3-lS_Gryk]

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