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Rock icon Eric Clapton has been invited to play a concert in the North Korean capital Pyongyang, an official at the country's UK embassy has confirmed.

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North Korea has been trying hard to counter issues often reported about the country: famine, malnourishment, lack of heat, isolation. As mentioned, the heat is blasting in places where the contingent following the New York Philharmonic congregates and in hotel rooms. Photographing has been unfettered. And food at the banquet on Monday night was abundant. The breakfast buffet on Tuesday, too, was vast. A colleague who came late reported a poignant moment: the waiters and waitresses were taking pictures of the food.

The Brassmen play "Minnie the Moocher" at Kingsborough Community College. Hosted by the Brooklyn United Project.