Friday, October 03, 2008

Bolivian Aymara Rap

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NPR [soundfiles on NPR] Bolivia's Rap: Protest Songs And Windpipes By Juan Forero Day to Day, October 1, 2008 - Visitors to the harsh, c...

Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquino Reunion

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NPR [with sound files] Grupo Folklorico: A Classic Reunites By Latino USA KUT, October 1, 2008 - On a recent Saturday afternoon in Washingt...
Sunday, September 28, 2008

A Lovely Rememberance of Paul Newman

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SLATE obit Paul Newman He used his fame to give away his fortune. By Dahlia Lithwick Posted Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, at 10:20 AM ET The Hol...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Turkish bus driver jailed for playing Kurdish recording

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The brief news item and the song in question (translated) at Freemuse. Also, read a story about a ten-month sentence Turkey gave to a Kurd...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

MacArthur "Genius Award" Winner Walter Kitundu

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He is an amazing instrument maker, composer, turntablist, and sculptor. Here is a sample of his work: the phonokora, a hybrid of a West Afri...
Saturday, September 20, 2008

We Are the Dog (Aging, Nostalgia, Music)

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NYT September 18, 2008, 6:36 pm Domestic Disturbances Judith Warner We Are the Dog Tags: middle age, pop music, weddings Chronicles of Midd...
Friday, September 19, 2008

Read Me a Story, Brad Pitt: When audiobook casting goes terribly wrong

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SLATE [audio at original post site] Read Me a Story, Brad Pitt: When audiobook casting goes terribly wrong. By Nate DiMeo Updated Thursday,...

Behold! The World's Ugliest Guitar

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Otherwise known as the ESP Samurai Kyomoto Special. Courtesy of Music Thing:

Saudi Women Find an Unlikely Role Model: Oprah

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NYT September 19, 2008 Dammam Journal Saudi Women Find an Unlikely Role Model: Oprah By KATHERINE ZOEPF DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia—Once a month, N...
Thursday, September 18, 2008

People in Need Ads

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Some rather effective and striking donation solicitation photographs (by Carl Stolz) from the Dutch charity Cordaid Mensen in Nood (People ...

Take It Off, Brünnhilde: On Opera and Nudity

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New York Times September 18, 2008 Music Take It Off, Brünnhilde: On Opera and Nudity By ANTHONY TOMMASINI Correction Appended It had to happ...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Motown/Soul composer/producer Norman Whitfield (1941-2008)

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LA Times Norman Whitfield dies at 67; Motown producer and songwriter won two Grammy Awards The producer for the Temptations and the writer o...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

The Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator

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Yep, now you can have a name like Track, Trig, or Piper. Behold, the Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator!
Monday, September 15, 2008

Orlando "Puntilla" Rios (1947-2008)

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Global Rhythm Master batá drummer Orlando “Puntilla” Ríos, a seminal figure in the New York Latin music scene, died in a New York City hospi...

Music-Play Project Fosters ‘Response-ability’ in Children with Autism

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FSU Newswise Released: Tue 02-Sep-2008, 12:40 ET Music-Play Project Fosters ‘Response-ability’ in Children with Autism Newswise — In a room ...