sounds of Kinshasa*
Baloji with Konono No. 1, “Karibu Ya Bintu,” 2011
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lagniappe
reading table
One needs to keep a clear head when facing pirates in the Amazon.
—Hubert Kinski, 43-year-old Polish explorer, quoted in “‘There’s No Law on the Amazon’: River Pirates Terrorize Ships by Night,” New York Times, 11/18/16
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*Democratic Republic of Congo.
I can’t make up my mind about the Internet.
Does it make it possible, with simply a click, to travel anywhere in the world?
Or is it just a vast collection of electronic wallpaper?
Are these the right questions?
Baloji, “Tout Ceci Ne Vous Rendra Pas le Congo” (Hotel Impala), 2007
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lagniappe
radio
Having just completed two days of trumpeter Roy Eldridge’s music, WKCR-FM (broadcasting from Columbia University) begins a 24-hour Memorial Broadcast honoring composer Milton Babbitt, who passed away Saturday at the age of 94.
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