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The Kora: A Primer
The kora is a West African harp with 21 strings and a large calabash gourd body. According to Eric Charry, a historian of West African music... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesJuan Filloy: Op Oloop (Translated by Lisa Dillman)
A prolific polymath, Argentinean writer Juan Filloy mastered... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsAravind Adiga: Reading Between the Streets
Aravind Adiga had just returned to India after years in Anglophone countries when he changed his mind about what to write... read more
Found in: Books, FeaturesGilberto Gil: An Exit Interview
Gilberto Gil, the onetime tropicalismo dissident, has returned to his life as a massive global superstar... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesAfrican Queen: On the Ground in Mali with Oumou Sangare
They’re really on us now. Motorbikes... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesAssembly of Dust: Some Assembly Required
On Assembly of Dust’s second studio album, the band... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsAndrei Rodionov: Russia's Slam King
Andrei Rodionov is missing part of his right ear. His Mr. Clean-like dome is barely covered by the shadow of a crew cut... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesSoul Power
In 1996, Leon Gast’s documentary When We Were Kings vividly retold the famous story of... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Thing Around Your Neck
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie published... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsStraight Outta Dundee
The audacious tale of two rapping impostors who nearly destroyed the record business—and themselves... read more
Found in: Music, Features
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