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Call it globetronica if you must, but bands with a bunch of different cultural influences who mix and mash them together over uptempo, ultra-dancey beats are anything but boring. Expanding on the accordions-in-a discotheque aesthetic commonly associated with Balkan Beat Box (and other similar European globetronica groups), French-Algerian outfit Watcha Clan absolutely wowed a Rickshaw Stop crowd last night. Though the house wasn't quite packed--apparently,
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National Public Radio has an interesting take on beef in the rap world: it's essentially a mirror of global politics, according to Marc Lynch, a professor at George Washington University and the director of the Institute of Middle East Studies. ""The way that rappers compete with each other -- this is soft power," Lynch is quoted as saying. "This is the way you try and make a reputation, try and get what you want, and you have to do it through this very in
Kitchen SistersThe Sisters need a little help.NPR's Kitchen Sisters -- radio trailblazers at finding hidden kitchens near and far-- are launching a new project. There's a contest to name it (wild boar dinner with Angelo Garro anyone?) and chance to submit your very own story about girls. And women. Interested? Behold the details, as laid out by the Sisters themselves on their blog: The Kitchen Sisters are looking for stories and images and videos and writings. We're launching a new multim
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