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JILL SCOTT THE BOOK: The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours, due in 2005 THE BUZZ: Before she sang neo-soul tunes, Scott was a spoken-word veteran of Philadelphia's boho cafés CRINGEWORTHY VERSE: What does the alley cat do when the unchained dog begins to growl? THE AUDIENCE: Grownup gals who want their groove back
...China. News about the impending legislation spread in recent months. At least 140 asylum seekers have stormed embassies and foreign schools in Beijing since early September. "For North Korean defectors in China, America is the land of freedom and the most powerful country in the world," says Park Sang Hak, a Seoul-based refugee activist and former defector...
...cappella music is a lot harder than it looks. I played the trombone, played in orchestras and sang in choirs throughout high school, but singing really good a cappella music requires a totally different type of musicianship. There’s just nowhere to hide yourself in a group of 13 people. Every single person is playing a huge role in each song, which requires an enormous amount of focus. A cappella singers must not only be outstanding soloists but exceptionally solid musicians as well. As a singer, I feel really lucky to be in a group with so many...
...country's chaotic finances and clean up corruption. But many Nigerians would also love to see tribute paid to people like Gani Fawehinmi, Nigeria's most renowned human-rights lawyer and campaigner. Or the late Afro-beat band leader, saxophonist and political activist Fela Kuti, who sang about the ills of the government and the struggles of poor workers. Tomiwa Kukoyi Lagos I'm O.K., You're an Idiot James Poniewozik's essay "The Age of iPod Politics," about Americans' ability to fashion their own insular world, was right on target [Oct. 11]. With the smorgasbord of available media coverage...
...riot gear—round helmets, vests, nightsticks—shined their flashlights up at the people standing on the information booth and told them to get down, please. They did. The band played “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” and everyone sang along, with emphasis on the “one, two, three strikes you’re out” part. Eventually the crowd thinned, and we wandered home...