Word: american
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WASHINGTON--President Bush issued a new call yesterday for the overthrow of Panamanian ruler Manuel Antonio Noriega, saying "I wouldn't mind using force if it could be done in a prudent manner." But Bush emphasized he was not offering a blanket commitment of American troops...
...power and energy of David Byrne's newest release, Rei Momo, doesn't knock you to your knees, it will definitely leave you wondering how the drummer didn't pass out from sheer exhaustion. An inspired combination of South American salsa and merengue styles, country and western twangs and violin concertos, Rei Momo has an almost thoroughly upbeat effect that is certain to make you dream of spending next year's Carnival in Brazil...
...batteria, conga, campanita, guira, huataca, bongo, sencerro, coa, timbal, caixa, surdo, pandiero, mandolin and even two types of batas (iya and itotele) are used. Needless to say, it is clear that Byrne has spent time and research finding the right New World instruments to perfect Rei Momo's South American flavor. His use of Portuguese and Spanish lyrics in such cuts as "Make Believe Mambo" and "The call of the Wild" likewise lends the album the convincing authenticity of a Brazilian release...
Cambridge-based Dance Umbrella presents the work of Angelika Oei, Dutch choreographer and filmmaker, in her first American tour this weekend, both tonight and tomorrow night. Oei will mark her first East Coast performance with a presentation of "Oidan Skroeba," a visually arresting evening combining both dance and film on a bed of white sand. Composer Rutger Van Otterloo has blended a '40s "noir" sound with medieval music and Latin rhythms to enhance this "Fellini-esque" evening of dance, theater and film...
Contrary to Cohn's beliefs, the growing trends of American Judaism are tragically that the intermarriage rate is rising, and the community is shrinking as more Jews forsake any connection to Judaism whatsoever...