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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...next track is "Perfect Song" featuring Maxi Priest. This is arguably one of most danceable songs on the CD. In blaringly typical Jammin' 94.5 form, the tune manages to combine elements of rap (yikes!), stylized, manufactured background beats and Maxi Priest, doing what he does best--crooning to the ladies. It is the type of melody that one's 13-year-old sister will definitively memorize and manage to sing along to every time (and that will be every five minutes) it is played. "Perfect Song" will be played at every party because it will definitely keep one booty-shaking...

Author: By Kamil E. Redmond, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rico Suave With a Reggae Twist | 10/24/1997 | See Source »

...Washington Institute for Near East Policy report, authored by Institute fellow Hillary Mann, found that students from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria and the Sudan do not undergo sufficiently detailed background checks to dispel the threat of terrorism...

Author: By Chana R. Schoenberger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Report Advises Limits On Some Student Visas | 10/23/1997 | See Source »

...background led Comer to wonder why he and his siblings had achieved the educational success that eluded many of their peers in school...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yale Education Expert Details Plan for Reform | 10/23/1997 | See Source »

...Every group is allowed to come to the Foundation to explore their own cultural background," said Dr. S. Allen Counter, director of the Foundation and associate professor of neurology, in an interview...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez and Alexandra S. Morrison, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Laying a Foundation For Ethnic Diversity | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

Like the Pietasters horn section, the Slackers trumpet and saxophone lay down a steady beat and background ska tone. While shining on occasional solos, the musicianship of the Slackers is most apparent on a pair of superb instrumentals, "Cooking for Tommy" and "Tin Tin Deo," that mark the album's two opposite musical poles. "Cooking for Tommy" is the opening number on Redlight and is described by the band as "a major key, Latin-goes-ska number" that showcases the band's horns. "Tin Tin Deo," with guest percussionist Larry McDonald, exhibits the significant Jamaican reggae influence on the band...

Author: By Sumeet Garg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Throwing Away The Pie, Picking Up the Slack | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

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