Word: bidi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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TOBACCO FASHIONS: VENI, BIDI, VICI...
This is the little cigarette that could: it came, it saw, it conquered. The trendiest smoke on college campuses these days emanates from Indian imports called beedies (from the Hindi bidi). About half the diameter of regular cigarettes and hand rolled in tendu (Indian ebony leaves), they look slightly like microcigars. Beedies, however, pack a much more powerful punch: up to 8% nicotine, versus the 1% to 2% in American cigarettes. The imports are composed of a species of tobacco different from that most commonly used by U.S. manufacturers. They also come in flavors: clove, menthol and even strawberry. Popular...
...beats, often spiced with throbbing dance grooves and pumping accordions. Although she began working on her first English CD several years ago, she finished only a few songs before her death. The new album is a mix of new and old material. Several of the Spanish tracks--such as Bidi Bidi Bom Bom--are remixed versions of songs that were already hits in the Latin market. Some of the best new tracks--the spirited mariachi song Tu Solo Tu and a soulfully giddy duet with David Byrne called God's Child--were recorded for, then dropped from, the sound track...