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...album's quality will certainly surprise those who have only heard Adjaffi play the Square. His Jimmy Cliff-like voice is greatly enchanced in the studio and the use of a combination of conga drums and horns only add to his songs' appeal...

Author: By Marios V. Broustas, | Title: Harvard Square's Bob Marley Is Jamming His Way Up in the World | 4/21/1994 | See Source »

What has true cowboys like Levi perplexed is a craze moving like a prairie fire from country honky-tonks into yuppie nightspots across America: country- line dancing. A descendant of the conga line and the Harlem Hustle, line dancing lets any number join in on a series of dips, kicks and turns, under names like Walkin' Wazi, Boot Scootin' Boogie, Tush Push, Neon Moon and Honky- Tonk Stomp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scoot Your Booty! | 3/15/1993 | See Source »

...lady love with the help of five hipsters who materialize out of his radio late one boozy night. Mackintosh shows are polished like gems, but Five Guys thrives on funk and folksy amateurism, including such audience participation gimmicks as a sing-along, pulling volunteers up onstage and a mass conga line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Folksy Funk | 4/20/1992 | See Source »

Cabaret theater, at which audience members get to eat, join a conga line or be a murder suspect. Two Manhattan standouts: Pageant, which would be a delicious parody of beauty contests even if you didn't get to vote for the winner, and & Song of Singapore, which would be a sparkling evocation of '40s music and fun even if you didn't get to dance the night away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best of 1991: SHOW BUSINESS | 1/6/1992 | See Source »

Cabaret theater, at which audience members get to eat, join a conga line or be a murder suspect. Two Manhattan standouts: Pageant, which would be a delicious parody of beauty contests even if you didn't get to vote for the winner, and Song of Singapore, which would be a sparkling evocation of '40s music and fun even if you didn't get to dance the night away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best of 1991 | 1/6/1992 | See Source »

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