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...powerful to engage in an act that does not do that--no matter how loud you are, and no matter how much you burn." Likewise, he exhorted the staff to combat the "romantic illusion" of guerrilla warfare in the style of Che Guevara. No "black" version of the Cuban revolution could succeed without widespread political sympathy, he asserted, and only a handful of the black minority itself favored insurrection. King extolled the discipline of civil disobedience instead, which he defined not as a right but a personal homage to untapped democratic energy. The staff must "bring to bear...
Gems like this, and director Leftfield’s similarly stunning hyperreal Cuban montage for RJD2’s “1976” video, only solidify Definitive Jux’s reputation of innovation...
...explicitly political; Byron routinely gives his compositions titles like “(The press made) Rodney King (responsible for the LA riots).” Fewer still cite influences ranging from Duke Ellington and klezmer legend Mickey Katz to rap label Sugar Hill Records and the Afro-Cuban rhythmic tradition. “These are all types of music that I’ve always been interested in,” he says. “It’s great that I’ve been able to make something professional out of my inspirations.”Byron...
...Bono?” Summers said of his initial reaction to meeting the singer. “Is that his first name or his last name?” “He also thought the band’s name, U2, was a reference to the Cuban missile crisis,” Bono quipped. Since then, the two have cooperated closely. Bono gave Summers a shout out during U2’s concert Monday night and accepted Summers’ personal invitation last June to come to Harvard this fall. Originally, Bono’s visit yesterday was supposed...
...Iron Fist,” but he would not say more about the latter. Most of the RZA’s time is still spent working in the music world, however. Currently, he is producing the sequel to Raekwon’s album “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx,” which he promises will make all the fans happy. He does ponder the future of hip-hop, but says “I think hip hop is now a full grown man that can make a lot of choices for itself...