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...Trip features tunes from local favorites Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Johnny Clegg, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Hugh Masekela; Lullabies from Mama Africa is a wonderful collection of traditional songs sure to soothe crying babes. The Winds of Change is a fascinating collection of songs associated with the struggle against apartheid: folk ditties mix with snippets from famous speeches, including British Prime Minister's Harold Macmillan's 1960 "Wind of Change" speech, Nelson Mandela's 1964 Rivonia trial speech and Thabo Mbeki's more recent "I Am an African" speech. You can order them all online at www.africancreammusic.co.za...
...home visit, Faverey helped Rose identify some jobs she could apply for despite her medical condition. CSC says it also screens for domestic violence and refers some couples to counseling services rather than encouraging marriage as a near-term goal. "We're not in business of taking folk to the altar," says instructor Edwards. "We're promoting healthy relationships." Though the last course will conclude in December, Edwards says CSC will continue to incorporate lessons about marriage and relationships into its work. The agency's Head Start staff, for instance, now gets training to identify and mentor parents in conflict...
...entrepreneurs would do well to visit Gina Martinez's new culinary studios in Morrisville, N.J. You will probably find a big batch of 10-year-olds in mini-aprons whipping up a carrot cake or chanting "Viva the chef! Viva the chef!" in time to their vegetable chopping. With folk songs playing in the slick teaching kitchen, the kids hum while their food sizzles. It's an unconventional kind of cooking school, and it really works. Martinez, 38, a Cuban-American former school teacher, has used that recipe to build a national chain of cooking schools for kids featuring courses...
This Mexican folk music group, now in its third year and the first Mariachi group on the East Coast composed of college students, features no fewer than 15 guest performers in its fall production. The show includes a tremendous diversity of genres within Latin American traditional music, both vocal and instrumental. $5. 7:30 p.m. Adams Lower Common Room...
Early music draws classical, folk, opera, and choral music lovers, all of which Boston has in abundance...