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...create homemade amplification systems for their drums and “likembé” thumb pianos. They made microphones from old car parts, new electric guitars from cast-offs, and junk percussion from whatever they could find to keep the beat—hubcaps, tin cans, glass bottles. Last year, Konono No.1—a tradi-modern Congolese group—brought the makeshift sounds to a world audience when they released their “Congotronics” album. It quickly became required listening for every DJ and music collector on the block. The resulting songs...
Favorite childhood toy: A magnifying glass...
...Henrietta’s employee said the restaurant uses a safety glass that breaks into little cubes instead of shattering into pointy, more dangerous pieces. The employee did not wish to be named, citing company policy. A manager at the restaurant declined to comment...
Diners last night found the restaurant back to normal, save for a wooden board where the shattered glass wall had previously stood...
Emily S. High ’06, another advisee, said she turned just in time to avoid being hit in the face with glass. She said she and the others ran to the far side of the restaurant to avoid the glass pieces that continued to swirl in the dining room because of the strong wind...