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...spray of dreadlocks, a sinuous beat, a voice singing of revolution, revelation and romance. There was a man, born in that same locale of many names, that some called The Skipper, for his commanding nature, and that others called the Tuff Gong, for his fortitude. He referred to himself, at various times and in various songs, as the Duppy Conquerer (for his power over the spirit world), the Small Axe (who can cut down the big tree) and a Soul Rebel. For a time, disillusioned by his struggles in the cutthroat Jamaican music scene, he lived in Wilmington, Delaware, worked...
When Mather launched an attack on Kirkland for the alleged theft of the Adams House gong, the Mather House Committee re-formed itself into a communist government, with its former “co-chairmen” adopting the titles of “co-czars.” Maats took on the position of Minister of War. “We started using Soviet fonts in our commiques,” Maats says. And when Mather welcomed its new freshmen in March, its representatives proudly displayed their affiliation with “Mathergrad: The Kremlin on the Charles...
Maats says Mather chose the Soviet theme in part because of a note left behind by the gong’s thieves, saying the gong had been sent to the Danilov Monastery in Russia in recompense for the Lowell House bells. The theme also fit well with Mather’s existing House colors, red and yellow. And Maats says the House’s notable architecture also lent itself to the Soviet comparison. “Conan O’Brien [’86] said the same person who designed Hitler’s bunker designed Mather...
...when an Arab does that, it's said to be traditional and exotic." Tékitoi? might seem like an attempt to cross over; after all, the title track is sung mostly in French, and Taha continues to use producer Steve Hillage - a former guitarist with the 1970s band Gong who has since produced groups including Simple Minds. But Tékitoi? retains a strong north African flavor and reaffirms Taha's reputation as a politically engaged singer. In H'asbu-hum (Demand Their Accounting), Taha denounces the "murderers, oppressors, traitors, envious and rotten" who work to deny individuals their...
...group up the 700-year-old Bell Tower and around the Drum Tower before heading to Guanghua Temple and over the Silver Ingot Bridge, spanning two of the area's lakes. Afterward, as well as visiting a local house, you'll be taken to a tea ceremony at Prince Gong's mansion...