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Known as Mama B to her friends and family, Cedella Booker, the mother of legendary reggae musician Bob Marley, was an accomplished artist. In addition to penning two biographies of her world-famous son, the Jamaican native recorded albums, including Awake Zion and Smilin' Island of Song. Married to Bob's father Norval Marley for nearly 30 years, until his death in 1955, she later remarried and moved to the U.S. Like her son, who died in 1981, she passed away in Miami...
...students on campus. Indeed, there are indications that the relative obscurity of the jazz program is not a negative phenomenon: not only does it mirror the status of jazz outside of Harvard, but it has allowed student devotees to connect with some of the most prominent jazz musicians in the world. THE MAN FROM ITHACAThe man who best exemplifies the small but well-connected status of jazz at Harvard is Thomas G. Everett, who came to Harvard in 1971. Everett graduated from the Ithaca College Conservatory and was teaching public school when he received a letter from Harvard inviting...
...Visitor” charts the story of Walter Vale, a professor at Connecticut College, who is dissatisfied with his work and his life. One weekend he discovers that his neglected apartment in New York City has been taken over by two illegal immigrants: Tarek, a Syrian musician, and his Senegalese wife Zainab. After an initially awkward meeting, Vale warms to the couple and tries to help Tarek when he gets into trouble with immigration officials and ends up in a detention center. “I started visiting detention centers and was much inspired by things I heard and found...
...transformational experience for the musicians," Barenboim says. "Being an orchestral musician means you have to express yourself to the utmost while simultaneously listening and responding. That's an important skill for conflict resolution--and for life...
Before he turned 13, Cuban Jazz musician Israel (Cachao) Lpez was playing professionally--though he had to stand on a wooden crate to reach the neck of his bass. In 1937 he and his brother Orestes composed a tune called El Danzn Mambo, which later rocketed to popularity simply as the mambo when the pace was slowed for dancing. His freestyle jam sessions paved the way for groups like the Buena Vista Social Club, with whom his nephew now plays bass. Throughout his career, Lpez was revered by fellow musicians, but he was launched to international fame...