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...task was less to redefine the business than to get back to it. Over the years the company had simply stopped producing hits, relying for sales revenue on the albums of enka queen Hibari Misora--who died in 1989. Nippon Columbia owned Denon, an audio-equipment maker, and odd assets such as real estate and golf memberships. The staff was bloated, the headquarters stuffy, and the company had not turned a profit in 10 years...
...Nobody in recent American journalism had a more exciting and satisfactory run than I did in my twenty-odd years working for Dave Taylor,” said Thomas Winship, editor-in-chief of the Globe while Taylor was publisher...
...audience, a slightly odd mix of determined partyers including many Africans and local world music fans, were noisy and vigorous in their appreciation, dancing, whistling and shouting from the moment that Mapfumo took the stage. Mapfumo responded by breaking into understated, foot-stamping dance, which became progressively more energetic. As the night continued, he let his long dreads loose, earning rapturous applause. In Zimbabwe, Mapfumo is famous for playing “pungwes”—shows that last until the sun comes up. Cambridge regulations prohibit this, but the audience, who unequivocally demanded an encore, would have...
...dance troupe with its own rhythm section. The troupe was planning a U.S. tour that didn’t include Massachusetts, but thanks to Roberts’ efforts they’ll be bringing five drummers and four funky dancers to the Spee club this Saturday. It may seem odd that one of Harvard’s final clubs—often stereotyped as roofie-infested meathead havens—would go through so much trouble for an artistic extravaganza. But Broadwater says he is excited to introduce culture to the club. He also notes that the performance will...
Even thousands strong, the Harvard campus protest march has yet to affect major policy change. Things aren’t looking too promising for the 20-odd supporters of the Committee on Ethnic Studies’ certificate program who braved cold weather and total apathy toward their cause in a protest last week. Yeh, who is spearheading the certificate push, is not as glibly optimistic as most Faculty. “I do see Harvard kind of changing along with the curriculum, as other colleges do,” he admits reluctantly. But he adds...