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...wave of Latin acts that are dragging tradition into the present. In Brazil, performers like Moreno Veloso are blending bossa nova with electronica; in Mexico, Nortec Collective, an organization of Mexican artists, recently released The Tijuana Sessions Vol. 1, a groundbreaking CD fusing traditional norteno (a kind of polka-esque music) with clubland techno. Echeverri and Buitrago are particularly proud that Gozo Poderoso was recorded in Colombia--and in Spanish. "Identity and roots are very important for us," says Echeverri. "We've been listening to English music all our lives without understanding...
...TOSHIKI KAIFU Aug. 10, 1989?Nov. 4, 1991 Lowest approval rating: 39% Memorable achievement: Introduced the polka dot necktie to a Diet that previously preferred monotone cravats...
When Dick Cheney arrives in your state, he comes with instructions. Don't send him to a rally--he doesn't like crowds. Don't send him to a county fair--he doesn't like shaking hands. And no one wants a repeat of the "polka incident," when a woman at a Polish festival grabbed a grimacing Cheney for a dance. He'll go to fund raisers, but don't expect any schmoozing. Last Wednesday night at the Senate's annual dinner for major donors, he sat with lobbyists at a table guarded by the Secret Service and then slipped...
When Dick Cheney arrives in your state, he comes with instructions. Don't send him to a rally; he doesn't like crowds. Don't send him to a county fair; he doesn't like shaking hands. And no one wants a repeat of the "polka incident," when a woman at a Polish festival grabbed a grimacing Cheney for a dance. He'll go to fund-raisers, but don't expect any schmoozing. Last Wednesday night at the Senate's annual dinner for major donors, he sat with lobbyists at a table guarded by the Secret Service and then slipped...
...spending time with visitors (including 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren) who came to see her. And she had something to look forward to. "I'm going to dance at Renee's wedding in September," Lucy declared brightly. "I don't boogie--I'm too old. But I can polka." Lucy Shinn did not get to dance that last polka. Around 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 1, after a final kiss from her daughter, she died. --By Maggie Sieger...