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...like a microphone as he chanted.But Astatke resists the temptation to blindly search for an Ethiopian counterpart to every European tradition. Although some first-generation immigrants may accuse him of polluting Ethiopian culture, Astatke deliberately avoids isolating the Ethiopian elements as museum pieces, frozen in their “purest?? state and viewed through a glass barrier. The bulk of his contribution lies in his skill at weaving distinct musical elements from each tradition into a coherent whole. Jazz, a mélange of musical techniques even in its purest state, immediately lends itself to this approach. Astatke?...
...system is one of the “purest?? forms of democracy, he adds. The PR system has historically attracted dark horse candidates and long shots—from hard-core Libertarians to members of the Green Party—who want to gain a toehold on the mainstream, as well as long-time denizens of the neighborhood-based politics in the People’s Republic of Cambridge...
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