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Peritz, who was accepted to an undergraduate music conservatory as a mezzo soprano singer, decided to come to Harvard largely because of its strong opera program. She says the prospect of simultaneously enjoying rigorous academics and leading roles in operatic productions made Harvard an attractive choice for college...
...though, Mirwais' stardom has not brought him riches. At one Kabul bazaar, music sellers offer 57 different tapes of his performances, all pirated. At a recent wedding, an Afghan thrust a boom box into the singer's face, unabashedly recording him for future sales. Copyright laws, like road safety and gun control, have not yet gained much traction in Afghanistan...
...Lasting that long as a singer may be a challenge. Already, Mirwais works punishing hours, often singing until 3 a.m. and then rising late to ride his bicycle?whose handlebars have sprouted a bouquet of artificial flowers?to a dirt-floor schoolhouse that has no doors or windows to ward off the icy winter winds. Mirwais sits there with other drably uniformed boys, a bright kid with a sad smile. The schoolyard is full of toughs, and he knows better than to show off his one luxury, a new cell phone in which he's stored dozens of jangling tunes...
...Mona, 1970: The Jazz Singer of fuck films, Mona was pretty sure of itself for a lonely pioneer. It had a busy soundtrack: clavichord, old pop tunes, harmonica and jug band music, an Indian raga and a long audio extract from The Taming of the Shrew. It revealed Mona as a kind of fellatio virtuoso: when a guy she has solicited for a back-alley blow job tries to pay her, she replies daintily, "I didn't do it for money. I have a taste for these things." It boasts a piquant blend of tease and sympathy...
...night away. Be sure to try pescaito (fried fish) and glasses of dry fino sherry, or the slightly lighter manzanilla. Some of the casetas have sound systems that never stop playing Sevillanas, the local music accompanied by a dance of the same name. Other casetas hire a cantaor (flamenco singer). Buy some castanets at the local market and join in at the casetas de distrito, tents where anyone can take the stage?enthusiasm is more important than talent. Be prepared to stay up late: the party doesn't start until 9 p.m. and goes on until 6 a.m. Despite...