Word: third world
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Centuries of customs have changed in just decades. In the 1940s and '50s, radio brought the music of the outside world to much of Africa for the first time. In the 1970s, audiocassettes made it possible for Third World musicians to disseminate their own music quickly, cheaply and profitably. Acts like the Congo's Papa Wemba became continent-wide superstars...
...dances over his songs' bold introductions. Each song, he explains, has been arranged with a unique instrumental prelude that highlights a particular global sound: an African clay flute scampers across one track, an accordion moans on another, a Uruguayan quijada (jawbone of a donkey) scratches on a third. "We're creating world music in a Long Island basement," he says with a laugh. The song speeds up and, wanting to show off some complicated turns, he asks to have this dance. He's clumsy but an emotional dancer. Then, without warning, he starts in on the chorus of Eres...
...World Trade Center Third to collapse...
...With his third novel, Franzen has admirably succeeded in exploring personal dramas while offering a striking picture of American culture. These ambitions make The Corrections a complex and sophisticated work, but Franzen’s skill is such the novel is a charming and touching reading experience as well. The Corrections has a remarkable view of the world, and this is made apparent through our encounters with the Lambert family. We first meet Enid and Alfred performing the slow and futile rituals of married life after retirement. Alfred, reticent and principled, is waging a stubborn battle against Parkinson?...
...adjust itself. Can the life of a person or a family make corrections on its own? Gary envisions his life as a correction to his father’s. Before Denise is born, Alfred realizes that it’s not too late to make things better with the third child, even as the conditions that created the need for improvement ultimately undermine it. Denise is abruptly reminded of the correction she is experiencing when she finds herself tempted by the lips and body of her own mother. Chip is just trying to avoid total failure and stay afloat...