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...album is a wall to penetrate," says Malian singer Rokia Traoré, immediately establishing herself as a marketing exec's nightmare. The wall called Bowmboï, Traoré's third CD, is built from sounds unfamiliar to Western ears and lyrics sung only in her native Bamana, even though she's also proficient in English, French, German and Italian. "I asked myself if it wouldn't be better to do something easier," she says. "Maybe if you do something a little pop, it's easier to promote. I had a choice. But I prefer this." Thank goodness. Bowmbo...
...says Jackman. "In the months leading up to this, I've been more nervous than I have been in a long time. I'm acutely aware I'm putting a lot on the line." Jackman is not unfamiliar with the stage. He was nominated for an Olivier Award for his role as Curly in the West End production of Oklahoma! in 1998. But Oz's success relies heavily--as did Peter Allen's--on charm. Luckily, charm is Jackman's long suit...
With starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick out with an injury, it was crucial that someone step up as the offensive playmaker. And with the Crimson in the unfamiliar position of a 13-point third quarter deficit, the need was imperative...
While competing at the Rutgers Invitational this weekend, the Harvard women’s golf team met with a very unfamiliar sight?...
What changes in U.S. policy toward Iraq, while unfamiliar to the White House and painful to swallow, would constitute a strategy with a good enough prospect of eventual success so as to head off the option of copping out? While there are no policy changes that can avoid peril, this is the jam that we’ve gotten ourselves into, and sticking to the current scheme courts disaster. There are several components which might constitute a strategy worth pursuing...