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'Throw Down Your Heart' Would Make a Better Soundtrack than a Movienew
The premise here is simple: Despite its toothless-white-guy connotations, the banjo comes from Africa -- and Grammy-winning banjo genius Bela Fleck is bringing it home. But really, that mission is mostly just an excuse for Fleck to jam with musicians across the continent.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
09-21-2009 |
Reviews
Driving While Blacknew
Two Congolese expats say they're being harrassed by Vermont cops.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
04-06-2007 |
Immigration
What It Means to Miss New Orleansnew
Musicians in the city of blues and jazz have always played as if each day was its last.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
John Nova Lomax |
09-13-2005 |
Music
A Close Encounter With an Old Scamnew
On the light rail platform in downtown Houston, a writer runs into a South African "king" curious about how an ATM card works.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-16-2005 |
Crime & Justice
