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Wax Poetics Issue 22, April/May 2007
Funk diva (and Miles muse) Betty Davis and Bay Area rapper Too Short did things their way; the former suffered the consequences, the latter reaped the benefits. WP celebrates visionaries like Brazilian pianist Joao Donato, conga royalty King Errisson, reedman Ornette Coleman, rapper Pharoahe Monch, and rhythmatist Steve Reid.
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Featured Articles:
Betty Davis
The former wife of Miles Davis, Betty Mabry Davis is perhaps the only woman in the world who could rightfully have the following legend tattooed across her rear: THIS ASS INVENTED FUSION...
Too Short
Too Short's story transcends even his near-mythological hip-hop status; it's pure folklore, on a par with any cultural icon of Black America in the twentieth century...
Joao Donato
Where's Joao Donato? It's a frequently asked question, referring simultaneously to the physical location and the musical moment he inhabits...
Also includes:
Re:Discovery
V.I.P. Connection, Mission Men, the Dynamites, Willie Walker, the Fantastic Johnny C
Obituaries
Ahmet Ertegun, Alice Coltrane, and Marshall Sehorn
Watering Hole Soul
The funkier side of U.K. cabaret
Audio Heritage
Magnetic Tape (pt. 2 of 3)
Pipe Dream
Local plumber searches for "the sound of Birmingham"
True to Self
JB diva Marva Whitney comes back to the foundation
Records Are Forever
Kon & Amir are vinyl high rollers
The Ruler's Back
Underground hip-hop hero Pharoahe Monch returns to form
B-Boy Narrative
The Brazilian dance tradition
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Portraits by B+
Soul Harmony
Freddie Terrell balances the sacred and secular
A Well Measured Journey
Steve Reid explores rhythms in real time
Coronation of a King
King Errisson is no longer the unsung hero
Sound Advice
Ornette Coleman finds the eternal in theory
Still Life
Rhettmatic remains drawn to the art
Urban Legend
Lifesavas realize blaxploitation homage
Martha Cooper's B-Girls
New book by photographer Martha Cooper
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