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Live: Gonjasufi Presses On in The Midst of Technical Chaos
September 25, 2012 in Sound of the City
Better Than: Watching the corny parts of the "Watch the Throne" tour. Hip-hop has always flirted with spirituality. The S.p.o.o.k.s. and Wu-Tang embraced a Buddhist vision; M.C. Hammer, God's Property, and...
Live: Concha Buika Plays With Pronouns... And You
June 25, 2012 in Sound of the City
Live: Kathleen Battle Does It Her Way At The Blue Note
June 20, 2012 in Sound of the City
Live: Ljuba Davis Leads Her Masterful Combo At Drom
June 18, 2012 in Sound of the City
Live: Imani Uzuri Brings The Gypsy Life To Joe's Pub
June 04, 2012 in Sound of the City
Live: Yann Tiersen Gets Playful At Irving Plaza
April 30, 2012 in Sound of the City
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Etta James, R.I.P.
January 23, 2012 in Sound of the City
Etta James used to tell a story about meeting Billie Holiday in which Holiday told her—fatherless wild child to fatherless wild child—not to let the bad men and drugs that...
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Pazz & Jop 2011: Carol Cooper On Keny Arkana's Rebellion, Chart Pop's Disco Revivalism, And Voters' Fear Of Gospel
January 19, 2012 in Sound of the City
To supplement this year's Pazz & Jop launch, Sound of the City asked a few critics to expand on the reasonings behind their voting. This dispatch comes from Carol Cooper,...
