Howard W. French is an associate professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he began teaching in September 2008. From 1986 to 2008, Howard was a reporter for The New York Times, and 18 of those years, from 1990 to 2008, were spent working overseas... read more
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Africa first captivated New York Times journalist Howard W. French more than twenty-five years ago, but his knowledge of and passion for the continent has the depth of a lifetime association. His experiences there awakened him as nothing before to… read more
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Extraordinary soul and originality from the Malian vocalist and guitar player, Rokia Traoré. All of the songs are originals, except for The Man I Love, made famous, of course, by Billie Holiday. I should say that in Rokia’s care this becomes an original, too. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard this song made new in such an interesting way. This is a great recording.
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