A Glimpse of the World: Drumming

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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A Continent for the Taking

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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Commentary & Reviews · Interviews

Sounds

The New Tristano Lennie Tristano
Specialist in all Styles Orchestre Baobab
Kenkyokyusu Meiko Kaji
Drumming Steve Reich
Tchamantché Rokia Traoré

Snippets

Superpower dreams interrupted Francesco Sisci - Asia Times
Migration in China: Invisible and heavy shackles The Economist
Censors Without Borders Emily Parker - The New York Times
Africa’s Role in the U.S. Slave Trade Eric Foner - The New York Times
A PR approach to Chinese Soft Power Di Dongsheng - China Daily

Reading Table

Bangkok Days Lawrence Osborne
Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
Doing Documentary Work Robert Coles
In Other Room, Other Wonders Daniyal Mueenuddin
The Odyssey Homer

Photos

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Drumming by Steve Reich

February 27, 2010 7:06 PM

I’m late to this. Reich has spent quality time in Ghana steeping himself in traditional African percussion. This album, the proximate result, is a monster.

Drumming by Steve Reich

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