Who knows how water entered into the stalk of the pumpkin? (Who can explain this puzzle?) Igbo proverb
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Music
3/5 Pan-Afrique beat, 1/5 blues, 1/5 sonic noise...
Books
MUSIC-RELATED NONFICTION African Guitar Styles by Folo Graff
Drumming at the Edge of Magic and Planet Drum by Mickey Hart
Klook: The Story of Kenny Clarke by Mike Hennessey
A Master's Approach to Timbales by Chuck Silverman w/Jose Luis Quintana
The Essence of Brazilian Percussion by Ed Uribe
FICTION Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Another Country If Beale Street Could Talk and Just Above My Head by James Baldwin
Heroes
Musical heroes: To list them all would be too much of a chore, but just so you'll get an idea, here are a few:
Cindy Blackman Ed Blackwell Art Blakey Chuck D. Ornette Coleman Miles Davis Kim Gordon Jimi Hendrix Elvin Jones Mamady Keita Fela Anikulapo Kuti Charles Mingus Charlie Parker Stephen Perkins Tito Puente Jose Luis "Changuito" Quintana Mongo Santamaria Paco Sery Tony Williams Joe Zawinul