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  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Tony Allen brings 'Kindness' to the Cedar stage, 4/23/11

    ​"Monumental," "transcendent," and "unbelievable." These were the words I kept hearing in my head in between all the horn vamps, polyrhythmic shuffles, and body movements that were born of the powerful display on the Cedar Cultural Center's stage this Saturday courtesy of Tony Allen and his seven- ... More >>

  • Music

    April 20, 2011

    Pixies, TV on the Radio, Rusko, and more

    ​"Monumental," "transcendent," and "unbelievable." These were the words I kept hearing in my head in between all the horn vamps, polyrhythmic shuffles, and body movements that were born of the powerful display on the Cedar Cultural Center's stage this Saturday courtesy of Tony Allen and his seven- ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 20, 2011

    Tony Allen

    ​"Monumental," "transcendent," and "unbelievable." These were the words I kept hearing in my head in between all the horn vamps, polyrhythmic shuffles, and body movements that were born of the powerful display on the Cedar Cultural Center's stage this Saturday courtesy of Tony Allen and his seven- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Adrian Peterson NFL slave talk criticized by real former slave

    This man does not work for free.​Can we all agree now that Adrian Peterson's NFL lockout talk about players being "slaves" was ill advised, at the very least? And if you're not convinced, maybe Omilara Aribisala can change your mind. She's a fifth-year defensive end for a Washington, D.C., w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Review: Femi Kuti and King Sunny Ade at the Minnesota Zoo

    Two Nigerian musical legacies shared the stage at the Zoo Thursday night.

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Minnesota Mixtape 2008

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2008

    Pothole of the day

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Music

    August 1, 2007

    Femi Kuti outshines the Wailers at the Zoo

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2007

    Top 50 CDs from 2006

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 20, 2006

    The $34,000 Pyramid

    What if the widow of Gen. Sonny Abacha really does want to share her family fortune with you?

  • News

    November 16, 2005

    City Pages

    How do you get along with 18 million neighbors?

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2005

    Son of Fela

    How do you get along with 18 million neighbors?

  • Music

    April 6, 2005

    Here Comes The Sun King

    Sunny Adé talks about war, Nigeria, and good juju

  • Art

    March 24, 2004

    Coming to America

    African-born artists chronicle what they left behind--and what they've found

  • Books

    March 3, 2004

    In The Ghetto

    African-born artists chronicle what they left behind--and what they've found

  • News

    April 16, 2003

    A con man conned in Winona

    Carl Fratzke fell for one of the oldest cons in the book. Then he came up with one of his own.

  • Arts

    September 18, 2002

    Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun

    Audiences chew on a film-fest twofer: Central Standard's indie films and Sound Unseen's musical movies

  • Music

    October 10, 2001

    Out of Afrika

    A new 15-disc retrospective challenges the listener to separate the legend of Fela Kuti from the musician

  • Music

    March 8, 2000

    Femi Kuti: Shoki Shoki

    A new 15-disc retrospective challenges the listener to separate the legend of Fela Kuti from the musician

  • Arts

    January 27, 1999

    Keeper of the Beat

    From playing for the Pope to inaugurating The Body, Guinean-born master drummer Fodé Bangoura is both international legend and local discovery

  • News

    February 17, 1997

    Brother Sun Sister Moon

    From playing for the Pope to inaugurating The Body, Guinean-born master drummer Fodé Bangoura is both international legend and local discovery

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