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It’s no secret that I am a big fan of the Noisettes and their singer and bassist, Shingai Shoniwa. She’s like a 21st century Eartha Kitt. So I was surprised to read a tweet by Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli that Shoniwa’s agent had rejected an opportunity for her to collaborate with him. (The official word to Kweli was that since the “… agent don’t know me so won’t put me in touch wow ok.” Ouch.) Anyway, this is an excuse to post another Noisettes video. This time a live version of “Atticus.”

Further Reading

Goodbye, Piassa

The demolition of an historic district in Addis Ababa shows a central contradiction of modernization: the desire to improve the country while devaluing its people and culture.