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Wax Poetics Issue 24, August/September 2007
Mandrill was a beast. As a band, they devoured musical genres—chewed them up and spit out the bones, clacking out monster rhythms with the remains. They stood toe-to-toe with their brethren P-Funk and found solidarity in the changing musical world of the 1970s. Buy the Playlist!
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Featured Articles:
Mandrill
Once upon a time, when bands branded by single-word names and controlled by uncontrolled substances besotted the pop music charts, there lurked a uniquely sonic beast. The shape-shifting creature was a musical omnivore...
Eddie Cheba
Decked out in white-and-green shorts with a matching jersey is Eddie Cheba, a middle-aged man who many would find likable. His easygoing personality and affable charm makes him the kind of guy you'd want to share a drink with and swap stories.
Marcos Valle
Marcos Valle, one of Brazil's most unassuming superstars, has been at the helm of his country's music scene for more than forty years. His career has encompassed the bossa nova movement of the 1960s, cinematic samba, jazz, funk, and rock...
Also includes:
Re:Discovery
Rasa, Brainticket, Brief Encounter, Early B, and the Advanced Workers with the Anti-Imperialist Singers
Obituary
Spiritual reed man Tony Scott (1921-2007)
Uncooked Symphonies
Oh No discovers foreign funk close to home
The Amen Brother
The chitlin circuit roots of Winstons drummer G.C. Coleman
Orange Sunshine
Hermon Hitson's psychedelic soul
The Selecta
DJ Andy Smith explores sound options
The Program
The Godfather of Soul's road hustle
The Undisputed
Leroy Burgess is the crowned king of boogie
Measured Pulse
How Kenton Nix liberated the dance floor
Territory Roots
Joe Sample inherits a unique sonic blend
La Vida Latina
Larry Harlow's lifelong commitment to salsa
Soul Survivor
New Orleans's DJ Soul Sister preserves the vinyl tradition
Foreign Exchange
The transatlantic soul of Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators
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