By Stephen Fox Okaidja Afroso draws you in, whether on stage or on the phone. He effuses an irresistible combo of warmth, humility, and humanity, on top of being an incredibly skilled dancer, singer, and drummer in the Ghanaian tradition, and a magical guitarist with a style all his own. Afroso brings a pair of percussionist-singers and a trove of cultural knowledge to the … [Read more...] about Shore to Shore: Okaidja Afroso’s music, from Ghana to Maui
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NOTW: Insanely expensive mattresses, fake visas and chimp butt research
OH-SO-SWEET DREAMS The Hastens workshop in Koping, Sweden, liberally using the phrase “master artisans” recently, unveiled its made-to-order $149,900 mattress. Bloomberg News reported in December on Hastens’ use of superior construction materials such as pure steel springs, “slow-growing” pine, multiple layers of flax, horsehair lining (braided by hand, then unwound to ensure … [Read more...] about NOTW: Insanely expensive mattresses, fake visas and chimp butt research