The Brooklyn Rail

Music

• A Happy Marriage: American Jazz Meets Shona Dance Music

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  By Peter Holslin

• Jack Smith, Les Evening Gowns Damnées and Silent Shadows on Cinemaroc Island (Table of the Elements, 1997)

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  By David Shirley

• Indie Americana

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  By Katy Henriksen

• Recession Special: The Roots Alter the Job‑Space Continuum

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  By Drew Gardner

• Outtakes

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  By Steve Dalachinsky

• Ninjasonik Hits the Road (with Fellow Brooklyn Rockers Japanther)

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  By Megan Martin