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☆ Toumani Diabaté, Malian Master of the Kora, Is Dead at 58
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Giovanni Russonello | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Toumani Diabaté, a virtuoso of the kora, a 21-stringed West African instrument, which he often put into dialogue with other musical traditions from around the globe, died on Friday in Bamako, Mali. His death, in a hospital, was caused by kidney failure, said his manager, Saul Presa. Born in Mali to a line of griots, or traditional West African musician-historians, that he traced back more than 70 generations, Mr. Diabaté was devoted to celebrating the heritage of Mandé-speaking peoples throughout West Africa, and to sharing that history with the world. “If you think of West Africa as a body, then the griot is the blood,” he told The New York Times in 2006. “We are the guardians of West Africa’s society.

Persons: Toumani, Saul Presa, Diabaté, ”, West Organizations: kora, New York Times Locations: Bamako, Mali, West Africa

☆ Helicopter rides, turmeric facial scrubs, and French lessons: A look at Snap CEO Evan Spiegel's weekly routine
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He then checks Snap, checks his email, and drinks a double espresso, Snap told Business Insider. Snap told BI that he still uses it. Lately, however, he has been spending more time with the monetization team, Snap told BI, as the company focuses on increasing revenue. Before he leaves work, Spiegel tries to check in with the monetization, engineering, and product teams on their progress, Snap told BI. Although he already has his commercial helicopter license, he's currently completing his fixed-wing (airplane) commercial license, Snap told BI.

Persons: —, Evan Spiegel, Spiegel, Miranda Kerr's, Evan Time, he's, Entrepreneur's, — Kerr, Kerr, Orlando Bloom, Snap's monetization, Snapchat's, Joe Scarnici, Stringer, Getty, that's, Miranda Kerr, Stefanie Keenan, Inc Spiegel, Harry Potter, Tesla Organizations: Service, Business, Forbes, New, Wall Street, Financial Times, Inc Locations: unwind, West Coast, California

☆ Abdul Wadud’s Cosmic Cello Music Gets Another Moment in the Sun
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Hank Shteamer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But less than three months after Wadud handed over the “By Myself” master tapes, he died at age 75 from complications of multiple illnesses. Image “By Myself” was first released in 1977. Credit... Gotta Groove RecordsThe cellist’s son, the R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn, sees the new edition of “By Myself” as key to preserving his father’s legacy. “I think it’s going to warm his heart,” he said, clarifying his belief that those who have died are still spiritually present. In 1977, when he entered the Manhattan studio Blank Tapes to record “By Myself,” he was ready to synthesize his various musical dialects. On “Expansions,” he sounds like a jazz bassist, walking a brisk line, before switching to arco and summoning scraping cries and heaving groans out of the strings.

☆ Fund manager names 3 recession-proof stocks and reveals how to rescue your portfolio if underwater
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Semiconductor and growth stocks have tanked this year, bonds are underwater and even the S & P 500 is in a bear market. Many investors hold on to loss-making positions taking on "emotional pain" in the process, according to the portfolio manager. "The best investors in the world probably are right 60-70% of the time," Arcese told CNBC, speaking from Singapore. Stock picks The fund manager named three stocks that will "will work, kind of, in any type of economic environment" — UnitedHealth Group , Air Products , and Freeport McMoRan . Air Products, an industrial chemicals company, is an inflation hedge and an "incredibly defensive company," according to Arcese.

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