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	<title>The &#039;Thinking Deeply About Exotica, Lounge, Tiki, &#38; Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music&#039; Blog</title>
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	<description>With Randy Wong, Founder of WAITIKI International and The WAITIKI 7</description>
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		<title>George Barati: Honolulu Symphony conductor&#8230; and perhaps exotica composer?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did Maestro George Barati dabble in composing exoticaesque pieces? This bio seems to indicate he may have: As a composer, George Barati wrote fine music in a modern European tradition. During his stay in Hawaii, he studied native melodic and rhythImic patterns of exotic South Sea islands, and these found reflection in some of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Famous Vibists Who Preceded Mr. Lyman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I headed down to the Hawai&#8217;i State Library to do conduct some exotica and mixology research and came across a Nov. 12, 1961 article in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin mentioning that weekend&#8217;s Honolulu Symphony program. Among the featured performers was Jack Conner, a mallet player who was previously a member of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harold Chang is THE MAN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I had the incredible opportunity to gig with Harold Chang, last remaining musician from the original Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman bands. If you&#8217;re an exotica fan, you have definitely heard him play, though you may not know him by name; he&#8217;s uncredited on both the mono and stereo editions of Martin Denny&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exotica Meets Art Music: Varese&#8217;s &#8220;Poeme Electronique&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What influence did exotica have on art music? If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. &#8220;Poeme Electronique&#8221; was the world&#8217;s first multimedia installation piece. It was written for, and performed at, The Phillips Pavilion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was Exotica a Species of Hawaiian Music?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Professah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tiki in the Mainstream]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question at the heart of the debate of Exotica vs. The Other is finally voiced. Thankfully it comes from someone who knows jazz, Hawaii, and exotica. Nate Chinen, an esteemed jazz critic, known for his writings for the New York Times, JazzTimes, and Village Voice asks, &#8220;was Exotica a species of Hawaiian music&#8221; and [...]]]></description>
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