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	<title>Exoticology 101 with WAITIKI's Professah Humming Flower</title>
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	<description>Studies in Exotic Tiki Music</description>
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		<title>Exotica Meets Art Music: Varese&#8217;s &#8220;Poeme Electronique&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What influence did exotica have on art music?
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&#8220;Poeme Electronique&#8221; was the world&#8217;s first multimedia installation piece. It was written for, and performed at, The Phillips Pavilion of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://randywong.net/exotica/2010/01/15/exotica-meets-art-music-vareses-poeme-electronique/</link>
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		<title>Was Exotica a Species of Hawaiian Music?</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://randywong.net/exotica/2009/09/29/was-exotica-a-species-of-hawaiian-music/</link>
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		<title>Jungle Dreams: My long fascination with exotica</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a young and aspiring musician growing up in Honolulu, HI, I constantly sought out new inspiration and modes of instruction. My career as a double bassist had humble beginnings—starting by jamming with my dad as he took slack-key guitar lessons with Auntie Alice Namakelua. Although I eventually went on to study classical and jazz [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://randywong.net/exotica/2009/08/16/jungle-dreams-my-long-fascination-with-exotica/</link>
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		<title>The Exotica Show &#8216;n&#8217; Tell Podcast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lopaka Colon hosts the first installment of “Exotica Show ‘n’ Tell”, a semi-regular video podcast being produced under the auspices of my company, WAITIKI INTERNATIONAL LLC. In this episode, you’ll get an exclusive look at one set of the boobams used by Lopaka’s father (Augie Colon) on the original Martin Denny recordings.
If you can see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connections Between Baxter&#8217;s &#8220;Jungle River Boat&#8221; and Stravinsky</title>
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Ever since I got into studying Exotica, Les Baxter has always been a huge inspiration. I&#8217;ve written about this man&#8217;s music, approach to orchestration, and influence on Exotica in previous posts, so check them out (if you haven&#8217;t already) to get a feel for what I&#8217;m talking about.
Just a moment ago, as I was working [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://randywong.net/exotica/2008/08/03/connections-between-baxters-jungle-river-boat-and-stravinsky/</link>
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