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White rhythm is waltzes, marches, and the polka. In Africa, rhythm is used for a celebratory groove, but white rhythm doesn't have such an enormous vocabulary of spirits. It's basically militant.

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Joni Mitchell
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 7
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