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'Chico & Rita': An Animated Film With A Cuban Beat

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Credit Luna Films

Chico's story mimics the stories of many Cuban musicians who left Havana and arrived in New York City in the 1940s — a time when musicians like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie were starting to emerge.

Credit Luma Films

Javier Mariscal (left) and Fernando Trueba directed Chico & Rita along with Tono Errando.

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The animated film Chico and Rita is set in 1940s Havana, at a time when Cuban musicians were starting to leave the country and join the jazz scene in New York. It was also a time when musical styles were fusing — and changing the Afro-Cuban jazz scene entirely.

The film tells the story of Chico, one of the best piano players in Havana, and Rita, his sultriest singer. They're lovers, and eventually their migration takes them past New York to Paris — criss-crossing continents to make music while struggling to keep themselves and their relationship afloat.

7:16 am

Thu April 12, 2012

Welfare Overhaul's Impact On America's Poorest

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In August 1996, President Clinton prepares to sign legislation overhauling America's welfare system in the Rose Garden of the White House.

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Jason DeParle is a reporter for The New York Times and author of American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare.

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Originally published on Sun April 22, 2012 6:03 pm

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The welfare program that operated in the United States between the Franklin Roosevelt administration and the Clinton administration offered poor families assistance with few requirements or time frames. States could enroll as many people as they wanted in the program, and the federal government would match their funds.

9:16 am

Wed April 11, 2012

'Present': For Nadine Gordimer, Politics Hit Home

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Nadine Gordimer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991. She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

By Maureen Corrigan

Nadine Gordimer's trademark characters live for politics, the Struggle. You get the feeling they would be sick to their collective stomachs if they ever even tried to bite into a gourmet cupcake.

8:58 am

Wed April 11, 2012

For Carole King, Songwriting Is A 'Natural' Talent

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Carole King initially found it extremely difficult to navigate the social hierarchies of high school. The Grammy Award-winning songwriter was a few years younger than her fellow classmates and was often dismissed as being "cute."

"And it was like, no, I don't want to be cute, I want to be beautiful and smart," she tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "And that wasn't happening, and then I connected through music. So music became a way of identifying my particular niche. How lucky for me."

9:25 am

Tue April 10, 2012

Bonnie Raitt's 'Slipstream': A Barnstorming Good Time

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Bonnie Raitt.

By Ken Tucker

Originally published on Tue April 10, 2012 1:39 pm

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The warmth and vigor of Bonnie Raitt's voice throughout her new album Slipstream, even when she's covering an oldie such as Gerry Rafferty's "Right Down the Line," is vital and fresh — urgent, even. Raitt has always possessed a gift for taking a familiar phrase and rendering it in a manner that compels a listener to think anew about what the words really mean.

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