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With Smith, a conversation that begins with a music-specific query moves seamlessly on to topics of ecology, language and spirituality - the "Wadada" in his name means "love" in Ethiopian Amharic and was adopted in the '80s while he was a practicing Rastafarian; "Ishmael" came later when he embraced Islam - and always concludes poignantly.
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"Wadada" came about from trumpeter Nicolau Lafetá's interplay with the CDJ's incorporation of the real Wadada Leo Smith's music, in this case, a non-trumpet sound and some string "bits."
! Exclaim.ca - News 2009
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In 1977, violinist Leroy Jenkins asked Wadada Leo Smith to compose a piece for his group.
Ten Years in Three Nights: A Decade's Triumph Larry Blumenfeld 2011
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Mr. Threadgill was among its earliest members, as were the next two artists to record for Pi, the saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell and the trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith.
NYT > Home Page By NATE CHINEN 2011
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Wadada Leo Smith was a force in motion during the early stretch of his concert at Roulette in Brooklyn on Friday night.
NYT > Home Page By NATE CHINEN 2011
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Dusted Reviews Artist: Wadada Leo Smith Album: Spiritual Dimensions Label: Cuneiform Review date: Feb. 3, ... decade for Wadada Leo Smith, the trumpeter, composer, and conceptualist whose career highlights include everything from the magnificent chamber improvisations of
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Dusted Reviews Artist: Wadada Leo Smith Album: Spiritual Dimensions Label: Cuneiform Review date: Feb. 3, ... decade for Wadada Leo Smith, the trumpeter, composer, and conceptualist whose career highlights include everything from the magnificent chamber improvisations of
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Dusted Reviews Artist: Wadada Leo Smith Album: Spiritual Dimensions Label: Cuneiform Review date: Feb. 3, ... decade for Wadada Leo Smith, the trumpeter, composer, and conceptualist whose career highlights include everything from the magnificent chamber improvisations of
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Dusted Reviews Artist: Wadada Leo Smith Album: Spiritual Dimensions Label: Cuneiform Review date: Feb. 3, ... decade for Wadada Leo Smith, the trumpeter, composer, and conceptualist whose career highlights include everything from the magnificent chamber improvisations of
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Dusted Reviews Artist: Wadada Leo Smith Album: Spiritual Dimensions Label: Cuneiform Review date: Feb. 3, ... decade for Wadada Leo Smith, the trumpeter, composer, and conceptualist whose career highlights include everything from the magnificent chamber improvisations of
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