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A Swinging New Series Documents African Pop's Heyday

World music critic Milo Miles reviews a new collection of vintage African rumbas on the French label "African." It's part of their "Merveilles du Passe" series.

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Other segments from the episode on December 16, 1992

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 16, 1992: Interview with Gunter Grass; Review of the Merveilles du Passé CD series; Interview with Aljean Harmetz; Review of Mel Torme's album "Christmas Songs."
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Writer Gunter Grass on Political Strife in Germany

Some consider Grass Germany's greatest contemporary writer, both for his fiction -- including The Tin Drum -- and for his political essays. Grass argued for years against against German reunification because of the hatred and resentment he was afraid it would unleash; he believes his fears have since come to pass.

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The Inside Story of "Casablanca"

Author Aljean Harmetz's new book, Round Up the Usual Suspects, tells the inside story of the making of the film Casablanca. Harmetz is also the author of The Making of the Wizard of Oz. She was the Hollywood film correspondent for The New York Times for 12 years, and is now a contributing editor for Esquire.

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