Cee-Lo Green, that rotund Romeo. Sure, he has short arms and a belly you can rent for kids to bounce off of, but he could be directing traffic outside the Hollywood Bowl and still look and sound sexy.

Rhythm wrestled with rock last night at the Hollywood Bowl in a perfectly programmed bill that showcased three different notions on the interplay among percussion, guitar, harmony and the human voice.

When I kicked off Sheer Sound week yesterday, I noted that the South African label had a wide catalogue. To illustrate: Today's track, from Senegalese singer Fallou Dieng, is a musical world away from ...