Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Profile on author/scholar Joanna Brooks

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Big profile on CNN on Joanna Brooks, author, scholar, and I am proud to say, friend. She's getting a lot of attention due to the promin...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Aña: La MAGIA del TAMBOR (1994 Cuban documentary)

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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Pre-Edison French recordings from the 1860s

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Great story and podcast from CNN
Monday, February 06, 2012

Geezer Rock

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Changuito timbale solo 1985

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I saw this on a VHS copy of a copy that circulated back in the 1980s. Poor audio but absolutely stunning solo:

Que Suena La Timba (Documentary)

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Documentary about Cuban timba music;
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Corneta China

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Friday, January 13, 2012

New beauty product revealed

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Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo .
Sunday, January 08, 2012

David Bowie performs "Young Americans" in 1974

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His voice is pretty hoarse, the microphones are poor and the the levels out of balance in places, but he kills it live on the Dick Cavett Sh...
Thursday, January 05, 2012

Video of the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba

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Harold Land (1928-2001)

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Photo by Francis Wolf Been doing a little reading on jazz saxophonist Harold Land, who passed away in 2001. Here's the NYT obituary : ...

Zurkhaneh - Film about Iranian Ancient Martial Art by Federico Spinetti

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Zurkhaneh: House of Strength View this movie at cultureunplugged.com
Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Jazz Great Charles McPherson Interview

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Sound is bad in places, but McPherson is a great player with a lot of experience and wisdom.

Home Video Commentaries

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Two brothers (comedian John Ramsey and his filmmaker brother Richard Ramsey) watch old home videos and decide to add DVD commentaries; a dea...

Should You Play Mustang Sally?

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