Word of the Day | modish
Word of the Day | modishNew York Times (blog)... political metamorphosis that is widely predicted after the death of Fidel Castro, an image persists of a Cuba whose citizens drive vintage cars, wear faded clothes and generally inhabit the anachronistic bubble depicted in “Buena Vista Social Club.
Win tickets to AfroCubism live
Win tickets to AfroCubism liveThe GuardianAfroCubism was the original idea for Buena Vista Social Club. The original plan conceived in 1996 was to bring the foremost Cuban musicians and their Malian counterparts together to record in Havana and explore their shared musical history.
AfroCubism, Theatre Royal, Norwich
AfroCubism, Theatre Royal, NorwichThe IndependentVisa problems for the Malians put paid to that idea; Buena Vista Social Club was born instead. AfroCubism eventually appeared in 2010, and the album and stage shows, featuring Toumani Diabaté's kora and Griot singer Kasse-Mady Tounkara among a stellar ...
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Sierra Leone's Refugee All StarsA.V. ClubStrife-torn Africa's version of the Buena Vista Social Club, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars first grabbed Western audiences' attention thanks to a 2005 documentary and their quickly embraced debut, Living Like A Refugee.
What We're Reading: Tony Judt, Joan Didion, Hilary Mantel, and More
What We're Reading: Tony Judt, Joan Didion, Hilary Mantel, and MoreNew Yorker (blog)Having never been to there, and feeling generally ignorant, I'd taken a silly stab at cultural immersion before I left by watching “Scarface” and by reacquainting myself with the “Buena Vista Social Club” soundtrack. I'd also Googled books set in Miami ...