That is Kid Ory, not Danny Barker, but this is Indian Red in a Danny Barker recording from the 40s, classic. And then there is the Professor. We have a culture here. Iko, y’all. Axé.

Now I see the origin of my dream: I was Chatting with a friend from long ago, and we were looking at pictures on Facebook of our mutual friends from then, and talking about how old everyone was now. I dreamed of myself. I was not like myself at all: I was an older lady, … More Dream

Look at the microphone: this is from KCRW. That is a radio station in the promised land. Agua de rosas she says, but it is citrus I remember. Axé.  

“The Earl of Marlborough has ridden off to war, and would not take me with him.” That is early modern folklore in Caribbean rhythm, Feast of Candlemas, Veracruz, Mexico 2013 … on the Papaloapan River. Axé.

Calypso singing is a technical thing / it was not made for one and every to sing. Axé.

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I believe this is the first song I remember hearing recorded. That explains why my weblog is so sophisticated. Axé.