Tout le temps en temps it is time to listen to Tu le ton son ton. Here it is as played in 2010 by Leon Sam. This weekend it would be possible to see André Thierry and Corey Ledet in Loreauville. Allons danser. The radio says there will be a special Creole music event in … More Tu Le Ton Son Ton
J’ai parti dedans la porte d’en arrière is how you say it, and this video of D.L. Ménard singing his famous song shows it. I like Louisiana French, with its strange grammars and borrowings. I feel foreign because unlike the other people in Spanish, my main department, and English, my other one, I study a … More D. L. Ménard, Alice Fulton
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Here is quite a nice English translation of Apollinaire’s “Zone.” You are weary at last of this ancient world Shepherdess O Eiffel tower whose flock of bridges bleats at the morning You have lived long enough with Greek and Roman antiquity Here even automobiles look old Only religion stays news religion As simple as hangars … More Zone
Observe these people in Lima playing real Chicago blues. “Jelly roll killed my pappy and run my mother stone blind.” This was filmed in the Jazz Zone which is near the Parque Kennedy, so it is easy to get to. Let’s go tonight. Axé.
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This old or perhaps permanent song came on the radio this afternoon, taking me by surprise. Here you can see the fascinating 1973 performance of the censored version of this song. This is how the (uncensored) song ends; note the play on words: Pai! Afasta de mim esse cálice Pai! Afasta de mim esse cálice … More Cálice
Gil Scott-Heron (foi poeta, porra). Axé.
This blog has gone somewhat old-timey in the past few days because I am convincing myself to go to this passion play they are putting on at Angola. I will go for the sakes of some of the players, although I would like to boycott this event given my objection to the fact that, in … More Aaron Neville
The discovery of this swinging video is the result of thinking about James Baldwin. He has a novel, Just Above My Head, whose title naturally makes one want to look at Sister Rosetta Tharpe, that great, possibly rock guitarist. My favorite YouTube comment of all time is on her Strange Things Happening Every Day. “If … More On Doing Things Right Four or Five Times (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
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