Anytime is a good time to practice speaking Creole! Louisiana Creole is similar to Haitian Creole, partly due to the influence of the many Haitians who arrived, willingly and not, in flight from their Revolution. This is RAM at the 2006 Carnaval in Port-au-Prince. See and hear it, and then also Ganpati’s video response. Both … More Bel Fanm Kreyòl
This is, of course, Lightnin’ Hopkins. Hurricane season is upon us, and all hurricanes are relevant. I am hiding from them today, however; my precise location is the Centro Cultural Bella Época, which is at the corner of Tamaulipas and Benjamin Hill, México, D.F. Axé.
I am not considering changing my own name, but I am considering changing this blog title to Flor y Canto or to the Nahuatl original of that phrase, in xóchitl in cuicatl. That is because the Sixth Sun is growing, and we are moving on to a new phase. In xóchitl in cuicatl indicates that … More In Xóchitl In Cuicatl
It is the 231st anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, and I would rather return to the eighteenth century – or perhaps earlier – and start over. Then again, ours is not the only country whose government, or official culture could use reevaluation. This is from Mexico’s Third Root, by Luz María Martínez … More Afro-mexicanidad
This Fats rocking and rolling on “Ain’t That a Shame” – a great musician and song, and the video is a fascinating document. Observe. This is one of my farewell songs to Reeducation. I am really happy to have ejected as much of Reeducation from myself as I have over the past few weeks. It … More Fats Domino
I am leaving in the morning. It is time to repost this excellent video and recording of Nicomedes Santa Cruz, que es linda y veraniega, como el Pacífico ecuatorial en enero con sus doradas islas. Axé.
I To fall like dry leaves, to rot on my topsoil, and be called by no name except “deportees.” Everyone knows about the plane wreck at Los Gatos by now, but there is a detail: once harvested by the braceros being sent back to the Mexican border, oranges were packed in creosote dumps to render … More Creosote
I never recovered from my first trip to Spain, made when I was a small child, and this was a good thing. Later I spent several months in Peru and also never recovered; this was again a good thing. Here is part of the 2007 Candelaria festival in Puno, with Los Sicuris, a traditional Aymara … More Candelaria 2007 Pasa Calle
Back to Shahrazad IV One such event – one of the few I understand well enough to describe, if not explain – took place in the Bank of Antioquia, where I was waiting to buy dollars. On the first day of the symposium, a secretary had ushered me into her office to sign some papers. … More Shahrazad V
This is Ricky Skaggs with Kentucky Thunder on Hallelujah, I’m Ready. I am playing it for Regin Dahl who is being buried today. Regin composed hymns, among other things, and his father Jákup was a Bible translator. I really wish I were at the funeral. Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 